The WPIC Wedding Awards are evaluated by an esteemed panel of respected wedding professionals from around the world. Each judge is carefully selected for their expertise, leadership, and contributions to the global wedding industry. To ensure fairness and integrity, our judging panel is made up entirely of non-WPIC professionals, allowing every entry to be reviewed without bias or affiliation.
All submissions are judged exclusively on merit. Judges do not have access to identifying information about the planner, company, or team behind the entry. This blind evaluation process ensures that every nomination is assessed solely on the quality of the work presented, the creativity and execution demonstrated, and the overall impact of the submission. It is a truly impartial system designed to honour excellence in our industry.
Terrica, USA
Terrica
As a sought-after event planner and seasoned entrepreneur, Terrica has been redefining the wedding industry for two decades. Her signature blend of Southern charm and metropolitan style has graced countless celebrations, featured in top publications such as The Knot, Martha Stewart Weddings, Readers’ Digest, HLNtv, and PeopleTV.
Beyond creating unforgettable experiences, Terrica is passionate about empowering fellow entrepreneurs. Dubbed “The Motherhustler”, she’s taught thousands of wedding professionals through her educational hub, sharing her proven strategies for success in pricing, processes, sales, and client experience. Nominated as Speaker of the Year by the National Association of Catering and Events and a Smart Meetings 2025 Best of Stage award winner, she has graced stages worldwide, inspiring and educating industry leaders.
A champion for diversity and inclusion, Terrica is at the forefront of industry change, spearheading the Unity Through Community initiative. Her dedication to uplifting underrepresented voices is evident in her role as an advisory board member, mentor, and educator for Wedding Pro’s Fellowship for Change program. As the cover story for the Spring / Summer Issue of Event Therapy magazine, Terrica shares her passion for increasing wedding pros’ self-care and self-worth, in addition to their net worth.
When she’s not transforming event spaces or empowering fellow entrepreneurs, you can find Terrica soaking up the sun in the Golden Isles, cheering on her kids, plotting with her cat, indulging in her love of cake, champagne, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Game of Thrones.
Megan Garmers, USA
Megan Garmers
As a business and marketing consultant with experience spanning 27 years in multiple industries internationally, Megan’s experience and network in the wedding/events, beauty and fashion industries provide a unique understanding of what strategies solidify the best ROI for your target audience.
The Wedding Masterclass produces events around the globe including Passport (the only US-based destination wedding conference), State of the Wedding Industry (local B2B networking events), Masterminds, and FAM trips for wedding professionals, both traditional FAM trips as well as ones focusing on creative editorial photo shoot production for marketing and promotion.
Megan also coaches a select group of professionals to expand and optimize their businesses to scale, create online courses, speak at conferences, and identify new streams of revenue for long-term entrepreneurial success and passive income for years to come.
Camelia Lambru, Italy
Camelia Lambru
Camelia Lambru is a renowned destination wedding planner in Italy and the founder of Camelia Lambru Event Production, a boutique agency known for blending decades of expertise, a passion for excellence, and a curated network of the country’s top-tier vendors.
As the producer of the prestigious International Wedding Summit and the Italian Wedding Awards, Camelia has become a leading figure in the global wedding industry. These initiatives are not only platforms for celebrating excellence but also powerful drivers in shaping the future of destination weddings in Italy.
In recent years, Camelia has established a thriving collaboration with over 150 American wedding planners, creating a strategic bridge between the U.S. and Italy. This dynamic network has significantly increased the flow of destination weddings to Italy, strengthening its position as one of the most sought-after locations for couples from around the world.
With unmatched insider knowledge of the Italian wedding market and a deep understanding of both local and international expectations, Camelia continues to guide couples and professionals alike in creating seamless, elegant, and unforgettable celebrations in Italy’s most iconic locations.
Kunal Laungani, India and Portugal
Kunal Laungani
Kunal Laungani is the chief consultant and founder of Chapter 2 Events, an award-winning luxury wedding & event planning company. He has been designing distinctive experiences across the globe since 2013. Rejecting conventional ways of planning and managing events, Kunal has been on a journey to make celebrations more personalized and experiential. From planning intra-country experiences to cross-continental weddings, under Kunal’s leadership C2E has become a global wedding planning firm with offices in New Delhi, Baku, Porto and New York.
He has strategically led partnerships with tourism boards and luxury hotel chains around the world to provide his clientele with a bouquet of diverse choices. Focusing on unexplored destinations, Kunal has scouted over 50+ countries and has recently executed projects in Spain, U.A.E., Serbia, Turkey and Azerbaijan in the past 3 years. He now intends to build on the global footprint by adding multi-cultural celebrations to his portfolio and going beyond Indian Weddings.
Becca Pountney, England, UK
Becca Pountney
Becca Pountney is known as the UKs leading wedding industry marketing expert. After a successful career in television and radio marketing, and experience running her own wedding business, Becca has spent the last decade helping wedding business owners and venues stand out and get booked via her marketing strategies, courses and membership programme.Becca has also made her knowledge accessible to all via her book – Done is Better than perfect – building a profitable wedding business and her podcast – Wedding Pros Who Are ready to grow. This year Becca put the wedding industry front and centre when she won The Best Business Podcast of the year award at the British Podcast awards – beating off competition from huge media outlets including the Times Newspaper, The Economist and Bloomberg. This huge achievement is a testament to Beccas desire to show that the wedding industry is a serious business opportunity – and one that you can all be a successful part of.
