All for the bride Gaborone Bridal Expo coming soon

Phala- Goodwill
Phala- Goodwill

The nightmare of planning a wedding could soon be a thing of the past. That is if the long held dream of a passionate young married mother, Wandu Phala-Goodwill becomes a reality.

Phala-Goodwill, through events management company, Open World Events, will host the first ever Gaborone Bridal Expo in the first weekend of May.  As one of the brains behind the event and project manager tells Arts & Culture that if all goes according to plan, for two days on May 1 and 2, Ditshupo Hall will be a place to celebrate love and weddings.

The motivation behind the expo, says Phala-Goodwill, is the realisation, which could have been very much born out of experience that the bride, instead of enjoying her wedding, is most of the time caught in the never-ending problems of preparations.  It is the frustrating aspect of running up and down that steals away the enjoyment, which propelled Phala-Goodwill and partners to finally step to the plate and deliver what they hope will alleviate the headaches of wedding planning.  The plan is to bring everything under one roof, so the couples can experience and network with suppliers.

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