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Hungry Belly at Jamaica Pegasus Wedding Extravaganza

 

The Jamaica Pegasus Wedding Extravaganza was held on March 12th and 13th, it was two days of fabulousness. You may be wondering why we're blogging about it two months late and also why a food blog would go to a wedding expo.. But we can't know the answers to everything can we?

 

 

Just kidding... We are (were) University students and the work load absolutely killed us (we're blogging from our graves) for the past 2 months and we really had no time to do anything. But we're also a cut above the rest because we're blogging about it now...because everybody else blogged about it 2 months ago.
Also, what was a food blog doing at a wedding expo? I don't think there is any other expo with more food samples than a wedding expo. Firstly, Pegasus had food samples at the front, in the "free" section and then there were cake and pastry samples in the "paid"section. With 52 exhibitors participating in the event, there was never a dull moment. 
Ann's Note: I don't know about you but most times I go to a wedding for the food. 

One eyecatcher was a HUGE wedding cake on display in the lobby. It was a wonderful creation, layers of cake, colourful, edible flowers and even a vase ...yes, a vase. It was beautiful, and real...and so was the price...$450,000. Then the "creator" proceeded to explain to us why it was almost the cost of my entire degree programme. "It takes 650 hours to put this all together, not to mention to create the shape of the flowers..." and he continued, but I got distracted by the jewellery at the next booth and stood until Ann took pics and then we walked away. I didn't even want to breathe next that half a million dollar masterpiece.

The paid section was so nice. It was like the difference between regular admission and V.I.P, real V.I.P not those things they claim are V.I.P. Oh let me back track; as said before there was an open area of the Pegasus' lobby where some exhibitors were on display, clearly that area was open to anyone and those food samples were available to anyone who just strolled in. However the hallway leading down to the Grand Jamaican Suite was were the paid section began, so you had to pay $500 dollars (each day) to enter that section. A variety of services were on display in that section, those things you would identify as more "wedding specific"... We saw extravagant cakes, lovely dresses, breathtaking jewellery, and ate tasty cupcake samples. In the Grand Jamaican Suite they also had fashion shows each day (on the first day they had a wedding, but we missed that). 

Each booth was more interesting than the other, then we got to the Tai Flora booth... they dye flowers... yes they DYE FLOWERS. They're really beautiful.
(Ann's Note: Nicolette nearly died, oohing and aahing over the floral arrangements. Such a girly girl.)

We didn't just lust after the wedding decor, drool over the tasty samples, drink delicious non alcoholic wine, plan to buy lingerie and ask the exhibitors loads of questions... but we enjoyed the Wedding Extravaganza.. we truly enjoyed it.
It's not just for people who are getting married (hence our presence), it's really something nice to do on a weekend, and you get really great decorating ideas and make-up and hair tips... and don't  forget the tasty samples. :D

Ann's Note: I love weddings and like most girls at one point I wanted to be a wedding planner. I think this expo is a great idea and I'm sure it gave many of the attendees a lot of help and resources for their own nuptuals, not matter how close or far they are in the future. 
Also, LOOK, vintage limo-
COOL.

 

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3 Comments

Jun 02, 2011
Ryan Mattis said...
That $450,000 cake is astounding :O
Jun 03, 2011
LSC :D said...
LOVVVVVVVVED IT GUYS. The pics were great :) made me wish i had gone. next yr f sure tho (y)
Jun 03, 2011
LSC :D said...
LOVVVVVVVVED IT GUYS. The pics were great :) made me wish i had gone. next yr f sure tho (y)

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