Indian traditions and culture have always been a thing to follow for Western countries. Whether it is about the cuisines or the trends, you can easily find the people of western countries follow Indian things widely. Along with Bollywood, you can now see the Indian traditional wedding is followed by popular celebrities of the western countries. The richness of Indian weddings has always been a talk of the town in the western countries and it becomes more special when a popular western celebrity chooses the Indian traditional wedding to tie the knot. That’s the reason why you can easily find numerous couples who aren’t Indian but followed the Indian rituals for their wedding.
Yes, you heard it right. There are several celebrities who have followed the proper Indian Classical wedding traditions to getting married. And although there are various famous names in the list, we are going to talk about the Non-Indian Hollywood celebrities who got inspired by the Indian traditions to tie the knot with their loved one.
In this article, we are going to talk about the four most popular celebrities who have followed the Indian wedding traditions to provide their love life better stability. All these celebrities have been seen following various other Indian traditions and it can be said that they are a fan of Indian culture. These couples can be seen in deep influence with the Indian culture and in a few cases, one of them in an Indian and the other is a celebrity from a different tradition. Their marriages have turned heads of world media and are popular among the fans of Hollywood and Bollywood. There are a few reasons to include only these four in our list, and by going through them, you will know the reason. So, without wasting more time, let’s get started to the list and see which celebrities have tied the knot in the Indian way.
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Ketty Perry and Russell Brand
We are well aware of Ketty Perry. The famous American singer married to English Comedian Russell Brand like a Great grand Indian wedding. Ketty Perry is undoubtedly a fan of Indian traditions and it has been seen in many interviews and public meetings in proper Indian attire. The wedding took place in the year 2010 and a limited number of guests along with some family members from both the sides have invited in the wedding and the wedding took place in Rajasthan’s famous Arman-I-Khas resort.
Along with the main event held in an Indian way, there were many more celebrations that almost run for a week before the wedding. You can get the candid images of the couple in the Indian attire along with the grand wedding from the internet. Along with a traditional Hindu wedding with all the rituals being perfectly followed under the supervision of a Pandit, Ketty Perry is known to follow the Hindu traditions by heart. This made us include this couple as the first in the list of Hollywood celebrities who married in the Indian style.
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Heidi Klum And Seal
Although Heidi Klum and Seal have tied the knot in their own tradition, but since their marriage in 20115, they have been trying new ways to celebrate their wedding anniversary, and this is why we have included them in this list. Influenced by the Hindu culture and Banaras, the couple celebrated their third anniversary by recreating the magic of Traditional Hindu marriage with all the rituals being followed in the perfect supervision of Pandit Sailesh Tripathi who is a renowned Pandit of Banaras. The couple created a Mini-Banaras at Costa Careyes Beach, Mexico and followed all the rituals like the Knayadaan, Ganes pujan, and saat-phere. All the Hindu traditions have perfectly followed by the couple and the exclusive indian jewelry and accessories were ordered from India to make it look like a completely authentic Hindu marriage.
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Elizabeth Hurley And Arun Nayar
English model Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar got married in the year 2007 and the had two receptions, one according to the British traditions and the other one was according to the Indian traditions and believes (Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur). The couple followed every single ritual generally held in an Indian wedding and Elizabeth Hurley followed all the traditions like she should be as a bride. Whether it is about Mehandi, traditional indian saree and jewelry, the bride followed every single tradition of a Hindu wedding. Along with the two ceremonies, the thing that made the marriage popular among the fans and the world is the budget of the wedding. The overall rituals run for over a week, and the couple spent nearly $2.5 million dollars in their marriage, and it was one of the most publicized marriages of that time.
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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra
The last and the latest couple who have recently tied the knot in Indian way is the Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra. The couple got married in the year 2018 and the media has termed it as the Wedding of the year without any second thought. The marriage was grand and as the marriage of Arun Nayar and Elizabeth Hurley, both the western and Indian cultures were kept in mind while organizing the ceremony. The couple married according to the Christian traditions and then on the next day, the Indian marriage ceremony was held on the Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur. Priyanka’s wedding was one of the most trending topics in India as well as across the world and was a great event altogether. All the traditions were done according to Hindu beliefs, and the couple looked fabulous in the Indian attire during the Indian ceremony.
So, these were the top four celebrity couples who have chosen Indian traditional wedding to tie the knot. You may find many other famous names and celebrities, but these are the most lavish and talked about marriages of their time. So, what you think about the list? Did we miss your favorite? Please do let us know in the comments.
