According to this month’s Wedding and Function Magazine, Buffalo City vendors are the best at pulling off top-notch weddings, with East London wedding singers like Kerry Hiles scooping top service provider awards for 2023.
The Wedding and Function magazine, founded in 2004, awards Eastern Cape wedding vendors annually. This year, the awards included about 100 different Eastern Cape vendors across 25 categories in each survey, with Border region services providers making up about 50% of the recipients.
A top service provider award is given to those wedding vendors who have been highly recommended by past couples for the work they have done at their weddings.
Darren John, owner of Wedding and Function magazine, says the awards are like a five-star rating for a hospitality industry establishment.
“We run our top service provider surveys for each region twice a year, where we ask couples who were married in a certain time frame to nominate and rate the vendors who assisted them with their wedding. We tally the results and award a badge to those who place in their respective categories,” John said.
Wedding and Function magazine was established after a need for a regular and concise local wedding vendor guide was identified. It first began in Gqeberha but has since grown across the entire Eastern Cape and the Garden Route.
“Given the feedback from our readers, the top service provider awards have proven invaluable to their decision making in as much as who to make contact within the early stages of their planning.
The East London wedding industry is booming. Vendors in the Border region are proactive, on-the-ball and quick to respond with a clear focus providing an excellent experience to their couples with the admiral ethic of cooperating with other vendors,” John said.
Hiles is one of the many East London recognised service providers and is highly recommended as a wedding singer. Hiles says the award encourages her to continue to strive for excellence and sees it as a great honour to be able to be a part of couples’ special day.
“The recognition is great because it means that clients have taken the time to think about what my performance or service meant for their event, and that they were so satisfied with the delivery that they felt compelled to comment on it positively.
“Weddings are magical events, filled with optimism, joy, and love. It is always such a pleasure for me to be involved with weddings, and although my participation is generally brief, I get such a precious intimate glimpse into other people’s lives,” Hiles said.
The full list of categories and recipients will be published in the Valentines 2024 edition of the Wedding and Function magazine next month.
Couples can also view and download the magazine online to receive all the latest info. WhatsApp “wedding” and your area to 082-783-7457 to get the latest copy sent to your phone.
