The theme of Saif and Kareena's reception is off-white and gold with mogra flowers
New Delhi:
Antique props have been used forthe grand mughal-themed reception for Saif Ali Khan and hisnew bride Kareena Kapoor in a spacious government bungalowhere today.
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Deputy Chairman of thePlanning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Delhi ChiefMinister Sheila Dikshit, BJP leader Arun Jaitley, formercricketers Kapil Dev and Abbas Ali Baig are among the inviteesfor the Dawat-e-Walima, being organised by Saif's motherSharmila Tagore.
The Dawat-e-Walima is being organised by Saif's motherSharmila Tagore
"We are decorating the entire place. The theme isoff-white and gold with mogra flowers. We have a stage setup inside and it is all going to be in mughal style. We haveused antique props, about 200 years old for the decoration,"Tipsy Anand, from event management company Good Earth, toldPTI.
"The reception will start around 8 pm and we have beengiven a guest list of 500-600 people here," she added.For the reception, Kareena, 32, will wear a pink ghararaor a pink-blue or green sari, her designer Manish Malhotrasaid, while Saif, 42, will don a Raghavendra Rathore creation.Since a lot of VVIP movement is expected, security aroundthe venue has been tightened.
"We are expecting a lot of politicians and B-town celebsso we will be taking extra precaution so that the guests don'thave trouble entering the venue. We will be only allowingpeople who are on the guest list," said a representative ofa Proman securitytech, engaged for the purpose.
The celebrations for the year's most-anticipated weddingbegan way in advance with a pre-wedding bash at Kareena'sMumbai residence on Sunday.
The wedding took place at Saif's Bandra residence in theform of a registered marriage on Tuesday, after whichthe couple exchanged vows at the Taj Mahal hotel in theevening and hosted a post-wedding party attended by family,friends and who's who from Bollywood.
Shah Rukh Khan with wife Gauri, Priety Zinta, KaranJohar, Tusshar Kapoor, Salman Khan's sister Alvira, AnilKapoor with daughter Sonam were among the attendees at lastnight's bash.
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Deputy Chairman of thePlanning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Delhi ChiefMinister Sheila Dikshit, BJP leader Arun Jaitley, formercricketers Kapil Dev and Abbas Ali Baig are among the inviteesfor the Dawat-e-Walima, being organised by Saif's motherSharmila Tagore.
The Dawat-e-Walima is being organised by Saif's motherSharmila Tagore
"We are decorating the entire place. The theme isoff-white and gold with mogra flowers. We have a stage setup inside and it is all going to be in mughal style. We haveused antique props, about 200 years old for the decoration,"Tipsy Anand, from event management company Good Earth, toldPTI.
"The reception will start around 8 pm and we have beengiven a guest list of 500-600 people here," she added.For the reception, Kareena, 32, will wear a pink ghararaor a pink-blue or green sari, her designer Manish Malhotrasaid, while Saif, 42, will don a Raghavendra Rathore creation.Since a lot of VVIP movement is expected, security aroundthe venue has been tightened.
"We are expecting a lot of politicians and B-town celebsso we will be taking extra precaution so that the guests don'thave trouble entering the venue. We will be only allowingpeople who are on the guest list," said a representative ofa Proman securitytech, engaged for the purpose.
The celebrations for the year's most-anticipated weddingbegan way in advance with a pre-wedding bash at Kareena'sMumbai residence on Sunday.
The wedding took place at Saif's Bandra residence in theform of a registered marriage on Tuesday, after whichthe couple exchanged vows at the Taj Mahal hotel in theevening and hosted a post-wedding party attended by family,friends and who's who from Bollywood.
Shah Rukh Khan with wife Gauri, Priety Zinta, KaranJohar, Tusshar Kapoor, Salman Khan's sister Alvira, AnilKapoor with daughter Sonam were among the attendees at lastnight's bash.
