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The Brides Choice Awards for Central West has returned to acknowledge excellence in the Central West wedding industry.
The winners will be announced at a gala cocktail party to be held at The Green House of Orange, Orange Ex-Services Club on Monday, September 23 from 6.30pm.
At midnight on Tuesday, July 9, voting for the Central West - Brides Choice Awards closed, and after 13 days 873 brides and grooms had voted, 306 businesses were nominated and 192 of those scored enough points to become finalists.
The Brides Choice Awards is dedicated to recognising, supporting and rewarding wedding businesses that operate in regional areas of Australia.
The Brides Choice Awards is a non-member organisation which was launched in 2011 and has been there to acknowledge those wedding businesses which have excelled and exceeded the expectations of their brides and/or couples from around regional Australia.
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Brides and/or couples vote for their top five wedding businesses of their choice, through an online point scoring system.
Points are then given to the business they feel has excelled or exceeded their expectations in making their wedding day just that bit more special.
Celebrant Philippa Mitchell said she was thrilled to be a finalist.
"As a marriage celebrant I work with couples and families to make their marriage ceremony special and ensure it reflects them as a couple," she said.
"I was overwhelmed when I found out I was a finalist in the Brides Choice Awards, and so grateful to those who voted for me. It adds meaning to my work.
"As a marriage and funeral celebrant I have the best job in the world and I simply love what I do."
Wedding photographer Jamie Thorne, of JST Photography also had the honour of being named a finalist.
"Wedding photography is so unique," she said. "Being able to capture all the memories for clients on their special day, from sunrise to sunset, is something I love being a part of."
Meanwhile finalist and wedding videographer David Smyth of The Studio Door said it was always exciting to know that someone out there had thought of his business and decided to vote.
"That's always a nice feeling, from a personal and business point of view," he said.
David has captured people's weddings for five years and said the best part was getting to meet all different kinds of people on what was the best day of their lives.
"You're always around happy people," he said. "Whats better than that? The positivity is very infectious, so it's always fun."
This year's Brides Choice Awards will see over 40 wedding categories represented.