


Friends of Venya Wijegoonewardene gathered at her parents Doctor Preethi
and Sunethra’s home the many friends who had come from abroad for the
wedding of her good friend Samanthi Wijesekara, which was a few days
ahead, at which Venya was a bridesmaid. It was also the occasion for
Preerhi and Sunethra to entertain their close friends and family,
specially as Preethi had won a prestigious international award for his
work as a family physician.
It was an interesting mixture of attire with the many visitors clad in a range of styles, from two of the men cutting a dash in long silk kurtas with a hint of work on the Nehru collars and down the front. Himansu Perera home on a holiday was the trendy young man personified, in a white hang out shirt teamed with denims, a cord necklace a broad black leather bracelet and a hat which he kept on right through the evening. The bride to be Samanthi wore a summery dress in a pink and white print, while her sister wore gold palattzo pants with a black top. There was a pretty young one in a white baby doll dress while Anoja the mother of the bride to be wore a slim skirt with a handloom top in aquamarine and blue, with an aqua bead necklace. The hostess for the evening Sunethra had her metal grey top worked in blue grey sequins and beads, with Venya in a empire waisted dress, the top in a gathered white and the skirt in black, she wore with a necklace of chunky beads.