6 secrets from Isha Ambani’s US$100 million wedding, from Nita taking over the planning to Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan’s touching speech and the billionaire heiress tearing up

Nov 28 , 2021

It’s been almost three years since Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal got married in a US$100 million ceremony. Photos: @ETimesPhotos/Twitter, @vogueindia/Instagram

It’s been almost three years since Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal got hitched back in December 2018 and still, more details of the extravagant and expensive wedding continue to emerge. Sure, the wedding that was rumoured to cost around US$100 million with Beyoncé performing (yes, really) got a lot of airtime at the time, but more intimate details remained unknown.

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Here are six Isha Ambani wedding secrets you probably didn’t know about …

She got emotional

Isha Ambani wed Anand Piramal in a US$100 million ceremony almost three years ago. Photo: @stylebyami/Instagram

In an interview with Vogue India, Isha said the tears came rolling down at her vidaai ceremony – her farewell party – after everyone around her got emotional. She said the whole wedding process was emotional, but during her vidaai, she also felt herself welling up, explaining that she felt some pressure when everyone was crying, especially her parents.

Nita took over the planning

Isha Ambani reportedly let her mum Nita take over the wedding planning. Photo: @stylebyami/Instagram

Isha and Nita Ambani have both spoken about their close relationship before, so it is no surprise that Isha allowed her mother to take over the wedding plans. In an interview with Vogue India, she said her mother was the “CEO and I was the chairperson”.

Isha referred to the planning as a family affair, explaining that her parents did all of the hard work for the wedding. She also said she was lucky because they like the same things and she never felt alone in the process, explaining how she never went to a single wedding planning meeting by herself.

“I was never someone who dreamt of how my wedding would be, yet it was wonderful in more ways than I can imagine,” she told Vogue India.

The touching song

Legendary artist Lata Mangeshkar recorded a rendition of the Gayatri Mantra, a Ganesh stuti or prayer, for the couple. The recording was played during the wedding rituals and added a sense of tradition to the celebration, reports Bollywoodshaadis. Ahead of the recording, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan explained the significance of the rendition to guests, according to The Economic Times.

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The proposal party

When your only daughter gets an engagement ring on her finger, you’re bound to celebrate. To mark the occasion, the Ambani family hosted a proposal party and roka ceremony. This is considered one of the most important events in the lead-up to the wedding as it symbolises the union between the bride and groom’s family and friends. Guests included Sachin Tendulkar, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Aamir Khan and Gauri Khan. The mother-daughter duo even shared a special dance during the night.

Remembering their heritage

The wedding invitation was a tribute to the couple’s grandparents. Vogue India reports the floral-themed cards were decorated with a wreath of flowers and each bloom was chosen to represent qualities their grandparents embody. Once the card was opened, it played the Gayatri Mantra – a sacred chant in Hinduism.

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The tribute to Nita

Isha Ambani’s custom-made wedding lehenga by Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla. Photo: @silkandsparkle/Instagram

Everyone surely remembers Isha’s custom-made wedding lehenga – an ankle-length skirt – by designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla. The 16-panel outfit, which reportedly cost around US$12 million, was hand-embroidered and the tulle dupatta – a traditional shawl – had a 20-metre trail. But many people might not know that the lavish outfit was in fact a tribute to her mother Nita.

According to Vogue India, she incorporated her mother’s wedding sari into her wedding dress by draping it as a dupatta. The publication reports it was draped as the second dupatta and had small added touches.

The videos of the big day

Isha Ambani’s wedding took place at the Ambani family’s mansion, Antilia. Photo: @bebaknews/Instagram

On the day of the wedding, which took place at the Ambani family’s mansion, Antilia, the house and the road leading up to it were decorated with thousands of fresh flowers for the baraat ceremony, the groom’s wedding procession in India.

It’s customary for the groom to lead the procession on top of a mare. Isha’s brothers Akash and Anant Ambani were seen sitting atop horses welcoming guests to the house.

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