A festival of awe and wonder

“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” — Frank Lloyd Wright

The most in-demand and only five-star hotel in the bustling southern metro community was awash with color as The Bellevue Manila recently hosted a fabulous and remarkable Mardi Gras party in appreciation of its top corporate and banquet accounts. Dapper GM Patrick Chan, marketing and communications director Ryan Chan and director of sales and marketing Benjie Martinez, with the help of Henry Pascual,  PAGCOR and Ambiance Solutions, started off the festivities by giving a complimentary overnight stay and free pampering at the spa. After which, their honorable guests were treated to an unforgettable affair of magic, delight and wonder as the luxurious Grand Ballroom was transformed into a Mardi Gras-themed carnival. The guests were more than enthralled with the booths that offered fortune-telling, face-painting and belly dancing as well as the hotel’s exquisite ambience, excellent cuisine and superb service that has become a welcome tradition only at The Bellevue.

Cheers!

Weddings at Marco Polo Cebu

Couples planning their weddings have a wonderful treat in store for them in April as the Marco Polo Plaza, the premier destination in Cebu City, and The Fashion Council of Cebu, in cooperation with Metrobank Femme Card, present Weddings at Marco Polo Plaza on April 26 and 27. Now on its second year, the hotel’s bridal fair is fast becoming a welcome tradition for Cebu. The hotel’s magnificent Cebu Grand Ballroom is to be transformed into a one-stop shop for brides- and grooms-to-be, with Cebu’s best wedding planners, cake designers, florists, card and invitation makers, photographers, decorators and other wedding professionals showcasing their products and services all under one roof.

(You may send your inquiries to events@marcopolocebu.com or weddings@marcopolocebu.com)

Women power

Women who serve and do meaningful work also do take time off to relax or take in a lunch cum fashion show, as what these four Venuses recently did. In photo are (from left) Beng Fores — busy with her one-of-a-kind lifestyle boutique “Rambutan;” Minerva Tanseco — so occupied with cultural and heritage advancement at the FCCP (Friends for the Cultural Concerns of the Phils.); Louie Locsin — the soft touch and greatest asset of hubby Rep. Teddy Boy Locsin; and Bambi Harper — socio-civic cultural leader and director of Filipino heritage festivals.

Greetings

Happy birthday to our celebrator today, Marilou Lovina.

Advance birthday greetings to Jayelles’ Bing del Rosario-Morelos, businessman Raffy Rufino, STAR Entertainment editor Ricky Lo and Marivic Rufino Buenaventura, April 21; Moet Hennessy’s Olga Azarcon, April 22; Carlos Perez Rubio, April 23; Belle Litton, April 24; Bummer Santiago, Herminio Aquino, FCCP’s Erlie Gamboa and Conchita Toda, April 25; Dr. Ariston Bautista, Alejandro Oppen and IG Summit Holdings’ James Go, April 26.

So, how was your week?

(For comments or inquiries, please e-mail me at jjlitton@indanet.com)