One of the Majestic Wedding:

Liz and Arun: Made for Each Other:

British-model actress Liz Hurley and her Indian-born businessman husband Arun Nayar are finally tied the knot again in royal Indian style Friday, after enjoying a night of campfire and dance in the middle of the desert town of Rajasthan, India. The Wedding venue was one of the most luxurious and magnificent hotel Umaid Bhawan Palace, known as a Taj of Rajasthan, where a special marble platform has been set up, replete with flowers and rangoli designs.

At least 347 rooms and suites of Umaid Bhawan Palace, spread over 26 acres, have been booked for the famous guests. The newly-weds would be guests of the royal family in their private quarters. Erstwhile Maharaja Gaj Singh and his family reside in one part of the palace, while other part is a museum. The hotel is being run by the Taj group.

"Five priests would first blow the conch shell after which the couple would tie the knot amid the chanting of Vedic mantras. The couple would take rounds of the holy fire," the source added. Some of the priests have also been asked to translate the Sanskrit verses into English for the foreign invitees.

After the ceremony, guests would be taken in luxury coaches to Mehrangarh Fort, where a grand reception, complete with Shenai and Dhol (drums), awaits them. The sources said the Rajasthani wedding took most memorable wedding India for 7 nights. On March 8 afternoons, the couples are expected to host a party in Balsamand Palace, five km from Jodhpur, while Nagaur Fort would be the venue for a night party. And on March 9, the couples are hosting a post-wedding party at Mehrangarh Fort.

Historic Mehrangarh Fort - built by Rao Jodha, founder of Jodhpur in 1459 Perched on a 150-metre-high hill, Mehrangarh is one of Rajasthan's most magnificent forts built by Rao Jodha in 1459. The newly weds are likely to travel in a palanquin to the fort's summit, housing one of the best museums, would be closed for others on that day. The fort, hosted a lavish multi-cuisine dinner at Daulatkhana. While Liz is expected to wear a Tarun Tahiliani creation, Arun would sport a saffron coloured turban. High profile guests like Hugh Grant, actor and ex-flame of Hurley, England footballer David Beckham and his wife Victoria and several others are likely to be present at the Jodhpur wedding. They will be in Rajasthan from March 7 to 10. There will be a special dress code for the guests -- pink saris for the women and Kesariya safas for the men to lend an authentic Rajasthani feel to the wedding.

Rural melodies by Manganiars and Langas, folk singers of Rajasthan, and traditional dances like Ghoomar and Tehra will enhance the setting at the gala dinner at the Moti Mahal. The cuisine will be a lavish mix of Indian, Continental and Mexican. The celebrity couple along with their 250 guests spent Thursday night in luxury tents erected specially for them in the 4th century Nagaur Fort, 140 km north of Jodhpur. "Over 125 Swiss tents with five-star amenities were put up for the guests and they really enjoyed every minute of their stay in Nagaur," Nayar also took part in the traditional Bandoli ceremony, where the groom sits on a horse a day before the wedding and takes a round of his area.

"He sat on a white, decked up horse and took a round of the fort," the source said. The guests of the celebrity couple also had a Rajasthani experience, with some going on a camel safari while others watching an impressive horse dance to the tune of the royal Jodhpur band.

The food served included Indian, Continental and Rajasthani, the source said, adding that people danced to jazz, rock and Carnatic music late into the night.

The wedding picture has been released and we must say Elizabeth looked amazing. The exclusive pictures of the nuptials and here is the scoop. There were hundred special guests from the world of fashion, art; music and film were present at the spectacular wedding ceremony.

Elizabeth felt equally emotional during the day. "I cried in the church, during Elton's speech and during our first dance. I'm afraid my stiff upper lip deserted me," she says.

Prince Pavlos of Greece, designers Tom Ford and Valentino, supermodel Eva Herzigova and billionaire Flavio Briatore were all there to witness the emotional exchange of vows in the castle's chapel. The couples later flew to Mumbai for the Indian leg of the lavish celebrations. In the night the couple hosted a bash at the city's Taj Hotel, with Arun in traditional Indian dress and Liz in a stunning scarlet satin frock.

Actress Elizabeth Hurley was deeply engrossed in wedding plans, as are many brides-to-be. Unlike brides dreaming of a fairytale-inspired white wedding, Hurley is going for a traditional Indian-style wedding and will be wearing a £4,000 pink silk sari ($7,700) for the ceremony. The sari was designed by Tarun Tahiliani, who is best known for his modern takes on traditional Indian fabrics and styles.

Later Hurley 41 and Nayar 42 wed in a civil service on Friday at Sudeley Castle in southwest England, followed by a lavish star-studded party at a country castle the next day.

Truly one of the most lavish and romantic wedding of Arun and Liz.

Scoop after Marriage:

The Liz Hurley- Arun Nayar wedding created a sizzle when Vinod Nayar decided to disown his sons owing to the humiliation cast by the duo. This has led many Indians to think about their homebred betas marrying firang bahus..

The recent days were flooded with voluminous razzmatazz about Indian businessman Arun Nayar and Hollywood megastar, Liz Hurley’s splendid wedding. The couple plunged in a weeklong marathon of partying and making merry to celebrate their union. The dream wedding soon took an ugly turn when Vinod Nayar, Arun’s father claimed to have been almost thrown out of his own son’s wedding.

The episode seems to have raised a number of eyebrows and has given the media loads of spiced up gossip to ponder over. As per the sources, Vinod Nayar wants to have nothing to do with his son Arun and daughter-in-law, Elizabeth after the way they behaved with him and his relatives.

The corniest part was that Vinod was restrained from blessing his son at the Hindu wedding in Jodhpur as an unseeingly tiff broke out between him and his sons at the venue and he was thrashed out of the premises.

Vinod, 66, is the owner of a private textile firm and is a very dignified person. He was shaken to the core in response to the behavior put up by Arun and Liz. He said that the duo has shamelessly gone beyond all limits to humiliate him and his family members.

He was offended by the fact that Liz sold her wedding to Hello magazine for an amount of $5 million and commercialized what should have been a private family affair. The glitterati were given far more importance than the family.

According to Vinod, Liz has a solid appetite for Attention and lets nothing come in the way when it comes to claiming it. He added that He and his second wife, Joanne were treated like second citizens throughout the ceremonies. At one point he even mentioned that when he stood up to dance at the mehndi ceremony he was asked by his sons to stop behaving in such a way as it was too Indian and could easily offend Liz.

A display of events led him to feel shattered and instigated him to disown his sons.

Vinod was not allowed to bless the couple during the Hindu ceremony, where according to tradition the bride is welcomed by her father-in-law. This triggered a fight between him and his sons who wanted him out of the venue immediately. The Indian guests were also treated poorly in comparison to the European guests. Elizabeth turned down a $87,000 necklace presented by Vinod and chose to wear the necklace that belonged to Gunna, Arun’s mother.

In another instance, Arun snatched a camera from his father when Liz shouted that it threatened the magazine deal. The most astonishing revelation was that Liz and Arun had not included Vinod and Joanne’s name in the guest list nor had they bothered to invite Arun’s grandmother who was reduced to tears in her old age. He was constantly avoided and felt rather dejected throughout the ceremony.

He mentioned that he always knew that Liz wanted attention and was a very ambitious woman but at the same time he thought that she was a warm, family oriented woman. He was in awe of her beauty and grace. But the way she treated him and Joanne, Arun’s stepmother, has changed his opinion of her. It seems Liz only wants attention and has no feelings for her in-laws.

The whole event has left the world startled. Indians seem to gush about family values and traditions but are simply hollow from within. The changing trends in the society are reflecting in the values of the children. This particular incident came in the eyes of millions of people because it was a celebrity wedding. There are a number of instances wherein Indian betas wed firang bahus and forget all about their parents and loved ones. The trend has soon picked up pace and the foreign bred betas are merrily bringing home bahus who are unaware of the Indian traditions and customs.

A common saying goes: love is blind. Can we say that this kind of a relationship will go a long way that has begun on the shaky foundation of family disputes? Will Arun and Liz Nayar stay happily ever after even after having been disowned by Vinod?

Marriages are made in heaven and love marriages have become a norm. In our country where a marriage is supposed to be the union of two families, in the western world it is a bond between two individuals. The marriage vows end with, “ I do” and not, ”We do”.

Is it really the wise on our part to blame the bride or groom who tie the knot and promise to stay with each other for the rest of their lives. The bottom line still remains that our roots are Indian but globalization has killed our ethnicity.

We have forgotten everything in front of money and glamour. Our ambitions see no limits and values come in the way.

For some this might be a publicity gimmick but few will deny that getting a firang bahu is becoming a fad. Social circuits are flooded with snobbish mothers-in-law gushing endlessly over their foreign returned betas and alien bahus. Is it wise to blame the young couple for the ragged values?

This throws light on the changing times and trends in our country. People tend to look at a non-resident Indian with more respect than a local. It is us who set the ways and then crib about the whole structure.

Source by: meri news