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Marriage fit for Kings- NZ businessman hosts Big Fat Wedding for two Sons in Hyderabad

Feb 27, 2011 Celebrity Wedding Pictures

For a change, Hyderabad, and not Delhi is making big news for its big fat weddings. Late last year, Taj’s newly-opened Falaknuma Palace acquired the status of being the most luxurious boutique wedding property. In December 2010 Krishna Bhupal (grandson of GVK Reddy) married Dia Mehta (daughter of Mumbai’s diamond merchants Devaunshi and Anoop Mehta) at a fairy-tale wedding, which international glossies featured as the most spectacular Society Wedding of the Year. Last week, a NZ/ Hyderabad based Real Estate tycoon S. Ravinder was in the news for hosting “the most expensive wedding” in South India. Ravinder’s two sons Rohit and Ranjeet married cousins Shruti and Divya at a week-long affair with different themes—Bengali, Rajasthani, Punjabi, Middle Eastern, Jodhaa Akbar and hold your breath ‘Underwater’.

S. Ravinder in an interview to WeddingSutra said: “I approached Wizcraft, the Wedding Planners who I had interacted with at IIFA Awards, to execute me and my wife’s dream of organising the most exotic wedding for our sons.” Ravinder does not believe in religious traditions, nor does he believe that the bride’s family should be managing the wedding affair; he and his wife directed the organisers and the bride’s family came in as guests. He adds: “This is an arranged marriage. Two years ago, when we formalised the alliance, we didn’t have an engagement ceremony, only a commitment function. The wedding was held as per the Special Marriage Act and the traditional wedding ceremony lasted for less than five minutes, where the bride and groom exchanged Platinum chains with a diamond pendant to Sivamani’s beats.”

More shaadi details:

- Belly dancers from Dubai, dancers from Russia and percussionist Sivamani performed at the numerous functions.
- A pink Mercedes, one of its kind in India was bought to ferry the brides around town.
- After the Jodhaa Akbar theme wedding, the guests were asked to shift to another side of the reception which had an underwater and desert theme. The shell at the underwater theme reception was closed and opened once the bride and groom got into it.
- The ostentatious festivities were managed by Wizcraft and a record 15,000 guests (10,000 were invited) turned up at the dazzling main wedding function at GMR Gardens on 25th February.

Delhi’s Celebrity Wedding Photographer Bankim Jain whose team managed High definition videography & photography for all the functions, shares with WeddingSutra some photographs.

Photographs courtesy:
www.bankimjain.com

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Mehul Choksi’s daughter weds in Jodhpur

Feb 4, 2011 Celebrity Wedding Pictures

Priyanka, daughter of Jewellery King Mehul Choksi (of Gitanjali Group) got married to Akash Mehta in Jodhpur. The six-day affair managed by Percept D’Mark (PDM) was spread over three days at Turf Club Mumbai and three days in Jodhpur.

The Mehendi, Sangeet and Wedding of Priyanka, who heads A.Jaffe in India, and Akash, an Antwerp-based diamond merchant were held at Mehrangarh Fort and Umaid Bhavan between December 18th and December 20th. Noted singer Ila Arun regaled the audiences at the Mehendi and Ace musicians Ayaan & Amaan Ali and Sonu Nigam performed at the Wedding. Priyanka glittered in the most ornate diamond jewellery and wore stunning lehengas by Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla. All the functions were photographed and videographed by Delhi-based celebrity wedding filmmaker Bankim Jain.

Mehul Choksi spoke to WeddingSutra: “PDM are excellent Wedding Managers so I didn’t have to worry much about Wedding Planning and execution. The Taj group who manage hospitality & catering at Mehrangarh Fort and Umaid Bhavan offer the most amazing wedding services. So in the end, it was the most memorable and stress-free affair.”


Priyanka Choksi and Akash Mehta


Ila Arun performs at the Mehendi


The Bride’s happy parents


The Wedding at Umaid Bhavan, Jodhpur

Pictures courtesy:
Bankim Jain
Website : www.coveragetv.com

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Chelsea’s Fairtale Wedding Cost $3 million. A Big Fat Indian Wedding Costs?

Jul 29, 2010 Celeb Weddings to Watch out for, Celebrity Wedding Pictures

The New York Daily News reckons the total bill for Chelsea’s nuptials will top $3 million and they’ve given estimates of what could be the break-up of the costs. While some Americans believe the low-profile Chelsea deserves a lavish wedding, some have reacted with shock over what they feel is an ‘outrageous’ spend. We asked Wedding Planners Divya and Neha Chadha of A Klass Apart: AKA to give an indication on how much super-rich families spend on Big Fat Weddings, and how different spends are in India. Explains Divya: “At $3 million (Rs 15 crore), Chelsea’s one day wedding affair, is much more expensive than what a similar wedding would cost in India. My clients wedding in Udaipur had fifteen functions over seven days and the budget was Rs 15 crore. While the Udaipur wedding was a super-grand affair, typically, the budget for a Big Fat Indian wedding (with four elaborate functions) is between Rs 3 to 5 crore.”

Flowers
Chelsea Clinton- Rs 2.32 crore
Big Fat Indian Wedding- Rs 1 crore
“Top florists/ decor expers like Gurlein Puri charge between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 20 lakh per function, while Dhun Cordo charges no less than Rs 1 crore for entire conceptualisation/ theme design.”

Photographer/ Videographer
Chelsea Clinton- Rs 18.6 lakh
Big Fat Indian Wedding- Rs 12 lakh
“This is the fee of photographers like Badal and Raja Jain, Bankim Jain for 4 functions/ 4 days. This includes costs of editing, digital copies, prints etc.”

Food (Wedding and After Party)
Chelsea Clinton- Rs 13 lakh
Big Fat Indian Wedding- Rs 8 lakh
“A very elaborate spread at a 5 star hotel would be Rs 3000 per head. A function at the Jagmandir Island, Udaipur would be priced upwards of Rs 8000 per head. Some families hire the services of top chefs like Delhi-based Marut Sikka who travels with his entire team to the destination wedding venue.”

Wedding Dress
Chelsea Clinton- Rs 11.6 lakh
Big Fat Indian Wedding- Rs 10 lakh
“The budget for Indian bridal wear varies extensively. An Anjalee & Arjun Kapoor bridal creation starts at Rs 1.5 lacs (for a very light outfit). Typically rich Indian brides buy very elaborate creations for four functions.”

Hair and Makeup
Chelsea Clinton- Rs 9.3 lakh
Big Fat Indian Wedding- Rs 2 lakh
“Top makeup artists like Cory Walia, Kumar Iyer, Kapil Bhalla charge upwards of Rs 20,000 for creating one look (makeup/ hairstyling/ saree draping). Families also hire few or many makeup artists for dressing up the family members and guests”.

Wedding Cake
Chelsea Clinton- Rs 4.6 lakh
Big Fat Indian Wedding- Rs 50,000

Wedding Invitations
“Wedding Invitations vary from Rs 100 to Rs 3000 per card. Delhi’s Entertainment Design Company (EDC) cards start from Rs 2000 upwards. Even the wealthiest families may not spend Rs 2000 per card but they would spend on gift items/trays that go with the wedding invitation.”

Other expenses of Chelsea Clinton’s wedding not mentioned above.
Groom’s tuxedo, Wedding Planner, Music incl Sound system & DJ, Security, Liquor, Wedding bands, Favors, Lighting, Stationery, Tables, Rehearsal Dinner, Media consultant, Priest, Valet Parking, Bride’s Jewellery, Aisle Runner, Tents and Other services.

Source: Chelsea Clinton’s wedding expenses: NY Daily News

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Peacock inspired decor and Gold themed wedding

Jun 15, 2010 Celebrity Wedding Pictures, Wedding Photographers

Devika Jain, daughter of the owner of theatre chain Inox Leisure Ltd married Mumbai based business tycoon Ambuj Chaturvedi. Here are the pictures of the Peacock theme decor at the Mehendi held in JW Marriott, Mumbai; and the Gold theme decor at the wedding at the Taj Lands End.

A look at the wedding pictures reveals that elaborate structures and huge set-ups continue to be sought-after. We loved the bride’s red and gold bridal ensemble; and though we’re not a great fan of grooms who go for the ‘over the top’ look, this groom, we thought looks good in glittery gold! The beautiful photographs are courtesy Delhi-based Bankim Jain. For all the wedding functions, Bankim Jain and his team managed the high-defination videography and photography.

To see more work by Bankim Jain log on to www.bankimjain.com


The Mehendi Function at JW Marriott


The Wedding function at Taj Lands End

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Big Fat Celebrity Weddings Photographed by Bankim Jain

May 13, 2010 Celebrity Wedding Pictures, Wedding Photographers

Bankim Jain’s clients include the who’s who from the world of Business, Politics and Corporate India. Some of the wedding clients of the Delhi-based photographer and videographer include Sabeer Bhatia, Ayaan Ali Bangash, Dr Naresh Trehan, Chirayu Amin (the IPL Chairman) and the Munjal family.

So what’s the biggest challenge in working with such high profile families? Says Bankim Jain: “The biggest challenge, whichever wedding you’re shooting is that you have to improvise and innovate according to the situation. There are no retakes in wedding….once the emotion, the ritual or ceremony is over, it’s done. So, it takes immense alertness and presence of mind to shoot weddings in the best possible manner.”

Presenting below Bankim Jain’s wedding work. To connect with Bankim Jain log on to www.bankimjain.com

  • The grand wedding celebration of Armana Sodhi in Dehradun. Armana, the daughter of Nafisa Ali Sodhi, married Adil Singh Akoi whose family owns Delhi’s Imperial Hotel.
  • Neema Sharma and Sarod player Ayaan Ali Bangash’s wedding celebrations in Mumbai and Delhi
  • Tania Sharma and Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia’s wedding in Langkawi island

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