A new market on the map of luxury weddings
For over a decade, EWPC has brought the luxury wedding industry into one room and kept it there: the planners who design destination weddings, the tourism boards and convention bureaus, the hotels and venues, and the suppliers who make the work possible. What happens in the building is business, an open marketplace and meetings arranged in advance, so the right people sit across from one another. Most events are measured by a single edition. EWPC is measured by fifteen a standing earned one edition at a time.
The sixteenth edition of EWPC arrives in Oman, where mountains fall to a turquoise sea, forts stand older than memory, and frankincense scents the air. From the rose-terraced heights of Jabal Akhdar to the fjords of Musandam, Oman offers a sense of place that is intimate, cinematic and impossible to replicate. As discerning couples seek authenticity and privacy, it is emerging as the world's most compelling new wedding destination untouched and uncrowded, before the world arrives.
The 16th Edition brings this distinguished community together once again in an extraordinary destination for three days of meaningful conversations, curated business meetings, and immersive experiences. Every connection has a purpose. Every conversation has the potential to shape the future of luxury destination weddings.
President
Preston Bailey Designs, Inc.
Preston Bailey is an internationally acclaimed event designer, recognized by Vogue as one of the world's best wedding planners. Renowned for transforming spaces into immersive environments, he has designed extraordinary events for royalty, celebrities, global leaders, and luxury brands while mentoring the next generation of creatives.
Founder
Marcy Blum Associates
Marcy Blum is an internationally celebrated event planner and founder of Marcy Blum Associates. With over 37 years of experience, she is renowned for creating stylish, guest-focused weddings and events, blending exceptional design, culinary artistry, and theatrical storytelling for an elite global clientele.
Chairman & CEO
Colin Cowie Lifestyle
Colin Cowie is an internationally acclaimed event designer and producer with over 30 years of experience creating luxury events for global celebrities. He is the author of 11 books, including The Gold Standard of Hospitality, and a frequent television guest.
Founding Director
Sarah Haywood Exceptional Celebrations
Sarah Haywood is one of the world’s leading luxury wedding and event producers, renowned for creating exceptional celebrations for royalty, public figures, and global leaders. Recognized among Britain’s most influential luxury professionals, she is celebrated for producing extraordinary, bespoke events with impeccable precision.
CEO
Baz Events
Walid Baz, CEO of Baz Events, is an internationally acclaimed event designer renowned for creating extraordinary weddings, private celebrations, and architectural experiences. Since founding Baz Events in 2009, he has transformed luxury event design for royalty, ultra-high-net-worth clients, and global audiences through visionary creativity.
Founder
The Wedding Design
Company
With over 25 years of experience, this award-winning team designs timeless, glamorous weddings across 33+ international destinations. Bringing together architects, designers, artists, and project managers, they deliver seamlessly planned celebrations with creativity, precision, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
Director & Founder
Motwane Entertainment & Weddings
In 2013, Aditya launched ‘MEW’ (Motwane Entertainment & Weddings), an eponymous multi-discipline events crafting & services venture, focused on planning & executing bespoke perfection in the luxury space. 10 years on, MEW has been fortunate to execute over 25 weddings in Europe and around the world.
CEO
Zavion Kotze Events
Company
Zavion Kotze-Brereton is the founder of Zavion Kotze Events Company and a leading luxury wedding planner. Since 2010, he has designed over 2,000 weddings, earning recognition for creating heartfelt, detail-driven celebrations and pioneering exceptional wedding experiences through his luxury venues and innovative vision.
Managing Director
Bruce Russell Events
Bruce Russell is an internationally acclaimed wedding and event planner, recognized by Harper’s Bazaar among the world’s top planners. Based in San Francisco and London, he creates sophisticated, globally celebrated celebrations, seamlessly blending cultural traditions, strategic expertise, and refined luxury for an international clientele.
Creative Director
House of Hermosa
Gideon Hermosa is a globally acclaimed event stylist and floral artist known for transforming celebrations into immersive works of art. As founder of House of Hermosa, his signature designs blend luxury, storytelling, innovation, and meticulous craftsmanship to create unforgettable, emotionally resonant experiences.
Founder
Ali Bakhtiar Designs
Ali Behnam-Bakhtiar is an internationally renowned event designer celebrated for bespoke luxury weddings and prestigious events. Blending tradition with bold creativity, he leads Ali Bakhtiar Designs, a global brand with 25+ years of experience serving celebrities, royalty, and elite clients worldwide.
Founder
Devika Narain and Company
Devika Narain, founder and creative director of Devika Narain & Company, is a leading luxury wedding designer known for creating immersive, sustainable celebrations. Blending craftsmanship, heritage, and contemporary design, she redefines modern weddings through thoughtful, sensory-driven experiences rooted in culture and subtle luxury.
Connections are the base of this business. Over three days, planners and partners meet across more than twelve hours of open and focused networking.
Like-minded planners and experts in the same place, building something together across cultures and markets that rarely meet otherwise.
A time to honour leadership and recognise the people and organisations shaping the future of the global wedding industry.
On one side, the planners who hold the budgets. On the other, the destinations, houses, brands and specialists they book pre-qualified, senior and global.
Elite planners creating ultra-luxury weddings for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clientele worldwide.
Experts in designing highly personalized, one-of-a-kind celebrations tailored to each couple's vision.
Creative professionals specializing in wedding aesthetics, décor, floral concepts, styling, and immersive guest experiences.
Luxury event experts managing exclusive celebrations for affluent clients with exceptional service and global standards
Three days built around outcomes, not sessions you sit through.
EWPC brings together the crème de la crème of the global wedding and luxury events industry. If your brand caters to high-net-worth individuals, luxury couples, event professionals, or the global destination wedding segment this is your platform. We welcome sponsorship from a wide array of sectors that contribute to the wedding ecosystem.
This is a partnership, not a sponsorship. Partners do not buy a presence. They buy proximity to the people who decide where the world's weddings happen.
Connect directly with decision-makers and budget holders.
Arranged in advance, not left to chance.
Reach an international audience of luxury wedding professionals.
Position your brand as a leader in the sector.
Expand into key source markets across regions.
Partnerships that continue long after the edition closes.
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“The people attending are lovely. It’s a really interesting and diverse group from all over the world — exactly what I expected and what I got. The content is quite good. I think people genuinely learn something, and they enjoy being with each other. On that level, it has been quite successful.”
Marcy Blum Associates
“The people attending are lovely. It’s a really interesting and diverse group from all over the world exactly what I expected and what I got. The content is quite good. I think people genuinely learn something, and they enjoy being with each other. On that level, it has been quite successful.”
Sarah Haywood Exceptional Celebrations
“My experience has been really a good one. I have met people I know that I will work with. The power of our industry is that it is all about connections. Its really good to come to the event to meet like minded people and really expand your.”
Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts
“We had a lot of opportunities to meet new wedding planners and a lot of decision makers. They are really good opportunity to grow on the business in the industry. We have new partners, we have new collaborations with new people. So we secure a couple of events coming in the next month. We’re looking forward to the next year.”
Promotion & Development Agency
“We are extremely proud and excited to have won the bid to host the Exotic Wedding Planning Conference (EWPC). The event presented an incredible opportunity for us, and being part of such a renowned, large-scale international gathering was truly exhilarating. Welcoming the esteemed attendees of the EWPC allowed us to showcase the best of Bodrum to influential wedding planners who played a crucial role in shaping destination wedding or any celebration choices for their clients.”
Nunta pe plaja.ro
“I keep coming back to EWPC because it feels like a true community. EWPC is a fantastic platform for networking, building meaningful relationships, growing brand awareness, and supporting one another across different markets. The connections you make here often lead to collaborations, referrals, and new business opportunities. This year felt bigger and even better organized, and Sardinia has been the perfect destination.”
Jane & Co Weddings & Events
“Overall, it was a very inspiring event with valuable networking opportunities, creative collaborations, and a beautiful international atmosphere. I truly enjoyed being part of it for the second time.”
16th Edition
On All Delegate Passes
22–24 March 2027 · Muscat, Oman
Limited Time Offer
Super early bird pricing applies to a limited number of delegate passes while seats remain.
