Fashion week may have ended but Jamnagar joined the club as one of the hottest fashion hubs from the 1 – 3 of March.
From an exclusive performance by Rihanna to custom looks by India’s most eminent designers and one of the bride’s looks being the gown Blake Lively wore at the 2022 Met Gala, Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding festivities were no short of a dreamy fairytale.
Taking the world by storm and diving into the pinnacles of glamour, the couple hosted their pre-wedding celebrations at the Ambani family’s animal welfare centre, Vantara, in Jamnagar, Gujarat. If the pre-wedding was this extraordinary, one can only imagine what the actual wedding has in store!
Among the star-studded guest list, riveting performances and event-packed itinerary were a crowd of show-stopping looks. In this article, we have rounded up everything you need to know about what went down over the three days and all the looks that followed in stride.
A look back at the Ambani-Merchant pre-wedding celebration :
Day 1 :
The celebrations began with an evening cocktail gala-themed ‘An evening in Everland’.
The enchanting evening brimmed with a myriad of performances; Cirque De Soleil, a dazzling drone show, a ‘Vantara’ show highlighting the beauty of the animal kingdom and a sensational performance by Rihanna. The evening followed with dinner and an afterparty.
Radhika Merchant
Radhika Merchant in custom Atelier Versace.
Radhika Merchant in Ashish Gupta, Cartier sunglasses and Manolo Blahnik shoes.
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant
Isha Ambani
Isha Ambani in custom Miss Sohee.
Isha Ambani in Chanel couture.
Isha Ambani in custom Louis Vuitton couture.
Shloka Ambani
Shloka Ambani in Valentino.
Nita Ambani
Nita Ambani in custom Schiaparelli couture and custom Lorraine Schwartz earrings.
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh
Deepika Padukone in custom Gauri and Nainika.
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Kareena Kapoor Khan in Tarun Tahiliani
Sara and Ibrahim Ali Khan
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan in Rahul Mishra.
Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt in Andrea Brocca.
Sonam Kapoor
Sonam Kapoor in custom Amir Al Kasm.
Kiara Advani
Kiara Advani in Albina Dyala.
Natasha Poonawalla
Natasha Poonawalla in Bloni couture.
Rihanna
Rihanna in custom The Attico, custom headpiece by Stephen Jones, Dolce and Gabanna coat, Swadesh and Birdhichand Ghanshymdas jewellery.
Day 2 :
On day 2, guests embarked on a ‘Walk on the Wildside’ in a ‘jungle fever’ theme at the Ambani family’s animal rescue and rehabilitation centre in Jamnagar. The second agenda of the day was a ‘Mela Rouge’ gala, where guests attended in South Asian attires, immersing themselves in a cultural extravaganza.
Radhika Merchant in Dolce and Gabaana.
Radhika Merchant and Nita Ambani
Isha Ambani
Isha Ambani in Alexander McQeen, Kanika Goyal and Christian Louboutain.
Deepika Paduokone
Deepika Padukone in Sabyasachi.
Ranveer Singh
Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal
Katrina Kaif in custom Rithu Kumar.
Sonam Kapoor and Anamika Khanna
Sonam Kapoor in Antar-Agni.
Shloka Ambani
Shloka Ambani in Miu Miu.
Radhika Merchant
Radhika Merchant in Manish Malhotra.
Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani in Manish Malhotra
Isha Ambani
Isha Ambani in Manish Malhotra.
Isha Ambani
Isha Ambani in Manish Malhotra.
Alia Bhatt
Sara Ali Khan
Sara Ali Khan in Manish Malhotra.
Khushi Kapoor
Khushi Kapoor in Manish Malhotra.
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Kareena Kapoor Khan in Manish Malhotra.
Shloka Ambani
Shloka Ambani in Manish Malhotra.
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone in Sabyasachi.
Ranveer Singh
Priscilla Chan
Priscilla Chan in Rahul Mishra.
Day 3 :
On the final day of celebrations, guests toured the Tuskar Trails, taking in and exploring the beauty of Jamnagar. The evening was followed by a prayer ceremony, enthralling musical performances and an after-party.
Radhika Merchant
Radhika Merchant in custom Tarun Tahiliani couture.
Isha Ambani
Isha Ambani in custom Manish Malhotra.
Nita Ambani and Isha Ambani
Nita Ambani and Isha Ambani in custom Manish Malhotra.
Shloka Ambani
Shloka Ambani in custom Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla.
Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra
Khushi Kapoor
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone in Rimple & Harpreet
Ranveer Singh
Sonam Kapoor
Sonam Kapoor in Namza Couture.
More looks and glimpses into the celebration :
