Rita Neri Event Planners

Planning Celebrations in the South

Bright, beautiful blooms—bad weather be damned

For the people and flower’s sake, ditch the lunch reception, unless it’s indoors.
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Zenas Pineda goes for native chic–lotus leaves and buds

And black stones as table runner. . . Think beyond imported flowers
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Classic blooms, modern forms

Events stylist Teddy Manuel’s table setting draws inspiration from an uptown New York
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Setting a wedding with some interior-design spirit

Interior decorator Charo Sy had wanted something new. She turned to reception settings.
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Preston Bailey: Success in a Million and One Blooms

Source: People Asia Magazine Aug.-Sept. 2011 Issue
pp. 104-107

High-T with Preston Bailey & Rita Neri

Featured article of Philippine Tatler

For Rita Neri Event Planner’s 18th Anniversary, the event planner extraordinaire
Preston Bailey was invited to Manila as part of its celebrations.
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Why Oprah and other A-listers entrust their milestones to Preston Bailey

Humble beginnings, hard work and ‘no competitive gene’ have made this top events planner
a worldwide-and gracious-success. Still, he advises, “Make sure you know your value.”
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The fairy godmother of Philippine weddings

More than a thousand and one details go into planning a wedding. Rita Neri, being the fairy godmother of Philippine weddings, makes sure every detail is scrutinized by her wizardry
and implemented with fairy-tale accuracy. When she casts her imaginary magic wand, the
cathedral’s doors open to reveal a radiant bride. Rita, so to speak, hovers around and
showers powder dusts as the bride walks down the aisle to guarantee a perfect wedding moment. Read Full Article at PHILSTAR

Dinner with very friendly Preston Bailey

Bailey, a style celebrity whose designs of famous events—especially those of his good
friend, Oprah—have been chronicled and talked-about, doesn’t have the airs of a celebrity.
He’s a warm, gracious person who made those around him at the intimate dinner feel quite
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