The details of Lara-Hesh's registered marriage, sangeet and the Victorian style wedding in Goa
The details of Lara-Hesh's registered marriage, sangeet and the Victorian style wedding in Goa
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By the time you read this, Lara Dutta will be Mrs Mahesh Bhupathi. The actress had a registered marriage with the tennis star in Mumbai today.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Lara Dutta
It was attended only by his and her family at the groom's Bandra residence.
The actress wore a white outfit from designer Ritu Kumar's Falaknama collection. Later today, the Mr And Mrs will fly down after that to Goa.
Pre-wedding
There will be a sangeet on February 18 at Club Fresh, a newly opened beach resort on Candolim beach. It was chosen by the bride because of she felt it was ideal for her sangeet a blend of Goa and the west.
At the sangeet, she will don a Manav Gangwani sunflower orange lehnga studded with Swarovski crystals, while Mahesh will wear an ivory coloured kurta pajama with a sunflower orange stole. She will also wear a traditional polki jewelry set in gold and uncut diamonds.
The Club Fresh
The functions have been put together by wedding planners, Dreamz Kraft, run by Priti Sidhwani (sister-in-law of Ritesh Sidhwani, who is also producer of Don 2 featuring Lara).
Priti has also handled other celebrity weddings like Neelam Kothari's and Neha Oberoi's (daughter of Dharam Oberoi).
The shaadi
The following day the couple will have a Christian-style wedding at the Sunset Venue the Taj Aguada.u00a0The setting at Lara-Mahesh's wedding and Club Fresh will be very Victorian in keeping with the bride's tastes.
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Lara will wear a white Ellie Saab gown with jewellery in white gold and diamonds, while the Tennis star will be seen in a black and white tuxedo designed by an international designer.
Says an insider, "Lara wanted something romantic, chic and intricate. The Sunset Venue is atop a hilltop which overlooks the ocean and it's here that Lara will exchange rings and vows with Mahesh and be blessed by a minister."
Over 200 guests are expected to be present. Among them will be Raveena Tandon Thadani, Priyanka Chopra, David Dhawan, Riteish Deshmukh, Dia Mirza and Sajid Khan.
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Lara's Don 2 co-stars Shah Rukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar and Riteish Sidhwani are expected to fly down from Malaysia.
The next day, the newly-weds return to Mumbai where they are hosting another reception.