Weddings Arts Galore at KL Craft Complex
Published on: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:06:08 -0700
Kuala Lumpur, June 26 - Malaysia is full of colourful culture and weddings are among them that portrays the most intrinsic value. Weddings turn up to be a big industry while its craft widely spans numerous products. Since 2003, industry players have had a perfect venue to showcase their products and services, which is at the annual Wedding Works Promotion in Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex. Organised by Malaysian Craft together with Ministry of Integration, Culture, Arts and Heritage (KPKKW), Wedding Works Promotion 2008 was held at Kuala Lumpur Craft Centre from 26 June until 6 July. Minister of KPKKW, Dato' Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal was present to officiate the event. He praised such events to be a good tourism product to attract more tourists to Malaysia. He said wedding crafts are important aspects of Malaysian culture and should be preserved and commercialised. Also gracing the event was his wife Datin Seri Hajah Shuryani Dato' Shuaib. This year's event was presented in conjunction with the first KPKKW endorsed National Artiste Day. Themed "Crafts of Weddings", Wedding Works Promotion 2008 provides a spacious floor showcasing products and services from 156 entrepreneurs (145 Malay, 6 Chinese and 5 Indian). It varies from make-up services, video and photography, wedding gifts, decorated throne (pelamin), wedding dress, wedding furniture, invitation cards, decorated flowers, catering and more. Pos Malaysia is also offering special 'wedding stamps' and JAKIM opens counter for consultation to the bride and groom to be. Wedding Craft Product Exhibition showcases modern and contemporary crafts varying from batik, songket and weaves. Exhibitors are coming from all over the Peninsular as well as Sabah and Sarawak. Another segment, Wedding Art Showcase highlights ten different weddings of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Sabahan Ethnic, Orang Asli, Baba Nyonya, Sikh Punjabi, Siam and Portuguese. Besides that, a lot of other activities await visitors such as craft demo, cooking demo, wedding competition and a chance to get your hands dirty while creating your own crafts. This is a special event for the industry players as well as the enthusiasts. For the bride and groom to be, this event should not be missed. You can have thousands of choices for wedding preparation, all depending on your budget. Wedding Works Promotion 2008 showcases choices from highly scaled weddings to the affordable one, crafted to the finest. Schedule of Wedding Art Showcase 26 June 2008 Launching of Wedding Works Promotion 200827 June 2008 Malay Wedding28 June 2008 Indian Wedding 29 June 2008 Baba Nyonya Wedding 30 June 2008 Orang Asli Wedding 1 July 2008 Iban (Sarawak) Wedding 2 July 2008 Sikh Punjabi Wedding 3 July 2008 Siamese Wedding 4 July 2008 Portuguese Wedding 5 July 2008 Chinese Wedding 6 July 2008 Bajau (Sabah) Wedding
Author: virtualmalaysia
Keywords: Malaysia Kuala Lumpur culture events Wedding Arts Galore Craft Complex
Added: July 3, 2008
