Radhika Merchant-Anant Ambani’s latest pre-wedding event
Mumbai. Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani are all set to tie the knot. The couple has announced July 12 as their wedding date. Ahead of the wedding, the couple had two grand pre-wedding ceremonies – one took place in Jamnagar attended by several stars and the other in which the couple travelled on a cruise to Europe with their family members and other celebrities. A day before, the Ambani family held a mass wedding celebration in Mumbai, where they blessed underprivileged couples and got them married. On Wednesday, the Ambani family visited the venue for the Mameru ceremony. What is Mameru? As per Gujarati traditions, before the wedding, a ritual is performed in which the bride’s maternal uncle gives her wedding gifts. Mameru means maternal uncle in Gujarati. Mameru is the ceremony in which the bride receives gifts from her maternal uncle. The Mameru ceremony was equally grand for the Ambani family. On Wednesday afternoon, bride-to-be Radhika Merchant stepped out at the Mameru venue in a stunning orange and pink lehenga with golden embellishments. The entire Ambani family was present to bless the couple.
Isha Ambani – Mukesh Ambani’s daughter and groom Anant Ambani’s sister posed for pictures with her husband Anand Piramal and kids. Isha looked gorgeous in an orange silk ruffled saree with golden zari work and intricate golden thread work. The family posed for pictures and looked absolutely gorgeous in ethnic attire. Ambani family’s elder daughter-in-law Shloka Ambani wore a pink and orange salwar suit with heavy golden embellishments. Shloka accessorised her look with a diamond necklace and diamond drop earrings.
Anant and Radhika’s love story is one made for movies. The couple are childhood friends who later fell in love. One of Radhika’s gowns for the cruise ride before their wedding had a love letter written by Anant. Anant and Radhika made their relationship official with a picture on Instagram in 2018. The couple is set to tie the knot on July 12 this year.
