Sri Lanka - It was the best day of their lives for Sri Lankan couple Nisansala and Nalin.

Not only did they celebrate the wedding with pomp and grandeur, they also broke a world record in the process.

The wedding yesterday in the Sri Lankan city of Negombo, about 30km north of capital Colombo, broke the Guinness World Record for a wedding with the most bridesmaids for a bride, Sri Lankan newspaper Daily News reported.

With 126 bridesmaids, 25 best men accompanied by 20 page boys and 23 flower girls, the ceremony broke a previous record of having 96 bridesmaids at a wedding in Thailand.

The wedding was the brainchild of Ms Champi Siriwardana, one of Sri Lanka's leading bridal wear designers. Incidentally, the bride is Ms Siriwardana's sister-in-law.

The wedding was held under the patronage of Sri Lanka's First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa.

While the designer was in charge of the dresses, The Wedding Designer, a wedding and event planner, designed the entire ceremonial session, the report said. The designer received her award from Guinness World Record official Seyda Subasi Gemici during the wedding ceremony.

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Ms Siriwardana told Daily News: "Weddings are my forte and I have excelled in that specific field."

She said her dream is to create an impact not only in Sri Lanka but internationally as well.

She said: "I feel I have accomplished this. Breaking the Guinness World Record is no mean feat."

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