THE GOAN NETWORK | LONDON
A&G Event Experts, a premier events management company, has won the prestigious ‘Lux Best Fairytale Wedding Planner 2023 - West London’.
The company founded by Antonio Fernandes (FIH a Global Hospitality Specialist) and Gabriel Fernandes (Chartered Accountant), won the award in the category of the ‘Global Wedding Awards 2023’ hosted by LUXlife.
On its website, LUXlife said it is honoured to host an awards programme which supports those dedicated individuals and businesses who bring dreams to life, and ultimately influence the happiness of many.
“Spanning the entirety of the sector “ from wedding venues to cake designers, to planners and digital planning software “ the Global Wedding Awards 2023 aim to provide each valued vendor with the opportunity to showcase their excellence.”
“LUXlife is proud to state that each of our awards programmes is innovative in its research methodology, completely merit-led and free to nominate and receive. Accepting nominations through an open voting system as well as through our dedicated in-house research team ensures a uniquely fair approach, creating a level playing field for all those involved in the industry regardless of the size of your organisation.”
When contacted, Antonio and Gabriel said they were delighted on receiving the LUXlife award, which is a recognition of their business across the UK.
“Getting the LUXlife award was a bit of a surprise to us but we are glad to get this recognition for our hard work that goes into all our events. At the same time, it gives us that push to do better in our future events,” said Gabriel.
“We are already targeting customers for more wedding functions and have a few of our own events coming up like the Christmas Ball and New Year's Eve Ball, in the pipeline. We look forward to the day when people would begin to look to us as their first-choice event planners.”
Gabriel said A&G Event Experts have access to some of the most sought out venues in West London which include Hilton Ealing, Radisson Edwardian, Sheraton Skyline, Marriott Heathrow, Ham Polo Club, Ascot, De Vere Hotels, Chelsea FC, Tottenham FC and Hilton Watford, among others.
Antonio said he and Gabriel are also key members of prestigious membership clubs and associations in the hospitality industry.
“One of our key elements is that we have access to global cuisines, both traditional and fine dining. But although this is our core business, they always encourage and promote Goan cuisine with Portuguese influence to the highest level. Hence, we initiated ‘Snack Hack’, a Goan Kitchen which has a 5-star rating by the local councils,” said Antonio Fernandes.
“Also, as Goans showcasing to the world, we can be as good as anyone as we have an IATA TIDS (International Air Transport Association Travel Industry Designator Service) number and are corporate members of both TAP Air Portugal and Eurostar, two international key areas of our business Portugal and France.”
