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         16                                                                                                                  APRIL 25, 2025

                         DulhanExpo ‘Elite Edition’




             at Delta by Marriott Woodbridge




                               breaks turnout records







        OUR BUREAU

        Iselin, NJ
               n Sunday, April 13, Dulhan-
               Expo Elite Edition at ‘Delta
        OHotels by Marriott Wood-
        bridge’ in Iselin New Jersey, broke all
        previous records of vendor participa-
        tion and audience turnout.
            Elite Editions were a regular
        phenomenon from 2012 to 2019 at
        then called Renaissance Woodbridge
        Hotel in Iselin NJ and many factors
        made them Elite, mainly the hand-
        picked wedding service providers, the
        beautiful  storefront  shaped  booths
        with three high walls and a sign with
        the vendors name in the front.
            In  2025, DulhanExpo  Elite  Edi-
        tion returned to its most popular ven-
        ue Delta by Marriott Woodbridge
        after a gap of five years and the love
        and support shown by the vendors,
        brides-to-be and the community gave                      Jewelry on Black Dresses by ‘Jewelry by Priyana’ at DulhanExpo Elite Edition.
        it a new nick-name -- ‘The Stampede
        Edition’.
            The expo this year attracted   nex Idea called a “Grooms Lounge”
        more than 2000 attendees, that in- in a heated tent outside -- something
        cluded 150+ bridal families and 250+  for the Dulhas, which included a full
        groups of Casual Visitors. More than  Bachelor Party incorporating Lounge
        80  Vendors  (another  new  record)  Furniture, a Menswear Booth, a Live
        from literally 45 unique service and  Barber, Hookah Tastings, Cigar Roll-
        product  categories  graced  the  ex- ings,  Cash  Bar,  Food  Tasting,  Belly
        hibition floor as every inch of Delta  Dancer,  Club  Deejay,  Live  Dhol,
        Woodbridge’s walls was occupied by  Limousines,  Rickshaw,  Exotic  Cars,
        the vendors, and every inch of the  Party  Busses,  and  Live  Chair  Mas-
        carpeting covered by the visitors.  sages.
            The Mega-Lineup of 80 Vendors     The list of Pamperings on April
        from 45 Categories included six Pho- 13th started with free admission and
        tographers  and  Cinematographers,  parking and continued with a free
        five DJs, eight Live Entertainers, six  goodie bag by Nazranaa. The 4 ma-
        Decorators, five Makeup & Mehndi   jor caterers serving complimentary
        Artists, three Event Planners, four  cuisine tasting were Bukhara Grill     Hemant Bhatt, Amish Thakkar and Sunil Hali at DulhanExpo Elite Edition
        Caterers, six Specialty-Food Stations,  Caterers, Dimple’s Bombay Talk Ca-
        17 Jewelry & Fashion Boutiques, De- tering, TreeTop Hospitality and the  Aqsa Cola, free Hookah Samples by  worth $2500 and $2000, M4U Events
        signers and Collections, and 20 more  Private Chef ‘Cuisine & Spice Links.  In the Clouds and Hookah Chefs.   raffled  off  a  Seating  Chart  worth
        from Various Unique categories.   There was free Coffee Tasting by Cu-  Emerald Events and Forev- $1000, 4 photo studios offered free
            For  the  first  time  in  22  Years,  paCabana,  free  Fresh  Coconuts  by  er Events USA gave away totally  Pre-Wedding shoots worth $750 and
        DulhanExpo introduced a new An- Island Coco Co, free Cola samples by  free  ‘Day  of  Coordination’  package   Continued on next page... >>


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