The Most Spectacular Weddings 2011
Jan 3, 2012 Celebrity Wedding Pictures
Three weddings which India’s rich and famous refer to as the decade’s most spectacular weddings– Steel Baron Laxmi Mittal’s daughter’s wedding in Paris, the twin celebrations Diamond magnate Vijay Shah hosted for his son and daughter’s wedding in Antwerp. And the most glamorous wedding Rashmi Mehta organised for his daughter Grishma in Mumbai. If the three weddings set the benchmark, every year more weddings make big news and set a new standard for opulence and innovation. WeddingSutra presents the most spectacular Weddings 2011.
Destination Hyderabad
Mallika Reddy & Sidharth Indukari@ GMR Arena, Hyderabad
Amitabh Bachchan was the star guest and the glitterati tweeted that it was the best-organised private extravaganza. Fashionistas commented that they had never seen so many people in the most exquisite designer wear under one roof. Pinky and Sanjay Reddy of GVK Industries organised a dream wedding for their daughter, and there was so much buzz about the wedding not just in Hyderabad, but all over India.
The GVK Reddy Family
The Wedding Makers
Invitation cards- Entertainment Design Company, Wedding Management- E Factor, Entertainment- Wizcraft, Hospitality- Percept, Style Direction- Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla, Decor for at-home functions- Dinaz Noria, Bride and Groom’s attire- Abu-Sandeep, Rohit Bal, Tarun Tahiliani and Shantanu-Nikhil, Gifts for select guests- Sarees by Sabyasachi and Satya Paul, Mallika’s make-up- Mickey Contractor, Performances- Vyas Brothers, Dance Choreography- Remo, Photography and film- Badal & Raja Jain, Candid Photography- Joseph Radhik
Big Indian Wedding in Venice
Vineeta Agarwal & Muqit Teja@ San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort, Venice
Seven years after they hosted their eldest daughter Anjani’s spectacular destination wedding in Udaipur, London-based billionaires Bina and Pramod Agarwal hosted their second daughter Vineeta’s wedding in Venice. With celebrations at the most exotic locales, magnificent decor by Sumant Jayakrishnan and acts by international sensations like Shakira, the three day celebration with over 800 guests was referred to as one of the grandest destination weddings.
Shakira@ The Big Indian Wedding in Venice
The Wedding Makers
Wedding management- Seven Steps, Decor Design- Sumant Jayakrishnan, Food consultant- Ritu Dalmia, Catering- Munna Maharaj and Federico Salza, Photography- Badal & Raja Jain
Power Wedding
Avantika Malik & Imran Khan@ Taj Lands End, Bandra
Imran Khan’s marriage to Avantika Malik (daughter of CNBC head honcho Vandana Malik) was an intimate affair, but the wedding reception saw the most powerful personalities of business and bollywood. The pre-wedding functions were at Avantika’s farmhouse in Karjat, the registered marriage at her home in Pali Hill and the grand Black & Silver theme wedding reception at Taj Land’s End.
Avantika and Imran with his uncle Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao
The Wedding Makers
Invitation cards- Uttara Shah, Bride and Groom’s attire- Manish Malhotra, Varun Bahl
Match this- Monte Carlo
Kajal Fabiani and Gaurav Assomull@ Salle Garnier of the Opera de Monte-Carlo
Mumbai Society darlings Kajal Fabiani and Gaurav Assomull’s wedding made big news—thanks to their exotic wedding venue—Monte Carlo. While the Sindhi community around the world exchanged notes on the dream wedding which Billionaires Kamal Fabiani and Madan Assomull organised for their daughter and son, the wedding managers Monte Carlo Weddings and Percept were besieged with requests from the media for pictures and more information on the hottest destination wedding, the highlight of which was a performance by Akon.
Fabiani- Assomull Marriage in Monte Carlo
The Wedding Makers
Pre-wedding party- Taj Mahal Palace & Hotel, Wedding management- Monte Carlo Weddings, Hospitality- Percept, Performances- Sukhbir and Akon, Bride’s wear- Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla, Suneet Verma
While the GVK Reddy may have made front-page news, the most grand and regal wedding, we hear was organised by a family who safeguard their privacy fiercely- the Jains of the Times of India Group. Trishla, the only daughter of Meera and Sameer Jain wed Satyan Gajwani at Jagmandir, Udaipur— in the most romantic & regal settings put together by Udaipur’s luxury properties and 360 Degrees, the event management arm of the Times of India Group.
Tags: 2011, Avantika Malik, Gaurav Assomull, GVK Reddy, Imran Khan, Kajal Fabiani, Mallika Reddy, Most Spectacular Weddings, Muqit Teja, Satyan Gajwani, Sidharth Indukuri, Trishla Jain, Vineeta Agarwal
Shakira to perform at Big Indian Wedding in Venice
May 9, 2011 Celeb Weddings to Watch out for
This is the fortnight of shaadis @ the world’s most beautiful locales. Last week Steel King Lakshmi Mittal’s brother Pramod hosted his daughter’s wedding in Istanbul, this week his good friend Pramod is hosting a 3-day wedding extravaganza in Venice. Pramod Agarwal is a UK based billionaire and his daughter Vineeta is marrying Muqit Teja; the wedding venue is the San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort
The wedding spaces@ the San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort, Venice. San Clemente Church and (below) the dining halls
Lakshmi Mittal’s niece wedding in Istanbul, was an intimate wedding affair, but the Venice wedding is expected to be a grand, bollywood style extravaganza. According to newspaper reports from Italy, over 800 guests will be present ‘at the most incredible wedding’. A huge team of co-ordinators and specialists from Mumbai and Delhi will be there—these include the logistics & hospitality teams, decor king Sumant Jayakrishnan, ace photographers Badal & Raja Jain, DJ Gaurav Malvai and a host of prominent artists. A team of well-known chefs from India will take care of the desi khana, and the Italian vegetarian spread will be created by Italy’s celebrity chef Federico Salza. The wedding festivities commence on 12th May with a welcome party at the Scuola Grande della Misericordia. Singing sensation Shakira will perform on Day 2. The celebrations on Day 3 will be at different spaces in the San Clemente resort, the highlight being a grand show conceptualised and directed by the famous artistic director Franco Dragone.
The Churchyard and (below) the centuries old Park
According to one of the guests@ the Mittal wedding in Istanbul, the event was one of the most low-profile weddings of the Mittal family. There were no Bollywood or International artistes, and it was all about the personal touches, with dance and entertainment performances by the family members. No Mittal wedding is complete without Kolkata’s Munna Maharaj who prepared the North Indian cuisines, the South Indian delicacies were prepared by Mumbai’s celebrated Chef Mutthuswamy.
Tags: Indian wedding, Muqit Teja, Pramod Agarwal, San Clemente Palace, Venice, Vineeta
