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Vows: A Bridal Brunch by Petals & Promises
Love was in the air for bride-to-be andpharmacy student at University of TechnologyTené Beckford and her partner and student atthe College of Theology and InterdisciplinaryStudies(CTIS) Orlando Waite.
All Woman, Features, Lifestyle, Local Lifestyle, Tuesday Style
November 19, 2017

Vows: A Bridal Brunch by Petals & Promises

For many enagaged couples, planning the ideal wedding can be frustrating. So many thoughts to put to life but no one to guide or give the answers you seek: the kind of dress to buy, the perfect décor or even the photographer to hire. Thankfully, the bridal boutique Petals and Promises heard and answered these questions on the East Lawns of Devon House on Sunday, November 5, during the third staging of its bridal brunch and celebration of Kingston Bridal Week.

Romance was in the air as soon-to-be-weds alongside members of their bridal parties attended the wedding forum hosted by Petals and Promises and its associate partners, and were afforded the opportunity to appease their pre-wedding anxieties and tensions.

“Think of it as a big bridal shower,” Kara-Ann Anderson, creative director of Petals and Promises, who also serves as a director for Kingston Bridal Week, told Vows . Indeed, the event, which hosted over 40 couples, was an interactive forum in which brides-and-grooms-to-be could mingle, get advice and answers to frequently asked questions from experts. The group engaged in wedding-themed discussions, including the importance of a wedding planner, how to budget for the wedding, catering services, and wedding photography. The excitement escalated with fun activities and spot prizes.

An excited bride-to-be and dentist Francine Pryce found the event very informative. “It really gave my fiancée and me an insight on how much planning goes into a wedding,” she told Vows. “Coming here convinced me that I really needed a wedding planner who will bring the thoughts in my head to life.”

With the largest turnout for the expo to date, managing director for Petals and Promises Marguerite Anderson was not only excited to host the event, but also pleased about the attendance. Petals and Promises is a full-service wedding boutique, event planning and design firm located at 5 Bedford Park Avenue, Kingston 10.

Readying for the big dayby practising selfie angleswere Sasha Phillips andmusician Ruel Ashburn
The Kingston Bridal Week team paused for a photo-op during thePetals and Promises’ bridal brunch held at Devon House (from left):general manager for Mobius Brands Limited Sean Lyn, creativedirector at Petals and Promises Kara-Ann Anderson, managingdirector at Petals and Promises Marguerite Anderson, and NicolaBarbar, managing director at Phoenix Printery.
Digicel financial controller and bride-to-be StephanieGoldson (centre) and her husband-to-be Joel Bremmerearned free entry into the Kingston Bridal Week scavengerhunt from asset manager at Stocks & Securities Ltd KelleyReid.
Chartered accountant and brideto-be Peta-Gay Hall shared anintimate moment with her discjockey fiancée Richard Campbellat the Petals and Promises’ bridalbrunch.
The bridal brunch, hosted by Petals and Promises, saw dental coupleGrantley Grant and Francine Pryce creating their own invitations
Stocks and Securities Limited’s(SSL) project and strategymanager Alanah Jones wasspotted at the bridal brunchsipping ‘SSL Champagne’.
Bride-to-be Stephanie Goldsonwill get her first 20 weddinginvitations free courtesy ofPhoenix Printery.
Asset manager for Stocks andSecurities Limited (SSL) Kelley Reidinformed couples of the things theyneed to include in their wedding budget.
Kara-Ann Anderson (front row, right), creative director of Petals and Promises, along with the brides-tobeat the Petals and Promises’ bridal brunch, shared a congratulatory toast at Devon House on Sunday,November 5.
Paul Romelus, a parts sales consultant at Toyota Jamaica, alongsidehis fiancée Brittney Morris perused the pages of the Marcia ERoberts Photography bridal album for wedding photo ideas.
Couples at the Petals and Promises bridal brunch participate in apre-wedding edition of The Newlywed Game.
Bridal emcee Ryan Dixon
Grooms-to-be trying to get ringed jujus on their skewers during thebridal brunch’s ‘Put a Ring on It’ competition.
Bridal emcee Ryan Dixon (left) presented the ‘Put a Ring on It” winningcouple Roger Arnold and Shanna-kae Steele with their token
Photographer Jordache Jonesof Dash Productions discussedthe importance of a goodphotographer with couples atthe Petals and Promises bridalbrunch.
Petals and Promises managingdirector Marguerite Andersonshed light on the responsibility ofan event planner at a wedding.
Jamaica Agents Services Limited’shuman resource generalist ShereeMcLean embraced her soon-to-behubby, the meterological office’sShevaughn Frater, at the Petals andPromises bridal brunch, which was heldat Devon House on Sunday, November5. (Photos: Karl McLarty)

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