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The Monaco Wedding Expo held on Sunday 11th April here at the resort, saw over 200 brides and grooms visit the many wedding exhibitors on display. It was the perfect opportunity for brides and grooms to gather information, plan and book details for their big day, all in one place at one time.

The feedback received was that the quality of exhibitors was exceptional and Monaco is the perfect venue to hold the wedding Expo.

Following the Monaco Wedding Expo we hosted the first ever Monaco Bride of the Year with all proceeds going to the Nelson Cancery Society. Due to the fact that Nelson has not had a Bride of the Year competition for a couple of Years we opened the competition up to all Brides who live in or were married in Nelson between the start of April 2008 to the end of April 2010.

All up we had 18 beautiful Brides who got back into their wedding gowns to enter the competition. It was of course a fantastic sunny Nelson day and we hosted the event on our famous Village Green complete with a red carpet runway!

Guests sipped complementary bubbles and enjoyed a lovely selection of canapés from the Orangerie Restaurant while the 18 brides re-walked the isle to show off their gorgeous gowns. Check out the winners and thier prizes below…

1st Prize winner - Helen Pascoe

Helen won a stunning handmade diamond eternity ring valued at $2,300.00 from Paul Harris Jewellers.

2nd Prize winner - Vicky Thompson

Vicky won return flights for two to Wellington, with two nights accommodation and full buffet breakfast at the Novotel Wellington.

3rd Prize winner - Chantell Bramley

Chantell won a night’s accommodation in a Summerhouse Cottage at the Grand Mercure Nelson Monaco with wine and chocolates on arrival.

We look forward to welcoming you at the Monaco Bride of the Year 2011! More details will follow later in the year.

Bride of the Year photos courtesy of Tim Skinner Photography www.timskinner.co.nz