Young models at Bridal Fair

by Ananda KANNANGARA

The colourful bridal wear demonstrations that were presented by pretty and attractive young designers won the hearts of the audience at the annual Bridal Fair-2009, held at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre (SLECC) last Sunday.

The young models who were trained by Gwendoline Kuhatheva of the Technique International Vocational Training Centre, exhibited their talents by displaying Kandyan, Hindu and various other bridal wear presentations at this glamours event.

Sri Lanka's popular Bridal bouquet specialist Sterling Flowers provided bouquets to the brides.Anne Iresha and Lakdu Ambepitiya, Chandima Handugama and Dimithri Madavi, Suleka de Alwis and Shamila Sarathchandra, Bala Viththiya and Komathy Vasuhi Rajapuwaneeswaran displayed joint presentations, while Swarna Prathip, Mary Peiris, Nirmala Dissanayaka and Melani Jayaweera made individual presentations.

Speaking to media sponsor the Sunday Observer, Technique International, Business Development and Education Director Gwendoline Kuhatheva said the objective of holding such an annual event is to encourage young designers to display their hidden and creative talents to go forward in their career. She said the Technique International were the pioneers of conducting Bridal Shows since 1994 and had the record of launching the country's first glossy Bridal Magazine a few years ago. "We always encourage students to match their skills with their talents when showing their creative abilities," she said.She said she was proud of past students who regularly conduct bridal dressing demonstrations on TV and also in seminars with the objective of educating interested persons to select the field as their future career.