Gala to Highlight Leading Wedding Fashions of 2007
SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai International
Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced today that the 11th China (Shanghai)
International Wedding & Photographic Equipment Exhibition, a gala for the
wedding sector, will open in both the Shanghai International Exhibition
Center (INTEX) (No. 77, Xingyi Road) and Shanghai Mart (No. 99, Xingyi Road)
from January 10 to 13, 2007. The exhibition area will reach a historic
record of 35,000 square meters, attracting some 300 famous companies from
both home and abroad. The exhibits include wedding apparel, formal attires,
photo albums, photo frames, makeup, decorations, wedding supplies,
backgrounds, anaphase production, lighting, photofinishing, photo studio
training, websites and publications for weddings & photos, covering almost
all sectors and products in the industry chain. This will serve as the best
purchase platform for domestic photo studios, and will witness more than 10
well-known brands co-launching a conference to announce the latest fashion
trends for wedding apparel and formal attires in 2007.
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According to data, there are around 10 million newly married couples each
year in China. They are willing to spend 31% of their savings on wedding
celebration related consumption, meaning the total consumption on weddings
reaches RMB300 billion annually. As shown by statistics, there are about
450,000 photo studios, picture studios, film developing stores, and
personalized and general photo studios in the China market and some five
million people engage in the relevant sectors. In 2006, 150,000 people got
married in Shanghai, which is also reflected by the warmly welcomed and
successfully held 10th China (Shanghai) International Wedding & Photographic
Equipment Exhibition in July 2006. Its scale, level and exhibits were the
highest among all previous exhibitions. 40,707 people attended from 33
countries and regions, a record high in terms of both nationality and number
of attendees. Shanghai has grown to be a significant purchase market for
wedding celebration supplies. The wedding & photographic industry has become
one of the rosiest industries at present.
This exhibition is organized jointly by CCPIT Shanghai Sub-council,
Shanghai World Expo (Group) Co., Ltd. and the Shanghai Photographers
Association; and is undertaken by Shanghai International Exhibition Service
Corporation; co-organized by the Shanghai Trade Association of Photography
Professions; and is supported by the Commission for China Wedding &
Photography Industry, Beijing Photography Equipment City, Guangzhou Baili
Wedding & Photography Equipment Plaza and Shanghai Wedding & Photography
Equipment City.
With the sustainable growth of China’s wedding & photographic industry
and the demand for wedding celebration services continually increasing, the
Shanghai International Wedding Photographic Equipment Exhibition has shown a
scaled effect, gradually developing into an exhibition brand and evolving
into Asia’s largest wedding & photographic exhibition. Its scale and level
rank top among its peers.
This exhibition will focus on professionalism and be human oriented. In
line with the ranges of exhibits, the organizers will re-allocate and re-
arrange the venues and areas of the exhibition space to highlight its
professionalism and facilitate the professional audience. The first floor of
the Shanghai International Exhibition Center will show lights, backdrops,
anaphase production, thematic photographs, developing and printing and other
photographic facilities. Its second floor will show photo studio facilities,
including photo studio training, furniture as well as websites and
publications for weddings & photos. The first floor of the Shanghai Mart
will show photo albums and frames; in the corridor of its second floor, there
will be a group of static models, while the second floor will showcase
makeup, decorations, celebration supplies and children’s photography. Its
third floor will show wedding dresses and formal attires, with the seventh
floor hosting on-site wedding dress shows that will be attended by renowned
manufacturers.
During the previous exhibition, nine major famous brands jointly
presented a super wedding dress show, which received positive comments with
supreme products and first class stage effects. In this exhibition, some
manufacturers will join hands again to announce the trends for wedding
apparel and formal attires in 2007, including Yunshangjiayi, Di’ao, Liyisha,
Wang Dacheng, Taipei Jinghua, Viz. Swarovski, Pinsha, Liy, Meigui, Beike
Manni, Tianxiang and Mingdian. The organizers will hold technical lectures
and exchanges focusing on operation and management of photo studios,
developing and printing systems, photographic technologies, makeup and other
topics to serve the needs of the many photo studios for personnel training,
operations, management, photographic skills and anaphase production. The
organizers will launch lucky bird draws from the visitors of the same day and
the awards will be sponsored by the exhibitors. The winners list will be
announced on site the same day. The organizers will inform the winners by
telephone. In addition, the organizers will hold photo exhibition and
relevant evaluation and awarding activities.
The 11th China (Shanghai) International Wedding & Photographic Equipment
Exhibition will serve as a platform for the cooperation, exchange and trade
between Chinese wedding apparel and photo studios as well as relevant
industries and their international peers, fully showcasing the glamour of
Shanghai as a world metropolis and its favorable investment environment.
About Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (SIEC)
Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (SIEC) is jointly invested by
Shanghai World Expo (Group) Co., Ltd. and the Council for the Promotion of
International Trade, Shanghai. The SIEC was founded on July 1st, 1984 with
the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation and the
People’s Government of Shanghai Municipality.
The SIEC is a full member of Union des Foires Internationales (UFI). The
SIEC has held 500 international exhibitions of various themes and sizes. It
also has successfully held a number of solo exhibitions at national level.
“AUTO SHANGHAI,” “SHANGHAITEX,” “CHINA CYCLE,” “FASHION
SHANGHAI,” “ELE/PT COMM CHINA” are among the first eight exhibitions
approved excellent by THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE OF SHANGHAI CONVENTIONAL &
EXHIBITION INDUSTRIES.
