This is truly a celebration worthy of Bollywood. In India, the grand wedding of the son of billionaire industrialist (the richest man in the country) with Mukesh Ambani Anant’s beloved Radhika Merchant has been rehearsed.
According to Forbes, Mukesh Ambani ranks 13th in the list of the richest people on the planet. His family runs oil refining companies, a media empire, streaming platforms and a synthetic textile business. The bride is not inferior to the groom in terms of status; She is the daughter of billionaire Sri Viren Merchant, the CEO of a healthcare company.
India’s two richest families celebrated the holiday for three days: from March 1 to March 3. More than $150 million was spent on this (just imagine!). Among the guests of the pre-wedding “party” were world stars of show business, sports, politics and other famous people: American media mogul and Internet entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his fiancee Paula Heard, Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump , along with her husband Jared and others.
Indian fashion designer Raoul Mishra expressed his pride that Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg chose his workshop to attend their pre-wedding events.
Singer Rihanna performed the musical part of the celebration. According to the Daily Mail, he was paid $6.3 million for this. The artist performed on a luxurious mirrored stage, accompanied by fireworks in the night sky. You can watch part of his speech here.
Various dishes were served to more than 1,500 guests, the number of which exceeded 2,500, and 21 chefs served at the celebration. Each guest was assigned a personal makeup artist and hairstylist who adorned the VIPs. According to Vogue, Radhika wore a custom pink Versace dress on the first night, similar to the dress Blake Lively wore at the 2022 Met Gala. Anant, on the other hand, preferred Dolce & Gabbana branded clothes.
Interestingly, Anant proposed to his girlfriend at the Srinathji Temple in Nathdwara last year. Following the official engagement ceremony, the couple hosted a dinner with their parents, grandparents and siblings. It was just the first of many celebrations: Back at Antilla, the Ambani family’s home in Mumbai, extended family and friends were treated to an engagement surprise.
Now Radhika and Anant have not only hosted a pre-wedding ‘party’ at Ambani’s home in Jamnagar, but also hosted a Hastakshar (traditional Indian marriage event). They officially signed their wedding documents in front of their guests. Meanwhile, their pre-wedding took three months to plan.
No one knew that the bride and groom’s families had built a glass palace reminiscent of the Palm House in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Radhika’s favorite place (she went to college in New York). A mini train transported guests around the entire perimeter. After dinner, guests watched the largest drone display in Indian history; 5,500 drones were launched into the sky.
Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani will get married officially on July 12. So the celebration is just beginning.
Source: People Talk
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