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Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are getting married in July. Before this, the second pre-wedding ceremony will be held between May 28 and May 30. They will travel on a cruise in the sea between Italy and France.
The first pre-wedding ceremony took place between March 1 and March 3. The place was Reliance Company's animal rescue center 'Vantara' in Jamnagar. It is said that Rs 1250 crore was spent on this event.
The cruise on which the second pre-wedding ceremony will take place is named 'Celebrity Ascent'. It is built in Malta. It will depart from Palermo Port in Italy on 28 May and will travel 4380 kilometers to reach Southern France.
According to sources, the Ambani family was going to order a cruise from Miami. But there would have been a problem in parking that cruise in France. Therefore, now instead of Miami, the 'Celebrity Ascent' cruise has been ordered from Malta. This cruise is a floating resort with 5-star facilities. It has been launched in Malta on 1 December 2023.
The passenger capacity of this cruise is 3279. But there will be 800 guests in the pre-wedding ceremony. 300 of them will be VVIPs. There will be 600 hospitality staff to take care of these guests. European tour operator company Aloschi Brothers will take care of this.
Inside details of pre-wedding before the ceremony, preparations, cruise, theme, dresses and other important details-
This cruise will start its journey from Palermo Port in Italy on 28 May. Guests from all over the world who will attend this ceremony will be brought to Italy via 12 planes. The responsibility of this tour has been handed over to the European tour operator company Aloschi Brothers.
The journey will start from Palermo, settled 2700 years ago, the royal lunch will be in Portofino, Italy
The Ambani family will start their journey from Palermo city of Italy with their 800 guests. Palermo city, settled 2700 years ago, is the capital of Sicily Island. This city is an important part of the history of Italy. It is famous for its history, culture and architecture. Royal tombs have been built in the 12th century Palermo city. The Ambani family will reach Civitavecchia port before Palermo city.
The next destination of the cruise will be the city of Portofino, located near Geneva. The Ambani family has arranged lunch for their guests in this city. For this, many villas of Portofino have been rented.
New York designer made Radhika's space theme dress using 3D technology
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding ceremony has been kept on space theme. The entire decoration of the cruise is going to be on space theme, while the dressing theme for the guests for a function has also been kept space theme.
Bollywood's A-listers may attend the pre-wedding ceremony
Bollywood stars like Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone attended the pre-wedding ceremony held in Jamnagar from March 1-3. International pop singer Rihanna also performed, according to a Business Inside report, the singer charged Rs 74 crore for this.
Now Bollywood superstars can also attend the second pre-wedding ceremony. Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan can be included in the guest list of the Ambani family. Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor are close to the Ambani family's elder daughter-in-law Shloka, so they can also be a part of this list.
In April, Radhika Merchant hosted a bridal shower, which was attended by actress Janhvi Kapoor. She was the only actress to attend the bridal shower, so there is a high possibility of her attending the pre-wedding ceremony. Auri aka Orhan Awatramani has been a friend of Isha Ambani, so there is a possibility of him coming as well.
Anant-Radhika's wedding will take place in July
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are going to get married in July after the second pre-wedding ceremony from 28-30 May. The wedding is going to take place between 10-12 July. There were reports that the two were going to get married in their luxurious house in Stoke Park, London, however now there are reports that the two will get married in Mumbai itself.
The wedding date has been decided as per the horoscope, rituals will be performed in Antilia
According to reports, the wedding date has been decided according to the horoscope of Anant and Radhika. The wedding functions of both will run from 10-12 July. All the rituals including Haldi, Mehndi will be held in Ambani House Antilia, in which many famous people of India will participate. Mukesh Ambani's daughter Isha Ambani's wedding was also held in Antilia. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding will take place on July 12 at Jio World Center.
Karimnagar's special silver artifacts will be given to high profile guests at the wedding
Karimnagar city of Telangana state is famous for silver artefacts. Special artefacts were made from Karimnagar for Jio World Centre, after which Ambani family has now ordered artefacts to be made for Anant-Radhika's wedding in Karimnagar.
According to a report in The Hindu, SIFKA (Silver Filigree of Karimnagar) Handicrafts Welfare Society has been given the order for silver artefacts through Reliance Retail's Swadesh store. According to sources, these artefacts will be given to the high-profile guests attending the Ambani family's wedding.
1250 crore rupees were spent on the 3-day pre-wedding function in Jamnagar
According to the Daily Mail report, the Ambani family spent Rs 1250 crore on the first pre-wedding functions held in Jamnagar, Gujarat from March 1 to March 3. Rs 210 crore was spent only on catering in the pre-wedding.
5100 people were fed in the villages around Jamnagar
On February 28, a few days before the first pre-wedding function, the Ambani family had organized 'Anna Seva' for the common people in the villages around Jamnagar. 5100 people participated in it. The family members served food to all the villagers with their own hands.
Vanatara light show was done with 5000 drones
During the pre-wedding ceremony, the Ambani family had organized a drone show for their guests, which showed glimpses of Vantara, an initiative of Anant Ambani. 5000 drones were used in this drone light show.
Who is Mukesh Ambani's future daughter-in-law Radhika Merchant?
Radhika Merchant is the daughter of businessman Viren Merchant. Viren is the non-executive director of ADF Foods Limited. Apart from this, he is also the CEO and Vice Chairman of 'Encore Healthcare Private Limited' company.
Radhika completed her schooling from Cathedral and John Connon School and Ecole Mondiale World School in Mumbai. She has done her graduation in Politics and Economics from New York University.
Radhika Merchant is a professional classical dancer
After graduation, Radhika returned to India. She is currently a director on the board of Encore Healthcare. She loves trekking and swimming. She is also a trained Indian classical dancer. Radhika has trained in classical dancing under the guidance of Guru Bhavan Thakar of Shri Nibha Art Dance Academy, Mumbai. In June 2022, an Arangetram ceremony was hosted for Radhika at Jio World Center in Mumbai.
29-year-old Radhika Merchant is one year older than Anant Ambani.
Anant Ambani completed his studies from Brown University in the USA and then became a board member of Jio Platforms and Reliance Retail Ventures. Currently, he is the energy business head of RIL, and has also started the animal rescue center Vantara.
