Dumaguete Wedding Industry Blooms with the City's Kabulakan Festival

Festivals and weddings are two of the most celebrated occasions in Filipino homes. And nowhere is this more underscored than in the City of Dumaguete where locals celebrate its Kabulakan Festival every month of May with fireworks display, food fair, street dancing, and a grand wedding fair.

A romantic destination wedding in Antulang, Negros Oriental

Dumaguete City's mayflower festival becomes more alive and colorful with Kasalang Filipino 2011: Maanyag nga Mugna wedding fair, the gathering of Dumaguete City's best wedding suppliers. The bridal fair is scheduled on May 20-22, 2011 at Robinsons Place Dumaguete and will showcase everything a couple will need for a dream wedding in Dumaguete or anywhere in Negros. From elegant hotel weddings within the City to romantic destination weddings, to-be wed guests will have limitless wedding ideas and options.

Aside from creative wedding displays, Dumaguete's premier wedding fair will also offer wedding seminars from guest speakers such as Metro Manila's known event stylist Henry Pascual and bridal make up contest from Ever Bilena Cosmetics. The wedding event will culminate with a bridal fashion show from Dumaguete's leading fashion designers.

Below is the bridal fair's complete roster of activities: 

May 20, 2011 (Friday)
10:00 am	Formal Opening of Kasalang Filipino 2011: Maanyag Nga Mugna bridal fair - Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony with: DOT Regional Director Rowena Lu-Montecillo - To be Assisted by: Ms. Ma. Isabel Sagarbarria and Mayor Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria, Mayor & Mrs. Enrique V. Gonzales, Letty Sayson, La Maison de Fleur and Exhibitors A Tableau of Filipino Marriage Customs through the Years By: Youth Advocate Through Theater Arts (YATTA); Artistic Director: Dessa Quesada-Palm Mini Bridal Fashion Show By: Fashion Designer Larry Santiago
1:00 pm	“The Bride and Her Make-up” A Lecture on Bridal Make-up By: Ever Bilena Cosmetics (Official Make-up Partner of Kasalang Filipino)
2:00 pm	Ever Bilena Gandang Pinay Bridal Make-up Competition Category A: Classic Caterory B: Bridal or Avante Garde
6:00 pm	Bridal Music- Acoustic By: Bembem Timtim of ENCHI
May 21, 2011 (Saturday)
10:00 am	Floral & Wedding Styling Seminar By: Metro Manila’s reknowned event stylist Mr. Henry Pascual
11:00 am	Bridal Bouquet-Making Contest; Wedding Table Centerpiece Arrangement Contest
2:00 pm	Cultural Presentations By: NORSU Kabilin Dance Troupe
5:00 pm	Prenuptial Fashion Parade Highlight: Fashion Designer Tingting Delfin
May 22, 2011 (Sunday)
10:00 am	Wedding Seranades and Cultural Presentations
11:00 am	Wedding Cake Decorating By: Ms. Mae Anne Yee of CAKES 4 YOU
2:00 pm	Awarding of Certificates, Exhibitor Contest Prizes Grand Raffle Draw
5:00 pm	Kasalang Filipino 2011: Maanyag Nga Mugna Bridal Fashion Show

Kasalang Filipino 2011: Maanyag nga Mugna wedding fair  is the 5th leg of Kasalang Filipino 2011, a nationwide wedding and tourism fair road show, which ties key Philippine cities with one goal of promoting the local wedding industry. The following are the participating cities of the 2011 road show – Cabanatuan, General Santos, Dagupan, Bacolod, Dumaguete, San Pablo (Laguna), Angeles, (Pampanga), Cagayan de Oro, Davao, San Fernando (La Union), Marilao (Bulacan), and Cebu. Lucky couples who visit the event will get a chance to win free wedding giveaways and honeymoon packages during the bridal fair. Admission is free. Register online at www.kasal.com to take part in the grandest bridal fair in Dumaguete. For inquiries, contact Key Cities Events Marketing through (035) 225-5759, (63917) 502-0054 or email kasal.com@gmail.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Kasalang Filipino 2011: Maanyag nga Mugna wedding fair is presented by Kasal.com, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group, Key Cities Events Marketing and Robinsons Place Dumaguete. The event is made possible by Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Goldilocks Bakeshop, Ariel Javelosa Photography, and the following media partners: Lifestyle Network, Sky Cable, DWRR 101.9, My Only Radio, Metro Weddings, Metro Home and Entertaining, Food Magazine, The Manila Times, Business Mirror, Bitstop Network Services, LocalDirect.com.ph and ByahengPinas.com.