The pre-wedding festivities of the most anticipated wedding in B-town have begun!
Sonam Kapoor and
Anand Ahuja, who will soon tie the knot in a private ceremony on Tuesday, have begun their sangeet and mehendi ceremony, with their families and closest friends by their side.
Dressed to perfection in shades of ivory and gold, the bride-to-be and her handsome groom arrived well in time to get the celebrations started at the venue- Sonam’s maternal aunt Kavita Singh’s Bandra bungalow. While Sonam looked resplendent in a Chikankari lehenga by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla Couture paired with heavy gold and pearl jewellery, Anand looked dashing in a matching coloured kurta paired with a Nehru jacket and a large emerald broché. According to the designers, Sonam’s ensemble took multiple teams of artisans eighteen months to complete!
While the groom-to-be was among the first to arrive, father of the bride Anil Kapoor wasn’t too far behind, followed by son
Harshvardhan Kapoor.
Sonam’s cousins, Anshula Kapoor,
Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor arrived looking gorgeous in white lehengas, keeping up with the theme of the ceremony. Also looking lovely in tradition wear was Shanaya Kapoor.
Putting speculations to rest, Sonam’s designer friends Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo, the creators of global fashion brand Ralph & Russo, put on their best Indian traditional ensembles to attend the do. Sharing her excitement to be a part of the wedding festivities, Tamara took to her social media handle to share a picture on her way to the ceremony.
Stylist Pernia Qureshi, designer Masaba Gupta and Jacqueline Fernandez were among the first few of the actress’ friends to arrive at the ceremony.
Other celebrity arrivals included Sanjay Kapoor, Mohit Marwah and his wife, Karan Johar, Swara Bhasker, Rani Mukerji, Shilpa Shetty, among others.
Also spotted arriving at the venue were Arjun Kapoor, Boney Kapoor, Farah Khan and her children, Rekha, director David Dhawan,
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