Aishwarya Rai Wedding

Fashion evolution: Aishwarya Rai

Awww!!! Aishwarya is going to be a mommy...we are so happy for her, aren't we? It is quite nice to see Aishwarya taking cue from the guests at the royal wedding in the family of Windsor, and sporting a mega-sized hat at the recently held Prix De Diane horse race in France. We think she is balancing her rather shapeless dress (obviously worn to hide the baby bump). The soft peach hue of the dress, and her laced peep toe sandals just saved her from looking like a British Maarm.

Tight security in place for Ash-Abhishek wedding : TheAishwaryaRai.com

Strict security arrangements will be in place when the former Miss World Aishwarya Rai marries her actor boyfriend Abhishek Bachchan in a quiet but high-profile wedding this week, sources said on Monday.The three-day wedding ceremony is due to begin on Wednesday at the Bachchan residence in Mumbai.Fire extinguishers will be on hand in case crazed fans of Rai and Bachchan set themselves on fire in disappointment or try to perform Hindu fire ceremonies to break the marriage, a tabloid in Mumbai reported.About 500 police, some with metal detectors, would also be in place, the daily reported.Four-page wedding invitations, with the couple's initials 'AA' embossed on the cover and signed by the Bachchan family and the stars, have been sent out to select friends.

Superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Rai's former boyfriend Salman Khan have not been invited to the low-key event, which will be attended mainly by close friends of the Bachchans, Bollywood's first family.Among those invited are director Yash Chopra, filmmaker Karan Johar, industrialist Anil Ambani and influential politician friends of the Bachchan family.I have not been invited to the wedding. Regardless, I wish the couple best," Shah Rukh Khan told another tabloid in the city."The Bachchans have asked us to keep this wedding a private issue and, therefore, we are maintaining silence," said actor Suniel Shetty, who has been invited to the exclusive function.

Media reports said that jewellery for the 33-year-old Rai had been specially brought from Kolkata, while henna used to decorate the bride's hands came from Rajasthan. The bride will also receive famed silk saris from Varanasi. The event will begin with the traditional sangeet at the Bachchan home.The Mehendi ceremony will be held at Rai's house, called La Mer (French for The Sea), on Thursday.After the main wedding ceremony on Friday, Rai will take part in another tradition in which the bride bids an emotional farewell to her parents.

The pair were engaged in January, capping months of media speculation about their relationship.They have scored two hits in recent months, with their latest film 'Guru' in January and last year's Dhoom 2, which was the highest grossing film in India.The expected sober tone of the wedding will contrast with the opulent marriage ceremony of British model Elizabeth Hurley and her businessman husband Arun Nayar in India earlier this month.

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