This weekend, Anant Ambani, the son of Reliance Industries CEO Mukesh Ambani, will marry Radhika Merchant, the daughter of two millionaire business owners, in what is anticipated to be one of the most lavish and high-profile weddings in recent times.
As their big weekend approaches, the couple has already hosted several extravagant events celebrating their impending nuptials. In March, the Ambani family invited over a thousand guests to their estate in Jamnagar, India, including notable figures like Mark Zuckerberg, Hillary Clinton, and Ivanka Trump.
For the occasion, the Ambani family constructed a glass palace inspired by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Palm House and hired Rihanna to perform her first full-length concert in nearly a decade.
“I wanted to be fun, free, and young,” Merchant told Vogue about the all-night partying that followed the Rihanna performance. “An Indian wedding is incomplete without a lot of dancing.”
In late May, Ambani and Merchant hosted another pre-wedding celebration on the Mediterranean Sea. The couple invited 1,200 guests for a four-day cruise beginning in Palermo, Italy, with stops throughout the region. In Cannes, guests were surprised by a Katy Perry concert. After reboarding the ship, there was a second concert featuring Pitbull.
A stop in Portofino also featured acclaimed opera singer Andrea Bocelli.
“It was just the most magical evening,” Merchant told Vogue of Bocelli’s performance. “I had goosebumps.”
After months of celebration, the actual wedding will be a three-day affair in Mumbai, India. The couple chose to hold the event on July 12th, 13th, and 14th after consulting their astrological charts.
Details about the big day remain under wraps, but the event is expected to be one of the most opulent weddings in recent years.