Grace and elegant style by ‘Wed in Style’

'Wed in style' is the latest news for couples awaiting their most important day and for anybody who wants to celebrate events with grace and style. The newest branch of Wed in Style (Pvt) Ltd, the company which engages in floral decor and cake structures specially for weddings and other important events, opened at No. 31, Duplication Road, Colombo 4, recently.

‘This is the result of my hobby of making cake structures’ said Eresha Suriyasena, the Managing Director who has won both international and local acclaim for her designs in cake structures. Eresha won two gold medals for People's Choice and decorators' Choice award at a cake structure competition held in Texas, United States in 2003.

Locally Eresha has won a number of awards including Best Settee back Award at Sunsilk Bridal Fair-2007, eight other awards at the Bridal Fair-2007 held at SLCCB including the prize for the Best cake structure, bouquet and hall decoration and award for Most Creative Stall at Bridal Fair held at Galadari and Trans Asia.

‘But all the credit should go to my husband Nilan who was the guiding light behind me and who encouraged me to do it in a big way’ says Eresha who has hired a number designers to assist her.

Originally beginning in Marawila at their home, Nilan and Eresha's creations found demand from all round the country. Following the demand in their original location they had opened a branch at the Sunflower Beach Hotel , No. 289, Lewis Place, Negombo.

‘Transport became a problem with meeting the demands we received from Colombo and other parts of the country and we thought of opening another branch at a central point’ said Nilan Suriyasena, the chairman of Wed in Style referring to the recent opening of the branch at Duplication Road.

"We undertake cake structures and any type of cake for weddings according to the demand," says the couple. With regard to floral décor, Wed in Style arranges all flower arrangement requirements for weddings specially bouquets, poruwa, aisle, church decorations, flower gifts to the guests, garlands, arrangements at the entrance of the venue the church, hotel, table decorations and the bridal car.

.Arrangements can be organized using natural flowers which are very authentic or with silk flowers (artificial) which are economical or with a mixture .fresh looking artificial’. While introducing styles, 'Wed in Style' wants to make their decorations both in cake and floral, economical to suit one's budget. "We are not going only for big budgets. We have decorations for the middle class or anybody who wants to do their wedding in style" added the Suriyasenas.

However the clientele of Wed in Style includes both locals and foreigners in Marawila, Negombo and now in the heart of the metropolis’.The Wed In Style website is www.wedinstylelanka.com.