Wedding Shows in June
May 31, 2010 Bridal Shows & Wedding Exhibitions, Fashion & Bridal Wear, Marriage & Wedding Trends
‘Bridal Show Hyderabad’ is taking place on June 12 and 13th at the Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre. Another wedding show ‘Brides of Mumbai’ is being held at the World Trade Center in Mumbai between June 18th and 20th.
The designers participating at Hyderabad include Ritu Kumar, Satya Paul, Lina Tipnis and Archana Kochchar. The show will feature an exhibition cum business section where participating designers, boutiques and accessories manufacturers will display their products. Speaking about the event, Avinash Mahurkar, Director of the event said “The event is being organized to showcase and bring in luxury brands, wedding wear and accessories to Hyderabad. We will be taking this show to other cities like Ahmedabad, Indore, Jaipur, Chandigarh and Ludhiana by October this year”.
The organisers of ‘Brides of Mumbai’ tell us: “60 designers and women entrepreneurs across India will be showcasing and selling the best and the latest in fashion and lifestyle. It is a platform for some serious bridal shopping as well as for contemporary fun buys. And there’s classic and contemporary merchandise for all budgets. You can also shop to support NGOs and weaver associations across India!”. Some of the participating designers and labels include Nishka Lulla, Sangeeta Chudiwala, Farah Oomerbhoy and Rina Shah (of Rinaldi).
Tags: Bridal Show Hyderabad, Brides of Mumbai, Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre, Wedding Shows
Ayesha Dharker’s London Wedding
May 30, 2010 Celebrity Wedding Pictures
Actress Ayesha Dharker married her British boyfriend Robert Taylor at an intimate function in a quaint old medieval church, St. Giles, London. Later, Ayesha’s parents Imtiaz and Anil Dharker hosted a reception for close friends at a restaurant in Colaba, Mumbai.
For the church wedding, Ayesha wore an elegant fusion dress; a white ensemble with a silk corset, an embroidered skirt and a dupatta style veil. She kept her make-up and hairstyle simple and her jewellery included a maangtika of white stones, a chunky necklace and long earrings. Robert wore a sherwani which Anil Dharker got made in Mumbai. Ayesha met Robert, a marketing director of a London-based company through a common friend. Best known for her role in Santosh Sivan’s The Terrorist, she will continue pursuing her acting career after a short break.
Robert and Ayesha with their parents and friend Nisha Jamvwal
Tags: Anil Dharker, Ayesha Dharker, Fusion dress, maangtika, Robert Taylor, St. Giles
Katrina-Salman Jodi in Jaipur
May 29, 2010 Celeb Weddings to Watch out for, Celebrity Wedding Pictures
Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan are at a colourful and flamboyant shaadi in Jaipur! Rajasthan’s heavy-weight politician Bina Kak’s singer daughter Amrita is tying the knot with Delhi business baron Riju Jhunjhunwala. While it is confirmed that both Katrina and Salman are there, the rumour doing the rounds is that the super stars are attending different functions and are not making an appearance together.
Bride Amrita, a playback singer schooled at Ajmer’s Mayo College and studied at Mumbai’s St Xaviers College. She and her politician mother Bina Kak, now a Minister in the Rajasthan Government made their Bollywood debut in the same film in 2005—David Dhawan’s Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya. Bina played the role of Salman’s bossy mother, and Amrita sang ‘Just Chill’. During the shoot, Bina became close to Katrina and Salman and since then, in the typical bollywood glam meets political power equation, Salman has been regularly sighted with the Kaks. Last year when Ankur, Bina Kak’s son tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Milan Rai, Salman added glam to the wedding celebrations. He danced and led the baraat which consisted of the who’s who from the world of Bollywood and Politics.
Wedding celebrations of Milan Rai and Ankur in Diggi Palace, Jaipur in December 2009
Amrita (left) with her brother Ankur. Salman Khan shakes a leg with Bina Kak.
Bina Kak with her son and daughter-in-law
Salman Khan with Milan Rai and Ankur Kak
Salman Khan and Amrita Kak with Milan and Ankur
Tags: Amrita Kak, Ankur Kak, Bina Kak, Diggi Palace, Jaipur, Katrina Kaif, Mayo College, Milan Rai, Riju Jhunjhunwala, Salman Khan
Go chic with Naeem Khan for your destination wedding
May 25, 2010 Destination Weddings, Fashion & Bridal Wear
Indian-born designer Naeem Khan’s gowns are regularly seen on red carpet and worn by celebrities like Beyonce, Eva Longoria, Penelope Cruz, Jada Pinkett Smith, Emily Blunt and Taylor Swift. Intricately detailed and beautifully crafted, his gowns have a lovely romantic quality about them.
Here’s our pick of gowns from his Resort 2010 collection that would be great choice for your pre-wedding cocktails or a beach side reception.
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Andrew Adams’s Memorable Moments
May 18, 2010 Wedding Photographers
In his ten years of photographing weddings Canada based Andrew has grown to favor Indian weddings for their rich colors, beautiful details and significant customs. Moreover, the warm heartfelt emotions tie in perfectly well with Andrew’s unique style of Photography. Many of Andrew’s clients are Non-Resident-Indians (NRI’s). Here are photographs from the wedding of London-based Simone and George whose wedding was held in Cochin, Kerala. Says Andrews: “Since Simone works in the travel industry she was able to put together an amazing travel package for her guests who wished to stay on after the wedding. The tour included a trip to Thrissur during the Annual Pooram Festival, and Andrew was thrilled to be invited for the ride and take advantage of an excellent Photo op. At this festival, 30 tuskers adorned with exquisite gold decorations line up accompanied with more than 500 orchestra artists—and there is a magnificent display of color, music and grandeur!
The other photographs are from the Wedding of Tina and Ashok whose beautiful ceremony and reception was held at the Leela Palace in Bangalore. Recently, Andrew launched a new website to showcase his passion for South Asian Culture– Katha Images (Katha- an Indian style of storytelling). Andrew plans to spend a lot of time in India in the years ahead, and he will be in India again this winter. He will also be available for a few limited weddings while here, so if you would like to know more his work, and inquire about his availability please visit his website www.kathaimages.com
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Aishwarya wins game, set, match in a Sabyasachi Saree
May 18, 2010 Fashion & Bridal Wear
On day 6 of the Cannes Film Festival Aishwarya Rai made an appearance in a gorgeous Sabyasachi saree for the premiere of the film Outrage and closed the saree vs. gown argument.
Accompanied by eye candy hubby Abhishek Bachchan, with whom she indulged in plenty of PDA, Ash was a head-turner in a delicately embroidered Sabyasachi sari worn with forest green choli. She kept the accessories and makeup minimal making saree the focus of her look.
Gotta say we love, love, love!!!
Tags: Aishwarya Rai, Cannes 2010, Sabyasachi
Gracy in Green
May 18, 2010 Fashion & Bridal Wear
The latest issue of Bride & Style magazine features a photo shoot of actress Gracy Singh in green ensembles by Suneet Verma. She is wearing bridal jewellery from Rose Salon and her Hair & Make-up is by Manoj Kumar.
Bride & Style which organises the popular wedding exhibition Bride & Groom have announced their exhibition dates for 2010. The details are:
Bride and Groom Exhibition Delhi @ Hotel Ashoka, 3rd to 5th July 2010 Bride and Groom Exhibition Ludhiana @ Hotel Maharaja Regency, 25th to 27 July 2010
Bride and Groom Exhibition Bangkok @ Hotel Rembrandt, 2nd to 4th September 2010
For more details, and if you’d like to participate please call Sangeeta on +91 9810372846, 9899391012, 9999320257
Tags: Bride & Style, Gracy Singh
The Rs 50 Crore Wedding
May 16, 2010 Celeb Weddings to Watch out for, Celebrity Wedding Pictures
It’s dubbed as the most expensive Wedding to be ever held in Mumbai. Neelam, the daughter of real estate tycoon Champalal Vardhan (and owner of Worli’s Atria Mall) is marrying Tushar Parekh on May 21st. It is an arranged marriage and Tushar runs Mrecord a US based IT Services Company.
Mumbai’s ‘we-like-to-throw-money’ circles is buzzing! And there’s talk not only about this wedding’s whopping cost (the rumour is that it’s Rs 50 crore!), it’s also about the prizes won by guests at the ‘Bingo Night’, one of the pre-wedding celebrations held at Grand Hyatt on Saturday night. Like the Abhishek Bachchan show on the small screen, the ballroom was turned into a Bingo station, where people indulging in fun gambling. But the prizes were real; and guess what the prizes for the first three winners were? An Audi-4, a BMW- 3 Series and a C-class Merc! Unbelievable, isn’t it?
Select guests have been invited for almost ten different wedding functions which include the Sangeet, Mehendi and DJ Nights. Last night a portion of the Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel hosted the Live Mela. Almost 5,000 guests are expected to attend the main wedding function in Turf Club on May 21st.
Harmeet of Meet Brothers finds his Match
May 16, 2010 Celebrity Wedding Pictures
Harmeet Singh (of Meet Brothers fame) married Sunaina Singh in a simple function at a Gurudwara in Noida. This is Harmeet’s second marriage; he was earlier married to popular Model Shefali Zariwala. Sunaina is from Delhi, and Harmeet is from Gwalior and this was an arranged marriage. Tomorrow Sunaina and Harmeet will visit The Golden Temple at Amritsar after which they’ll be back in Mumbai. Sunaina who was working with a corporate house in Mumbai has taken a career break for now.
Brothers Manmeet and Harmeet (Monty and Harry to friends) formed the band Meet Brothers some years back. The duo studied in Scindia School, Gwalior, and later moved to Mumbai to pursue graduation at Sydenham College. Post college, they dabbled in modelling and later acted in Hindi soaps. Now both of them pursue their singing passion and also run a music studio in Andheri. Manmeet Singh is married to former Model Karishma Modi.
Sunaina and Harmeet just after their wedding
Karishma Modi and Manmeet Singh at the Mehendi
Tags: Harmeet Singh, Karishma Modi, Manmeet Singh, Meet Brothers
A Fabulous Indian Wedding in Florence, Italy!
May 16, 2010 Celeb Weddings to Watch out for, Celebrity Wedding Pictures
Between 4th and 6th June, some of India’s richest Marwaris will be in Florence to attend the wedding celebrations of Tanvi Jindal and Krishna Shete. Tanvi’s mother Sangita Jindal runs Art India magazine and the Jindal Arts Creative Centre at NCPA and father Sajjan Jindal is the Vice Chairman of JSW Steel. Like mother Sangita who got married very early, at 17, Tanvi who works with an NGO, is marrying at a young age by modern India standards—she’s just 22. Her sister Tarini runs Muse, the luxury fashion store in Mumbai’s trendy art district Kala Ghoda and brother Parth is studying at Brown University. Groom Krishna’s father Raju Shete, run the food services company Radhakrishna Group.
Sangita Jindal and the Jindal family, are closely associated with several Art & Heritage projects, and quite naturally have chosen for their very special occasion, the Art and History capital of Europe.
Florence in Italy is considered one of the finest wedding destinations in the world. Its old, charming palace hotels offer a setting of a different kind– where modern love mingle with past romances to offer a most dreamy, dramatic and enchanting environment! Except for close friends and select wedding guests no one has too many details about the wedding. All the arrangements are being overseen by the secretaries and work staff of Sangita and Sajjan Jindal, and there is hectic activity at 32 Walkeshwar Road, their palatial residence in Mumbai. A close friend of Sangita Jindal tells us: “Sangita and her two daughters prefer a very minimalist, classic style—and unlike other super-rich brides it’s highly unlikely that they’ll wear over-the-top glittery creations or have with them an entourage of stylists”.
While family and friends of the Jindals can’t wait to be in Florence, we can’t wait to see the Fabulous Photographs of what could possibly be the Indian Wedding of the Year!
Tanvi Jindal (Left); and her mother Sangita Jindal (Right)
Tags: florence, italy, Jindal, Muse Kala Ghoda, Radhakrishna Group, Raju Shete, Sajjan Jindal, Sangita Jindal, Tanvi Jindal, tarini jindal, wedding
