Priyanka and Nick tie the knot in India
Celebrity couple celebrate in lavish palace ceremony
NEW DELHI: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas have tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at a royal Indian palace.
Fireworks lit up the sky as the celebrity couple exchanged vows on Saturday in a Christian ceremony at the opulent Umaid Bhawan palace in Jodhpur in the western desert state of Rajasthan.
They were joined in the fabled Blue City by their families, including Jonas’ brother Joe Jonas and his fiancee, Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner.
The multi-day festivities – dubbed India’s “wedding of the year” – continued yesterday with a Hindu ceremony for Chopra, 36, and Jonas, 26.
“One of the most special things our relationship has given us is a merging of families who love and respect each other’s faiths and cultures,” Chopra posted on her Instagram account on Saturday.
The couple got engaged in August.
For their star-studded nuptials, keenly followed by Bollywood devotees and celebrity watchers, fashion designer Ralph Lauren created bespoke outfits.
“Ralph Lauren is honoured to have dressed the couple as well as the members of their wedding party,” the designer posted on Twitter on Saturday.
The wedding celebrations commenced with a traditional Indian mehndi ceremony, with Chopra’s arms and legs intricately painted with henna dyes.
Chopra wore vibrant colours while Jonas was dressed in an embroidered kurta.
Chopra, who won the Miss World pageant in 2000, is one of Bollywood’s most identifiable stars and one of the few to have achieved success in the West.
She starred in the ABC thriller series Quantico and has released songs with US chart-toppers, including Pitbull and The Chainsmokers.
Jonas first found success as the frontman of The Jonas Brothers with his two siblings.
In recent years, he has also turned to acting.