My Shadi Indian wedding and bridal expo Atlanta 2015

MyShadi Bridal Expo Tampa

South Florida

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina

Bonaventure Resort & Spa

Noon to 5:00 PM

700 South Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602

Noon to 5:00 PM

250 Racquet Club Road, Weston, FL 33326

The Largest Event of its Kind!

Expo showcases products essential for Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Sikh weddings • • • •

Win Two FREE Tickets to India All visitors eligible to win!

Register Online: www.myshadibridalexpo.com

Free Admission Free Parking Free Food Sampling Interactive Sessions

Several years experience producing the best bridal shows in the Southeast. Marketing includes:

• National TV advertising on major South Asian Channels • City- and state-wide print/radio advertising • Direct mailing to thousands of households • Outbound phone calls to households

Over 75% repeat vendor rate

Attention Exhibitors: Hundreds of brides and families attend each show!

Fashion Show / Platinum / Gold / DJ Sponsorship Available Reserve Your Booth Online Today.

Call: (954) 784-8100

Live Mehndi, Hair & Makeup Demos

info@myshadibridalexpo.com Presented by

Desh-Videsh Media Group Inc. www.deshvidesh.com

Designer Runway Fashion Show

Platinum Sponsors MyShadi (954) 784-8100 www.myshadi.com

Bonaventure Resort & Spa (954) 389-3300 www.bonaventureresortandspa.com

The Arpan Group (703) 651-6670 www.thearpangroup.com

Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina (813) 221-4900 www.marriott.com/TPAMC

Congratulations on your engagement and upcoming wedding! I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the MyShadi Bridal Expo.

This cultural event showcases traditional products and services essential for Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Sikh weddings. A wide range of vendors, including wedding and event planners, photographers, caterers, and decorators, will be available to answer your questions and provide you with information about their services and products.

In addition to great formal event planning resources, outfit designs, and food samples, don’t miss the fashion shows that will showcase the latest in formal clothing and jewelry designs. Be sure to also attend the live mehndi and makeup demonstrations for ideas on wedding day looks.

Good luck to all who have registered to win a free trip to India! If you have not yet registered to enter the grand prize and raffle drawings, you still have time. Stop by the registration desk to enter.

Last but not least, I would like to thank everyone involved with this event. This event would not be a success without the support of Expo attendees, show participants, and vendors.

Enjoy the MyShadi Bridal Expo and good luck with all of your wedding and event planning! – Aruna Shah

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 1:30 pm: Fashion Show #1

Sponsored by Poshaac Couture and Accessories

980-254-5693 • www.poshaac.com

3:30 pm: Fashion Show #2

Sponsored by Zainab’s Haute Collections

678-733-1848 • saberah30096@gmail.com

Make up by N’Style Hair & Makeup

Choreograph by Nadia Hussain from N’Style Hair

214-519-4006 • www.makeupbynashwa.com 4:45 pm: Mehndi and Makeup Winner Announced 4:50 pm: Grand Prize Winner Announced

ABOUT THE COVER

Bhumi Weds Nikhil DISC JOCKEY DJ Stetch 678-665-1962 www.sketchsounds.com/contact-us BEAUTICIANS/COSMETICIAN IShadow Studios 678-464-5983 www.ishadowstudios.com

Photo Courtesy

Zamana Photo & Videography 678-860-2921 www.zamanaphoto.com

DECORATOR Weddings In Style www.weddingsinstyle.net

678-907-6547

GIFT ARTICLES XHD Invites www.xhdinvites.com

404-890-0309

PHOTOGRAPHER Zamana Photo & Videography 678-860-2921 www.zamanaphoto.com

Poshaac is an international luxury brand of men and women custom designed cloth-

ing. a lifestyle brand born out of passion for creation and design.

Inspired by the rich heritage of India, POSHAAC designs are a excluive blend of luxury, opu-lence and the finest quality of fabrics, intricate craftsmanship, exquisite embroideries with fresh cuts and global designs that define modern Indian couture.

At POSHAAC it’s about respecting the craft and a belief that the old and new must coexist; which make the each product extra ordinary. A customer centric philosophy is what makes POSHAAC so unique. Every customer is given undivided time and attention with an effort is to maintain transparency and customer involvement right from the initial inquiry to the outfit delivery. A distinctive business model of POSHAAC allows both domestic and global customers to experience an equal level of personal service.

We appreciate that getting a customized outfit is a very personal process. It’s not about getting a job done; it’s about bringing those smiles to the customers that motivates us here at POSHAAC.

Design House: 10012 Royal Colony Dr, Waxhaw, North Carolina Contact: 980-254-5693 Email: sales@poshaac.com Web: www.poshaac.com FB: www.facebook.com/poshaac Consultations available in person and remote.

By appointment only.

Welcome to N’Style (Previously known as Make Up

by Nashwa), a full-service agency that specializes in making lasting impressions.

Our coterie of highly credentialed fashion and beauty experts are in the business of transforming lives from the outside in.

N’Style gurus help you define, modernize and maintain your personal image or professional brand. For corporate clients, we offer cost-efficient and timesaving packages that will maximize your best assets. For individual clients, we alleviate the burden and put the ease into making fashionably intelligent decisions. N’style are flexible in their services and go out of their ways to help and accommodate their clients. We offer to travel pretty much anywhere in the US (across 50 states and internationally) to cover weddings and other special events.

Owner and operator Nashwa Gulamhussein launched the agency in 2013 on this premise: “Everyone has a wealth of possibili-

weight-loss winner, the newly single, the plain jane and average joe. N’Style wants you to be your absolute best.

We’re available to whip you into camera-ready perfection for runway shows, red-carpet fetes, media appearances, print campaigns, photo shoots, television gigs, film roles, music industry events and political functions. We also specialize in ties screaming to come out. South Asian weddings (MeWe’re here to unleash that hendis, Sangeets, Nikaah’s, potential,” believes Nashwa, Pithis, Garba’s etc.), Engagewho has spent years in the ment ceremonies, Anniversacreative world working na- ries, job interviews, graduationally and internationally tions or any special occasion with some legendary names in your life. in the fashion and entertainNashwa and her team have ment industries. doled out style advice on Even though we have our the pages of some top South celebrity clients, but we also Asian fashion publications provide the A-list treatment in the United States. N’Style for you: the stay-at-home now champions anyone who mom, the all-work-and-no- desires to upgrade their lives pleasure professional, the from the ordinary to the exwoman in ministry, the traordinary.

For More info and portfolio please visit www.makeupbynashwa.com Facebook/ Makeup By Nashwa For bookings contact: Makeupbynashwa@gmail.com 214-519-4006

Zainab’s Haute Collections Zainab’s Haute Collections is a boutique consisting of items ranging from clothing to jewelry. Sabera Hussain founded the company in 2011. Sabera Hussain was always fond of art such as designing, painting, and even curating jewelry during her free time. While Sabera Hussain was also an entrepreneur, she always made sure to make some time for her hobbies within her busy schedule Zainab’s Haute Collections was initially a jewelry store that held handmade jewelry such as necklaces, rings, and earrings made by the owner herself.

What makes Zainab’s Haute Collections different and exclusive from other handmade

jewelry stores and boutiques are the variety of semi-precious stone jewelry that the store has for customers. Sabera Hussain, the designer, makes sure to create a range of designs to suit all women’s tastes that includes ethnic, indo-western and western designs.

Zainab’s was popular among jewelry enthusiasts of Bangladesh, as it provided refreshing and exclusive designer jewelry that were always aesthetically pleasing. After receiving positive acclaim from Bangladeshi customers, Sabera Hussain decided to incorporate more of her interests in her new venture—this time she incorporated Indian ethnic wear to her collection.

The Indian Wear collection at Zainab’s Haute Collections is a compilation of some of the trendiest clothing, from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to please all customers’ tastes. It holds sarees, kurti sets, and anarkalis for all customers and are available at all forms of ranges.

Sabera Hussain, a mother, a jewelry designer, and an entrepreneur embarked on an exciting journey when she started her own venture, Zainab’s Haute Collections. The store contains handmade jewelry made of semiprecious stones from around the world, as well as Indian attire that satisfy everyone’s style and

is aesthetically pleasing at the same time.

Being interested in the creative arts since childhood, Sabera Hussain always wanted to incorporate her interests and hobbies into her entrepreneurship skills, which lead to the creation of Zainab’s Haute Collections.

Zainab’s Haute Collections gives clients the opportunities to enhance their wardrobe with some of the trendiest Indian, and IndoWestern clothing and jewelry of present day. Zainab’s consists of clothing from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan and its products are surely going to make heads turn when one wears them.

Receiving positive acclaim from Bangladeshi clients where Zainab’s Haute Collections first started, it has made its way to the U.S. and continues to be one of the most exclusive fashion boutiques of the area! Zainab’s Haute Collections not only contains Indian clothing, but also adds her personal touch to the boutique with her handmade jewelry. Thus, Zainab’s Haute Collections is a very stylish mix of classic and feminine style for the sophisticated woman.

MyShadi

Bridal Expo Fashion Show Sponsors

Poshaac Couture and Accessories (980) 254-5693 www.poshaac.com

Zainab’s Haute Collections (678) 733-1848 saberah30096@gmail.com

DJ Sponsor

Volcanik Entertainment 973-951-2744 www.volcanik.com

Stage Decoration Provided by

Purnima Patel of Abhilasha Event (404) 434-2526 www.abhilashaevent.com

Desh Videsh Booth Decoration Provided by

Sterling DĂŠcor (678) 570-4971 sterlingatlanta@yahoo.com

MyShadi

Bridal Expo Platinum Sponsors

Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel (770) 953-4500 www.renaissancewaverly.com

MyShadi (954) 784-8100 www.myshadi.com

The Arpan Group (703) 651-6670 www.thearpangroup.com

Elegant Wedding Stationary

Program Book • • • • •

Christian Program Book Hindu Wedding Program Book Jain Program Book Muslim Program Book Sikh Program Book

Menu cards Goody Bag Carry bag with the name of the bride & groom looks not only stylish but also leaves a favourable impression on guests and onlookers.

It is perfect for giving away souvenirs and gifts to the guests. We offer you customized carry bag that beautifully compliments your gracious wedding invitation cards. These carry bags are available in different attractive size.

(954) 784-8100 info@deshvidesh.com www.deshvidesh.com

Elegant Wedding Stationary

Save the date card We offer you stylish and saucy Save-The-Date-Cards to keep your guests informed about the upcoming event. Our attractive design will evoke enough curiosity in their hearts; they would be eagerly looking forward for being part of the upcoming event.

Our collection is a thoughtful combination of contemporary as well as traditional save the date cards.

Place card We are pioneers in designing stylish & beautiful Place Cards.

As per the instruction the names of the guests can be printed in eye-catching fonts on stunning folded tent cards, flat cards or cards in innovative shapes. Our Place cards are designed by designers keeping in mind the latest trends in the market. Our prices are reasonable and print quality supreme.

(954) 784-8100 info@deshvidesh.com www.deshvidesh.com

BANQUET HALLS Atlanta Airport Marriott www.marriott.com 404-766-7900

Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center www.wyndhampcc.com 770-486-3308 BEAUTICIANS/COSMETICIAN

Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Resort www.evergreenresort.com 770-879-9900

Denise Gober Hair Artistry www.dghairartistry.com 404-441-2649

Doubletree Hotel Atlanta Buckhead www.doubletreebuckhead.com 404-238-0015

IShadow Studios www.ishadowstudios.com 678-464-5983

Emory Conference Hotel www.emoryconferencecenter.com 404-712-6007

NStyle Hair & Makeup MakeupbyNashwa@gmail.com 214-519-4006

Hilton Atlanta Marietta Hotel & Conf Ctr www.mariettaatlantaconferencecenter.com 678-819-3244

Raos International www.raos-intl.com 305-496-9299

Hyatt Regency Atlanta www.atlantaregency.hyatt.com 404- 577-1234

Sovi Salon www.sovisalon.com 770-442-7684

Ramada Plaza Atlanta www.ramadaplazaatlantadowntown.com 404-591-2018

BOUTIQUES DSire Collections www.krishnafashions.com 352-552-8389

Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel www.renaissancewaverly.com 770-303-3123 St. Johns County VCB www.FloridasHistoricCoast.com 904-209-4429

Motifz Signature Collection www.motifzatlanta.net 770-545-8337 Poshaac - Couture & Accessories www.poshaac.com 980-254-5693

THE WEDDING YOU ALWAYS IMAGINED THE VENUE THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE Discover the ultimate venue for your wedding celebration. From our wide array of lavish function spaces to our in-depth knowledge of Indian culture and traditions, the Renaissance® Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center has everything you need to make your wedding vision come to life. Three gorgeous ballrooms that can accommodate up to 1,200 guests. And an astonishing 14-story atrium that will wow your guests from the moment they step through our doors.

Savor delectable cuisine from our award-winning culinary team or take advantage of our long-standing relationships with the area’s best South Asian caterers. Customize every moment of your unique event, from authentic Indian décor to cutting-edge themes and designs with the help of our dedicated Event Planners and Atlanta’s most talented and creative preferred vendors. Enjoy the expert service of our highly trained staff dedicated to upholding your most cherished traditions and customs.

To learn more about Indian wedding at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center, contact one of you Catering Sales Experts at 770.953.4500 or visit renaissancewaverly.com.

RENAISSANCE ATLANTA WAVERLY HOTEL & CONVENTION CENTER 2450 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339 t: 770.953.4500 f: 770.953.0740 © 2012 Renaissance Holdings, Inc.

SAI Fashion www.saifashion.com 516-717-9027

St. Johns County VCB www.FloridasHistoricCoast.com 904-209-4429

Surbhi Collections surbhiscollection.com 703-501-7128

DISC JOCKEY DJ Hiren www.djhiren.com 601-329-3881

Zainabs Haute Collection www.facebook.com/pages/ Zainabs-Haute-Colle 678-733-1848 CAKE Perfect Wedding Cakes www.unforgettableweddingcakes.com 770-971-1700 CHOCOLATES DiAmano Chocolate www.diamanochocolate.com 770-730-9770 DECORATOR Abhilasha Event www.abhilashaevent.com 404-434-2526 Natasha Decor www.natashadecor.com 770-912-0965 Sterling Decor www.sterlingdecor.net 678-570-4971 Vandana Decor www.vandanadecor.com 404-229-1869 DESTINATION WEDDINGS About Going Places www.aboutgoingplaces.com 404-256-1131

Volcanik Entertainment www.volcanik.com 201.240.9080 E-MARKETING Desh Videsh Media Group Inc www.deshvidesh.com.com 954-784-8100 INSURANCE AGENTS All State Insurance Group alishah@allstate.com 678-953-8786 New York Life Insurance www.greateratlanta.nyloffices. com/Managing404-886-4193 JEWELERS Kiian Silver www.killansilver.com 770-674-0440 Mantra Exclusives www.mantraexclusives.com 954-559-8008 Zevar Bridal Jewelery www.facebook.com/zevars 803-665-3884

PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER Bytegraph Creations www.bytegraph.com 770-360-7777 Chosen Productions www.chosenproductions.org 956-459-8611 D&R Films www.dandrfilms.com 678-949-6053 Eric Blanks Media www.ericblanksmedia.com 404-239-3987 Fine Art Productions www.fineartproductions.net 732-662-5555 Frank And Mia Wedding Films www.FrankandMiaweddings.com 818-253-9644 Labella Studio www.labellastudio.com 404-786-1238 Love Studio Photography www.devphotovideo.com 678-557-7419 Peachtree Videography www.peachtreevideography.com 404-558-0827 Peter Nguyen Photography www.peternguyenphoto.com 678-428-2521 Shelat Photography www.shelatphotography.com 573-777-0915

Zamana Photo & Videography www.zamanaphoto.com 678-860-2921 RESTAURANT/CATERING Cafe Bombay www.cafebombayatlanta.com 404-320-0229 Snacks and Desserts Popcorn Palooza www.popcornpaloozaga.com 404-402-6302 TELECOMMUNICATION Vonage Telecommunication www.vonage.com 404-610-7853 TRAVEL AGENCY Travel Sales Group www.TravelSalesGroup.com 770-272-5397 WEDDING SERVICES Natasha Decor www.natashadecor.com 770-912-0965 Sterling Decor www.sterlingdecor.net 678-570-4971 Vandana Decor www.vandanadecor.com 404-229-1869 The Barn at Sierra Springs www.facebook.com/thebarn12 770-315-3330

Advertisers’ Index ACCOUNTANT A & R Accounting Services Ace Bookkeeping And Tax Services Incorp Tax Act

60 84 79

ASTROLOGER Anil Shah Astrology

78

ATTORNEYS SARANGI LAW The Citizenship Clinic

35-46 39

BANQUET HALLS Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Resort Hyatt Regency Atlanta Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel

65 16 51

BEAUTICIANS/COSMETICIAN Begums Salon NStyle Hair & Makeup Saini Herbal

44-45 27-74 23

BOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT A & V Satellites Jadoo TV TV Asia

58 33 40

BOUTIQUES Anokhi Ada DSire Collections Poshaac - Couture & Accessories Surbhi Collections Zainabs Haute Collection

20 61 11 41 30

DECORATOR Abhilasha Event Natasha Decor Sterling Decor

56 81 68

DISC JOCKEY Volcanik Entertainment Xtrahot DJS 67

64

DISTRIBUTORS Zam Zam Enterprises Inc

77

E-MARKETING Desh Videsh Media Group Inc The Arpan Group

88 18

ENTERTAINMENT A & V Satellites Jadoo TV Las Vegas Night TV Asia

58 33 19 40

INSURANCE AGENTS All State Insurance Group New York Life Insurance SDK & Associates Insurance Service

80 62 38

Advertisers’ Index JEWELERS Bhindi Jewelers Inc Highglow Jewelers Mantra Exclusives Meena Jewelers Zaveri Bazaar Zevar Bridal Jewelery MAGAZINE PUBLISHING Desh Videsh Media Group Inc

90 15 47 4 83 7 2-3-13-14-48-49-87-88

P R COMPANY The Arpan Group

18

PHOTOGRAPHER Chosen Productions Digital Dream Studio Fine Art Productions Labella Studio Love Studio Photography Peter Nguyen Photography Shelat Photography Soham Photography Zamana Photo & Videography

63 37 66 17 43 73 36 24 82

PRINTING MicroPix

86

RESTAURANT/CATERING Bhojanic Gourmet Catering Cafe Bombay Mirch Masala Restaurant Sri Krishna Vilas Sukhadia Sweets Taj Biryani Indian Cuisine The Mughals Restaurant

5 69 70 72 71 59 85

TRAVEL AGENCY Foster Global Travel Horizon Travel Travel Sales Group Worldwide Travel Inc

12 89 86 57

VIDEOGRAPHY Digital Dream Studio Fine Art Productions Labella Studio Love Studio Photography Zamana Photo & Videography

37 66 17 43 82

WEDDING BUSINESS MARKETING The Arpan Group

18

WEDDING PORTAL MyShadi.com WEDDING SERVICES Abhilasha Event Carolina Wedding Belle Natasha Decor Sterling Decor

21-22-42 56 32 81 68

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