On Pairfect’s 15 August 2025 episode, the brilliant minds behind Let’s Celebrate Expo 2025 revealed that modern couples now prioritize meaning over mere aesthetics.

Event stylist Teddy Manuel, visual storyteller Gelvin Hernandez, and 4th Wall Group PH’s PH Chua and Ronald Correos enthusiastically shared their expertise on curating weddings that highlight the couple’s unique love story.

Manuel emphasized that a wedding is not just an event. For him, the creative process involves digging deeper into the couple’s life and experiences.

“Again, I would say it’s my mantra that I have to listen to my client. That’s been my mantra ever since I started my business because a wedding can easily look generic if I just follow the trends or my own preferences. But if you listen to the couple’s love story; how they met, how they envision their wedding. That’s when the magic happens,” he shared. “The creative process starts from there. Then I think about how to make it dynamic, sometimes immersive, so it stays up to date with trends while still being creative, visually striking, and deeply personal to the couple,” he added.

PH Chua also pointed out the power of innovation and technology in putting a spotlight on the couple’s journey.

“Even if you have the most advanced technology and the newest styling trends, at the end of the day, what really stands out is the couple’s love story, their emotions. That’s what comes through in what we do, whether it’s production design, event styling, or LED graphics. We’re really just helping couples make their emotions visual,” she said.

Technology can be a powerful edge in design, yet it also poses a constant challenge. As Correos noted, “Innovation changes every time, every year.” Hernandez added that while people didn’t always appreciate innovation in the past, the real challenge for designers now is constantly asking, “What’s next?” and always pushing to create something new.

While weddings may appear grand and effortless, they are the product of months to a year of hard work by the creative teams behind them. Their advice to couples is to choose suppliers “who live up to their name.”

Such wedding highlights will be featured in Let’s Celebrate Expo 2025, which will take place on 16 to 17 August 2025 at SPACE, One Ayala, Makati.