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ExpertEvents
GRACEFULLY teaching how to do
ELEGANT Weddings.
From pioneering ‘Wedding Packages’ and coordinating 500 couples in a mass wedding in a day, to being
bestowed the ‘Wedding & Events Provider of the Year” award, Ms. Diadem “Darlene” Bermudez is now
transitioning into an even greater endeavour - coaching Brides-to-be and Coordinators to
become Wedding Planners... Text by Lirpa Maligaya

Beginning with Grace and Elegance
Darlene explains the meaning behind the name of her
first coordinating venture, “Grace is for God’s grace and
Elegance is what we want to portray during events.”
“Before kasalang bayan made it to the news, it was
my father, a church leader, who has the record for
most weddings in a day. There were 500 couples
to be married and as a youth leader back then, we
organized it. We took care of the requirements, even
the photographer for the event. That’s how I started.”
Years later, Grace and Elegance received an award for
Wedding & Events Provider of the Year for 2012. She
eagerly shares, “I want to do even better so I decided
to bring it to the next level. Soon we’ll be launching
Expert Events.”
While Grace and Elegance will still continue to deliver
the same high-quality services that it has been praised
for, only this time, they are spreading their wings further.

They will be training people to handle all kinds of events
from weddings to engagement parties, corporate
events and other celebrations. They will train bridesto-be and aspiring coordinators to become effective
ones, more specifically, train them to become efficient
wedding planners.