More pictures from Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’s Hindu wedding have made their way to the internet
Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra and U.S. singer Nick Jonas tied the knot in two elaborate ceremonies at the Grand Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur in Rajasthan. While they exchanged vows in a Christian wedding on December 1, a traditional Hindu ceremony took place the next day.
While she looked stunning walking down the aisle in a custom-made Ralph Lauren gown, PC looked even more radiant in a 'desi girl' avatar for her Hindu wedding ceremony. Wrists-full of bangles and gold kalire, hands covered in beautiful henna designs, the Bollywood diva looked no less than a vision in a custom red Sabyasachi lehenga.
These pictures are proof Priyanka and Nick's wedding was everything dreamy and opulent:
1. Priyanka poses with Nick's family
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Nick entered the venue on a horse-drawn carriage. The baaraat began at the front porch of the Umaid Bhawan Palace and moved to the Baradari Lawns, where the jodi got married according to Hindu rituals.
2. Priyanka Chopra: The Royal Sabyasachi Bride
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"Every girl dreams of being a princess on her wedding day. But I never had a plan about what I wanted it to be." Priyanka said in an exclusive interview with People. She revealed that it was Nick's idea to have not one, but two wedding ceremonies to celebrate the coming together of their respective cultures. "It melted my heart. Being able to have two big weddings, in India, with our closest family and friends was unbelievably special." she said.
3. Make way for the Bride
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Priyanka was brought-in to the mandap under a chaadar that was held by her brother and cousins. As the regal baraat procession reached the Baradari Lawns, Priyanka’s mom, Madhu, performed an aarti to welcome the groom. The men among the baraatis were dressed in sherwanis and Rajasthani saafas, while women wore lehenga-cholis. Before the wedding, PC’s cousin, Parineeti, hid Nick’s shoes as per the joota chupai ceremony and demanded Rs 5 lakh to return the same.
4. Happy girls make for the best brides
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Pandit Chandrashekar, who is a native of Pali, was flown in especially from Bengaluru with a team of five other Hindu priests for the ceremony.
Nick was quite intrigued with the Hindu rituals. “When he was told that the saat pheras imply a vow taken by the bride and groom to spend seven lifetimes together, the latter exclaimed, ‘We should take seven more’. Everyone cheered after he made this remark,” a source told DNA After Hrs.
5. The Varmala ceremony
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"During the Hindu wedding, Priyanka’s younger sibling, Siddharth, explained every ritual and its significance to Nick’s family. Siddharth and Nick’s brothers — Kevin, Joe and Frankie — also had a fun-filled competition where they picked up the bride and groom to a certain height, right before the varmalas (garlands) were exchanged,” the source added.
6. A closer look at Priyanka's bridal lehenga
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Priyanka's bridal lehenga took 110 embroiderers from Kolkata and 3,720 hours to create the hand-cut organza flowers, French knots in silk floss and layers of thread work. At the bride's request, the names of her fiance and her parents, Ashok and Madhu, were beautifully sewn into the waistband of her skirt in Hindi. She completed the ethnic look withtraditional jewellery including a maangtika, nath and a heavy neckpiece.
