Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant Pre-wedding Bash Day 1: Welcome Menu For Guests

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Aparna Singh

Guests at the pre-wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are being welcomed at the Jamnagar venue with sweet and savoury delicacies.

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Convoys of luxury cars lined up at the Jamnagar airport as eminent personalities and celebrities from around the world arrived.

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A welcome lounge decked with various types of flowers has been set up for the guests and security has been deployed in large numbers for their safety.

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The guests are being welcomed with sweets including saffron penda, dry fruit sukhdi, churma laddus, pistachio sweets, halvasana, mohanthal and surti ghari.

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The welcome drinks include mango panna and lemon shikanji.

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Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding festivities kicked off with Anna Seva.

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The main events will begin today, March 1. Day 1 is called An Evening in Everland, with the dress code listed as “elegant cocktail”.

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Day 2 will host A Walk on the Wildside. It is set to be held outdoors in the Ambanis’ animal rescue centre in Jamnagar.

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Invitees will then swap their safari-themed outfits for more elegant ones for Mela Rouge. The dress code for this is “dazzling desi romance”.

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The final day will also comprise two events. The first one, Tusker Trails, suggests “casual chic” dressing, as guests are expected to further explore the green ambience of Jamnagar. The final party, Hashtakshar, calls for an elegant evening with heritage Indianwear.

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