After 8 years of constant denial in the media, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'souza have finally tied the knot in typical Marathi fashion on Friday. But the interesting fact is that the couple had a twin wedding; after the getting married in a lavish Marathi-style they tied the knot again at a a church in suburban Bandra today. Riteish (32), son of former Mahrashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, is from a Maharashtrian family, while Genelia (24) was born into a Mangalorean Catholic family.
Genelia's red wedding saree with golden works and a matchin dupatta was designed by Neeta Lulla while Ritesh was seen in a cream coloured sherwani with the Maharashtrian styled red turban and mundawali. During the church wedding Genelia was at her best in white bridal gown and the veil whereas Ritesh was clad in a black suit.
Several bigwigs like Shahrukh Khan, his wife Gauri, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Abhishek Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Suniel Shetty, Ashutosh Gowariker, Karan Johar, Shahid Kapoor, Asin, Sajid Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel, Raj Thackeray and others had attended Friday's ceremony.
The couple will be hosting a reception at Grand Hyatt Hotel tonight (Saturday), where several Bollywood celebrities, politicians and other eminent personalities would be present.
