Golden Ballroom Love Story at The Sultan Hotel and Residence Jakarta
Golden Ballroom Love Story was a traditional Indonesian and international wedding exhibition presented by The Sultan Hotel and Residence Jakarta, from October 5 to 6, 2019. For the exhibition, the hotel partnered up with wedding organiser Akuwedding. There were around 50 wedding vendors at the exhibition, including bridal houses, photographers, wedding decorators, pre-wedding photo services, invitation printers, jewellery merchants, medical clinic providers, and many more.
“It is the first wedding exhibition ever held in this hotel’s newly opened ballroom: the most sophisticated in town. Currently, about 90 percent of weddings held at our establishments are traditional Indonesian weddings, so we have a target to have more different themes of weddings like international, Chinese, even Indian weddings,” said the general manager of The Sultan Hotel and Residence Jakarta, Fintan O’Doherty.
The wedding exhibition opened at 10am with a traditional Betawi dance called Nandhak Ganjen and a Javanese dance called the Peacock Dance, performed by Sanggar Bintang Nusantara.
On the next day, fashion designer Hengki Kawilarang presented a solo fashion show, themed Beauty Reincarnation. “In this fashion show, all of our wedding attire was richly adorned with sequins and crystals. A lot of bling is usually preferred so I presented nostalgic fashion bridal touches that I predict will return as next year’s trend,” said Hengki.
Inspiring talks were also presented. Investashe delivered one about how to manage financial planning for weddings, Merame Tour and Travel conducted one about how to have a memorable honeymoon tour for newlyweds, Hastana gave advice on how to choose a reliable wedding organiser, Medikaloka launched their “health in a box” campaign, Hijabers Community shared about how to build a great marriage, and, last but not least, Female Daily had a very interesting discussion on the dos and don’ts before the wedding day.
A cooking demo by the hotel’s executive chef, Andry Steafnus, presented a salmon croute alongside celebrity couple Haykal Kamil and Tantri Narimah. Furthermore, a beauty class by LT Pro was held at the Kudus Area where a new highlighter was launched. The raff le prize winners, revealed on October 6, 2019, gave couples a chance to win exciting prizes such as a honeymoon stay- cation at Bangkok, Thailand from Merame & Travel and sister hotels of The Sultan in Bandung, Surabaya, and Makassar, then free pre-marital check-up and medical consultations from Medikaloka, beautiful wedding rings from Jewellry Anda, and also skincare packages from SLVR Clinic.
About the Sultan Hotel and Residence Jakarta
Nestled in the strategic hub of Jakarta’s commercial district, the city’s five- star landmark establishment, the Sultan Hotel Jakarta, is connected to the Jakarta Convention Centre and strategically located within walking distance to the offices of multinational corporations, international shopping malls, the entertainment district, and sporting venues.