Ujjwala's YSL Wedding
Ujjwala Raut, India's most accomplished supermodel married top male model Craig Maxwell Sterry on June 19, 2004 in New York. Mumbai bred Maharashtrian girl Ujjwala won her first title in 1996, at the young age of 17 after which she secured several prestigious modeling contracts. She has also been on the cover of Time magazine. Scotsman Craig Maxwell Sterry has been dating Raut for over 3 years. The Gemini pair live and work on separate continents most days- Craig in London, Ujjwala in New York.

A Flash Wedding
Sterry proposed to Raut on June 11 at a dinner party celebrating his birthday, just two days after hers. The couple originally wanted to elope, but they gave in and exchanged vows surrounded by 30 close friends. The venue of the wedding was the posh New York penthouse of musician David Bowie and his supermodel wife, Iman. Bowie is a friend of Craig, and Iman and Ujjwala are very close buddies so they decided to have the wedding at Bowie and Iman's place.

Sparkle and Pop Celebrations
Guests began arriving at the penthouse in downtown New York at around 7:00 p.m. after which the supermodels exchanged Mimi So 24-karat gold bands. Coincidentally, the Olympics kick-off fireworks began at 8:30, making the event literally sparkle and pop. Twenty minutes later, the newly married models joined around thirty friends for a dinner.

What Ujjwala wore
Kithe Brewster, Ujjwala's stylist and friend put together the haute model's wedding day look- a baby pink Yves Saint Laurent gown from the Spring/Summer collection and a baby pink veil from Suzanne's Millinery. Her jewellery, all from the famed Mimi So included a diamond necklace, diamond bangles and drop earrings. Her other accessories included Giuseppe Zanotti shoes and a floral bouquet from Belle Fleur. Why did the Maharashtrian mulgi opt for a light colored gown and not a traditional, colorful paithani saree? Because she is the face of Yves Saint Laurent cosmetics for 2004 and the first Indian face to bag this assignment. The groom wore a white jacket, lilac shirt, and black tuxedo pants-all from YSL.

The Bridesmaids
Ujjwala's good friend and fellow IMG model Liya Kebede (who happens to be Estee Lauder's first ever black model) played bridesmaid. Liya wore a chocolate-brown silk YSL gown and model Anne V (who was the matron of honor) wore a pale gray YSL gown with full, apple-green bottom.

The Cake and the Menu
The cake was a three-tiered Black Hound cake with fruit on top, accompanied by white and dark chocolate-covered strawberries. The dinner, catered by the famous Feast & Fete, included dishes like wild mushroom and lobster and celery tartlets, a chilled pea soup, crab salad, and roasted Amish chicken with young spinach and caramelised onion, summer chanterelles, spring roots and roasted fingerlings. A fruit sorbet was served for dessert.

Honeymoon
After the cheerful wedding celebrations and at the stroke of midnight, the hautest model couple flew to the Hamptons for a weekend of sun, surf and sand.

Bombay Blues
Ujjwala's Maharashtrian family could not join the couple due to the short notice, but future plans include a formal Indian wedding in Bombay. After the wedding Ujjwala's mother Damayanti was interviewed by Bombay Times, and she was obviously very happy and excited, yet a little sad that she couldn't make it to her dear daughter's special event: "It was so sudden, we couldn't be there. We wanted her to wait a bit. It's not that we don't approve of her choice, we've always felt that our daughters (Ujjwala has four sisters) should have freedom of choice when deciding a life partner. We've met Craig when he came to India. But we would have liked that it were not done in such a hurry. It was so quick that we could not be there. Ujjwala's so busy and she has very little time. She said she needed to get married now, later there would be no time with the winter shows starting. But you know, our blessings are with her. Always."