Boracay gears for unique Santacruzan Festival
Boracay Island -- One of the country's top wedding planner is geared to preserve the wavering tradition of Santacruzan Festival by gathering the collections of the local fashion designers and showcase them to both foreign and local tourists to happen on May 25 to 27 this year.
Dubbed as the Boragala (Boracay Gala) Summer '07 Collections, the three day May Fair is also set to feature local manufacturers and entrepreneurs of crafts, food and local talents. The event will be highlighted by the parade of Little Miss Boragala participants to feature the collections of local designers in this resort island.
"The event is organized by the group of Boracaynons wanting to preserve the culture of Boracay - among them is the Santacruza festival aimed to gather Aklanons, Boracaynons, local and foreign tourists to celebrate the best of the island's stunning creation and unique flavor," said Izy Jingco of the Bells and Blooms.
The event will be held in D'Mall Boracay a place where most of the tourists visit because of its mall-like scenery in the resort island.
The Bells and Blooms were recently featured in several national newspapers cited for creativity in wedding preparations which is usually being held in this resort island.
In December last year, the Bells and Blooms was named in a column Prep Talk in Manila Bulletin as one of those who organized the Best Weddings in 2006.
Last year, the Bells and Blooms organized the weddings of unforgettable personalities in showbiz, politics and those belong in elite society even those of foreign nationalities.
"We wanted to give back to the Boracaynons the success we received. This is why we wanted to help local talents showcase their best so that the foreigners will know that the province of Aklan doesn't only have Boracay to be proud of but also to its people," Jingco said.
One of the Aklanons, Lesley Mobo, 29, is already one of the Filipinos in European countries who became famous in fashion designs. A native of Makato, Aklan his clients were European celebrities among those is hotel heiress Paris Hilton.
The organizers said the Boragala Affair is the precursor for the next bigger event in the island on November 2007 targeting the international audience in cooperation with Manila based Manila Genesis Entertainment and Management to feature Gary Valenciano and other celebrities.