Amidst her viral dancing video at Sandeep Khosla's niece, Saudamini Mattu's wedding reception on the song, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, bride-to-be Sonam Kapoor is making the headlines for her much-anticipated wedding too. Sonam Kapoor and her long-time beau, Anand Ahuja have kept their fans into a tizzy about their most-talked-about big fat Punjabi wedding. (Also Read: As Sonam Kapoor Dances In A Wedding Reception, Jaya Bachchan Protects Her From Evil-Eye)
From destination wedding in Geneva to desi-style wedding in Mumbai, a lot has been said and changed about the most-awaited wedding of the year 2018. The latest update on Sonam and Anand’s wedding is that the wedding venue or we can say that the wedding venues are finalized. Yes! Sonam’s pre-wedding functions like mehendi, sangeet will be held at different places and her wedding will take place at another venue.
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An insider of the Kapoors revealed, “Yes, the initial plan was to have a destination wedding but it’s because of Sonam’s grandmother that they decided to change the venue and keep it somewhere close to their residence. Sonam’s grand mom can’t travel that far and the family obviously feels her presence is more important than the destination.” The wedding will take place at Sonam’s maternal aunt, Kavita Singh’s Bandra heritage mansion. (Also Read: Sara Ali Khan Dances To 'Saat Samundar Paar' At A Wedding Reception, Looks Stunning In White Saree)
Anand Ahuja and Sonam Kapoor will be pronounced husband and wife in a traditional ceremony. The pre-wedding and wedding celebrations are slated for May 7-8 and it will be a big fat Punjabi wedding. Reportedly, the three functions, mehendi, sangeet and wedding will be held at three different venues. Anand and Sonam’s sangeet will take place at Sonam’s best friend, Samyukta Nair’s five-star resort-style hotel, The Leela at Sahar. The next function, mehendi will take place at Sonam’s 35-crore luxurious duplex apartment in Sunteck Signature Island building at Bandra Kurla Complex. (Also Read: Rubina Dilaik Gets Engaged To Boyfriend Abhinav Shukla, Flaunts Her Ring In Style)
And finally, the big day i.e Sonam and Anand will exchange wedding vows in the heritage mansion at Bandra Bandstand, near Shah Rukh Khan’s bungalow Mannat. The Kapoors and Ahujas have started sending ‘save the date’ messages. According to Mid-Day reports, "Those in the know say that Sonam has been sending near and dear ones 'save the date' messages. The invites are expected to be on their way soon." (Also Read: Ileana D'Cruz Finally Opens Up About Her Pregnancy With A 'No-Nonsense' Instagram Post)
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Though there is no official announcement of the wedding from the Kapoors and Ahujas, Bollywood’s ace choreographer, Farah Khan unintentionally confirmed Sonam’s wedding. At the launch of the show, Entertainment Ki Raat, Farah said, “He [Anil Kapoor] is so fond of me that I will be choreographing his daughter’s sangeet”. A source close to the Kapoor family revealed to a leading online portal, “Rehearsals are in full swing. Karan is also very excited as he is performing on the title track of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. And the fact that he is dancing to the steps of his best friend, Farah is like a cherry on the cake. All of them are having too much fun while preparing for their acts”. (Also Read: Shahid Kapoor On Mira's Second Pregnancy: 'It Was A Spontaneous Decision And It Just Happened.')
The countdown has begun for the much-awaited wedding of 2018. We can’t wait to see Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja in bride and groom avatars.
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