The nominees for the prestigious Asian Wedding Awards have been announced.

The winners will be announced on 8th December 2014 at Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel. 

The AWE Asian Wedding Awards are now in the second year, and are the UKs only award with rewarding creativity and inspiration of 1000’s of the Asian wedding industry’s finest suppliers, businesses and individuals across the country and acknowledges them for making brides and grooms’ wedding dreams become a reality.

This year’s Awards have 19 categories, covering all aspects of an Asian wedding.

Monir Ali, photographer & founder of The Asian Wedding Awards says “It’s finally great to see hard work, creativity and customer service from within the Asian Wedding Industry being recognised on a platform like The Awards, not only by the brides and grooms who use their services, but also being recognised by their peers, as these Awards are run by those who run wedding business.

“We are looking forward to seeing Northcote at the Rovers at the awards”

Juel Khan, Wedding planner and Co-organiser of the Awards says “This is our second year, our nominations have increased, and the level of quality we have seen is simply mind blowing, and we are looking forward to a great event.”

Among the finalists are Northcote at the Rovers. Kirsty Holroyd, Sales Manager, Northcote at the Rovers said:  "We are so excited about the Awards! Everyone through to this stage should be very proud of their achievements and we can’t wait to see the results ceremony”.

Venue and stage decorator of the year
• 1SW
• Abdalis Events
• B-Inspired
• Humsafar Wedding Services
• Rio Grande
• Saheli Stages
• Stage Solutions
• The Sheridan Suite
• Vermillion Event Specialists
• Zinc Occasions
• Bolton Excellency Centre

Wedding planner of the year
• The Sheridan Suite
• B-Inspired
• S.T Weddings & Events
• Simplicity Events
• Snob Events
• Supreme Dream Events
• Zinc Occasions

Photographer of the year
• AIA Photography
• Jahans Photography
• Monir Ali Photography
• Suhaag Photography
• Photomasters Studios
• Visio Weddings
• Zawaj Films
• Zaroon Tabassum Photography
• AMZ Photography

Filmmaker of the year
• SM Digital Weddings
• Tariq Iftikhar Films
• Visio Studios
• Zawaj Films
• Film Art Pictures

Hair stylist of the year
• Aamir Naveed
• Zoosh International
• Shimmers

Makeup artist of the year
• Beauty by Amara
• IK Collections & Makeovers
• Tehmina Ahmad Makeup
• House of Roxana Makeup Artist
• Asian Creations

Venue of the year
• Grand Venue
• Northcote at the Rovers
• Rio Grande
• The Sheridan Suite
• Thornton Hall Hotel & SPA
• Bolton Excellency centre

Caterer of the year
• Karma Foods
• Nawaab Restaurant
• Payal Events UK
• Sanjay Foods
• The Sheridan Suite
• Zinc Occasions
• Bolton Excellency centre

Bridal wear designer of the year
• Rauf Zahid
• Alankar House of Sarees
• Poshaak
• Zefaith Couture

Groom wear designer of the year
• IK Collections & Makeovers
• Poshaak
• Alankar House of Sarees
• Ziggi Studio

Mehndi artist of the year
• Mehndi by Amnah
• Mehndi Season

Florist of the year
• Margaret Mason Event Florist
• Occasions Florist

Cake company of the year
• Delicate Desserts
• Desserts by Hina
• Halaal Cakes
• The Cake Deli
• Cake Diaries
• Zahra Cakes

Transport supplier of the year
• KC Carriages
• Horgans Wedding Cars
• AJ Limousines

Toastmaster of the year
• Class In A Coat – Geoffrey Harris
• Derek Timmins-Jones
• Complete Toastmaster – Jonathan Toastie Waterman

Wedding stationary supplier of the year
• Bespoke Wedding Invites UK
• Dream Designs 2000
• Sijara Designs
• Wedding Cards Manchester

Entertainer of the year
• All About Raj
• Sensation Entertainments
• Sonaash Entertainment
• Trishool Dance Academy
• Apna Beat Entertainment

The AWE - Asian Wedding Awards are sponsored by Graphistudio, Costco Wholesale (Oldham), Wella Professionals, Avenue Hair Lounge, Barkers Catering Equipment Hire, Unbranded Manchester, Indulge with Lancsco, Simplicity Events  & Monir Ali Photography.  

And supported by Design Partners: DSGN UK, Media Partners: Asian Image, Asian Lite, Asian Leader, Asian Wedding Directory, Asian Bride Magazine, Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire), Asian Today, Didsbury Magazine and MediaCity Magazine. Technical and Staging partners: Supreme Dream Category Award Partners: Asian Business Development Network & PS Events Management

To to book your tickets please visit www.asianweddingexperience.com.