CELEBRITY STUDDED GIVEAWAY FOR ASIAN BRIDES

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 31, 2012 -- 5 of London’s top gurus of glam have teamed up with Your Dream Shaadi, UK’s Premier Online Asian Wedding Magazine to offer one lucky bride-to-be the ultimate wedding gift, to give her the most memorable and glamorous day of her life.

The gift – a celebrity inspired makeover, offers one lucky bride-to-be the chance to win an enviable combination of treatments and services and is being named the UK’s ‘Ultimate Asian Bridal Giveaway’.

The gurus of glam will transform the bride into an ethereal goddess for her big day and give her the ultimate 5 star wedding.

The fantastic prize includes:

• Training sessions with a celebrity personal trainers, R-Fitness who have sculpted and shaped celebrity clientele including Patsy Kensit and members of pop band JLS
• Make-up by Zaynab, CEO of Provoke Cosmetics and an internationally renowned Bollywood makeup artist with a celebrity following in London, Mumbai and Dubai and winner of two 'National Salon of Excellence' awards.

• A full set of hair extensions and hair styling, by Brad Metcalfe of Colour an internationally renowned hair extensions expert and finalist in the ‘2010 Hair Extensionist of the Year Awards’
• Henna body art by Pavan, the world’s fastest henna artist, as certified by the Guinness World Of Records.
• Style, confidence and poise advice from ‘The Bridal Coach’, Michele Paradise, an ex-catwalk model and guest speaker and judge on TV shows including Britain’s Next Top Model


Pavan Ahluwalia, the world’s fastest henna artist said: “All brides-to-be need to feel special on their wedding day. I’m therefore delighted to be part of this competition and give brides the gift of looking like a star on their big day.”

Rahul Katrak, Managing Director of Your Dream Shaadi, the organisers of the competition said: “At a time when the average Asian wedding costs £30,000 many brides are feeling the pinch when it comes to having the wedding of their dreams. We are therefore delighted to have teamed up with 5 of London’s top gurus of glam to give one lucky credit crunch bride a chance to have the day she deserves.”

To enter, brides to be have to visit UK’s Premier Online Asian Wedding & Bridal Directory, Your Dream Shaadi http://www.yourdreamshaadi.co.uk and fill out a short entry form.

NOTE TO EDITORS

YOUR DREAM SHAADI

Your Dream Shaadi (YDS) has grown over 10 years to establish itself as one of the UK’s foremost online wedding planning magazines

The magazine covers every aspect of Asian weddings, providing brides and grooms to be with a wealth of information about wedding planning. Whether it’s the latest catwalk trends or tips on bonding with the mother-in-law, YDS is a veritable treasure trove of wedding planning information - that’s why brides-to-be love using YDS to plan their weddings.

Their appeal reaches to brides of many nationalities. This is due to the number of interfaith marriages taking place in the capital and because couples from many nationalities likes to add unique ethnic touches to their weddings. Whether it is a first dance to the title song of slum dog millionaire, a string quartet playing Bollywood tunes or even a couture designer offering western cuts with eastern embroideries to create a wow factor wedding dress, YDS has it all!

The website portal is the brainchild of entrepreneur & Style Guru Rahul Katrak whose business acumen and contacts in the Asian glamour and fashion world have driven the portal well ahead of its competitors and nurtured a powerful and popular brand that has become a household name in the Asian Wedding sector. Rahul is renowned for his contacts within the world of Asian fashion, both in the UK and Indian sub continent and is often called on by the media to comment on Asian & Mainstream wedding trends.

http://www.yourdreamshaadi.co.uk

MICHELLE PARADISE – THE BRIDAL COACH

With a successful modeling career spanning over 20 years, Michele Paradise now shares her considerable talents and experience as a bridal coach and critical friend.

Having built a reputation as a creative, talented and professional model, Michele has worked for internationally renowned designers such as Thierry Mugler, Zandra Rhodes and Philip Treacy, and has worked in all the major fashion markets such as New York, Milan, Rome, Paris and London.

Michele has trained models, actors and presenters in deportment, posture and movement for over 10 years. She has worked with most of the top agencies in London and has appeared on several TV programmes as an expert and judge including: Britain’s Next Top Model, Model Behavior, Make Me a Supermodel, ASBO Teen to Beauty Queen, Britain’s Missing Top Model and the BBC Clothes Show.

In addition to her skills training models, actors and presenters in confidence, walking and posture, Michele is also a trained therapist and hypnotherapist. This allows her to help the bride to learn techniques to have calm and clarity when making decisions and dealing with challenging situations for her wedding so that she can enjoy the lead up to the wedding and in particular the day itself!

www.thebridalcoach.co.uk

R-FITNESS – CELEBRITY PERSONAL TRAINERS

R-Fitness, headed by Ricardo Macedo, are elite personal trainers who train celebrities, professional models and world class athletes. Famed with sculpting and creating red carpet bodies, their celebrity clientele include Patsy Kensit, several members of the Saudi Royal family and members of pop band JLS.

Ricardo founded R-Fitness in 2004 and has created a brand that is highly recognised by celebrities, models and top athletes both in the UK and abroad. He is best known for his television work, in particular the very successful TV series 'Celebrity Trainer' shown on the Active Channel, SKY 281. In the show, he uses unorthodox and fun training techniques to get celebs into shape. Ricardo has featured in many newspapers and magazines. He regularly contributes to health and fitness publications.

Alongside his media commitments, he continues to look after a number of clients through exclusive personal training sessions. Among his clientele are some of the world's most recognised faces in the entertainment and sports industry.

Ricardo's fun approach, discretion, drive and determination to help people achieve their goals has made R-Fitness one of the top Personal Training gym's in London

http://www.r-fitness.co.uk/

PAVAN – THE WORLD’S FASTEST HENNA ARTIST

Henna artist, Pavan, is the Guinness World Record Holder for being the fastest in her trade. In just one hour she painted a staggering 314 Henna armbands – where each design had to be different from the other – beating the previous record by a mind-blowing 100 armbands.

At just 26-years-old, Pavan has worked with celebrities and recognised names like Harrods, Selfridges, Sky, STAR TV and the BBC on various high-profile projects. A self-taught henna artist, a massive part of Pavan’s appeal is that she not only keeps up-to-date with the latest design trends - she creates them.

Pavan is famed with taking Henna from what has traditionally been limited in appeal to Asian and Middle Eastern brides into a trendy mainstream body art that has adorned the body of many a celebrity treading the red carpet, including the pop band Sugababes and Eastenders Star Preeya Kalidas.

With a multicultural clientele, Pavan’s creative potential is infinite. Incorporating details like glitter, rhinestones and even coloured body paint into her fusion of bespoke designs, she transforms her intricate patterns into breathtaking works of art. Her white body paint designs are ever popular with English brides and Pavan specialises in delicate tracery to match the embroidery or lace work of a bride’s wedding dress.

http://www.pavanonline.com

COLOUR NATION – HAIR STYLING & EXTENSIONS

Lauded as the best hair colourists in London, this renowned west end hair salon offers a range of superior hair styling, colouring and extension services to a local and international clientele.

Colour Nation London hairdressers specialises in hair colour (highlights, lowlights, tints and bleach) using cutting edge Colour Factory hair colour technology to produce vibrant multi-dimensional life-like hair colours fresh in salon.

Their specialist services include Japanese IHR Permanent Hair Straightening, Brazilian Blow dry/ Straightening, Natural Human Hair Extensions (Cold Fusion Technology), and cutting edge hair styling.

Colour Nation was a finalist in the 2010 Hair Extensionists of the Year Awards.
http://www.colournation.com

BRIDAL MAKEUP BY PROVOKE

Provoke Cosmetics is the brainchild of a British make-up guru and celebrity
make-up artist, Zaynab.

Zaynab is a formidable force in the beauty industry. She has long established herself as a leading name at the top her game. This has led to her being respected as an artist, author, entrepreneur and teacher.

Zaynab is a trained Beauty, Skin & Massage Therapist. She began her make-up career as a Consultant with some of Europe's leading cosmetic houses including Clarins, Helena Rubinstein, Chanel, and Elizabeth Arden.

Her flamboyant and unique cutting-edge make-up techniques that were ahead of its time rapidly elevated her to the top of her profession. This led to the opening of her first make-up and beauty salon. The salon quickly acquired a list of high profile celebrity clients and also won her two 'National Salon of Excellence' awards.

Her reputation has spread across the globe and she is also one of the favoured make-up artists for Bollywood films. Earning her the title 'Ultimate Bollywood Make-up Guru' by the UK Press.

She has written and styled fashion and beauty for many of the UK's leading publications, as well as being featured on the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4.

FURTHER INFORMATION FOR MEDIA ENQUIRES

For further information please contact Rahul Katrak on 07939 156 404 or email Rahul@yourdreamshaadi.co.uk

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