It is one of those weddings for which both Bollywood and Indian cricket stars and fans alike await for with bated breath. The romance between Bollywood stars and cricketers carries a legacy that dates back to Pataudi and Sharmila days. This time Zaheer Khan along with his long-term beau, actress Sagarika Ghatge came forward to take the legacy ahead. Last week, the two stars tied the knot in a private ceremony. The lovebirds got engaged this May and, as the date was decided, they became man and wife this Nov 23. Presenting pics and details you wouldn’t wanna miss!
What made the Sagarika Ghatge and Zaheer Khan wedding so special?
To start with, the ace cricketer and the Bollywood actress started with a registry ceremony at the Lower Parel house of Zaheer Khan.
Just as they managed to keep their love life out of the curious eyes of paparazzi, the stars got hitched in an equally private ceremony. The ceremony was only attended by special friends and relatives of the couple.
Looking breathtakingly beautiful in a red silk saree by Sabyasachi, Sagarika posed with Zaheer Khan who looked dapper in a peach kurta pajama. Seen attending the even were another Bollywood-cricket couple-Hazel Keech and Yuvraj Singh. The heavy statement choker necklace and matching earrings deserve special mention here.
Vidya Malvade, Sagarika’s best friend from the industry was among the few guests who were invited to all the ceremonies.
Post the registry marriage on Thursday, the couple threw a cocktail party for the guests from both film and cricket fraternities.
Seen at the cocktail party, Sachin Tendulkar along with wife Anjali happily posed for the shutterbugs.
Vidya Malvade was seen wearing a beautiful self-styled lehenga.
The friend and co-player for long, Harbhajan Singh came to celebrate the moment with the couple.
Hazel Keech was spotted wearing a black and golden dress for the cocktail party.
Here, the couple was seen posing with Parthiv Patel and his wife.
On the wedding dinner, Sagarika chose to wear a gotapatti saree in pink and clearly bowled all the spectators out with her drop-dead gorgeous looks.
The groom too looked every bit of handsome in the black bandhgala suit.
Later, the friends of the couple organised a special mehndi ceremony.
While Sagarika looked like a princess in the sea green Anita Dongre lehenga, Zaheer looked regal in a royal blue kurta.
And there’s another party to add to the week-long wedding ceremony. The couple recently held another party to celebrate their most significant moments with close friends.
From Sania Mirza to Ashish Nehra, this lavish party was attended by the cricketers and friends from the film industry.
Hold on, the wedding doesn’t end here. We’ll soon share the best moments from the most-waited function from Zaheer Khan wedding saga, the lavish reception which was held at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower in Mumbai.
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The grand reception invite which was designed by the star designer, Ravish Kapoor, shows us how particular the couple is about their choices. This innovative card has a tree in centre which was conceptualized by Sagarika whereas Zaheer is the man behind the elegant colour choice of matte gold and subtle shade of purple. To get the accurate texture as suggested by the couple, the designer imported a special paper Modi Gliani from Italy.
Keep an eye on this space to get the first updates of Sagarika and Zaheer’s reception ceremony.
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