Billionaire heir issues nine-page dress code for A-list guests at lavish pre-wedding affair
Royals, celebrities and other A-list guests have been sent a comprehensive nine-page dress code ahead of Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani's, 28, wedding.
He's not set to tie the knot with fiancée Radhika Merchant, 29, until July, but that hasn't stopped the couple from starting the party a few months earlier.
They're hosting a three-day celebration in Jamnagar, western India, this weekend which will feature everything from wildlife encounters to a performance by Rihanna.
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Anant Ambani (right) with Radhika Merchant (left) in March 2023, a little over a year before their wedding. Vijay Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty
The guest list includes the likes of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, tech legend Bill Gates and members of Bhutan's royal family.
Hillary Clinton is even said to be flying in for the occasion, according to the Times.
A-list attendees will be treated to three days of activities at the Ambani family's expense, including cocktail parties, an Indian fete, and a big soiree on the final night.
During the days, they'll be whisked off to visit to the Ambani family's animal rescue and get up close and personal with elephants and big cats on a wildlife trail.
With so many different activities on the agenda, Anant and fiancée Merchant made sure to send out a detailed dress code for each day, totalling nine pages of instructions.
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India's business tycoon Mukesh Ambani (centre) along with his wife Nita Ambani (back left), future daughter-in-law Anant Ambani (front left), daughter Isha Ambani (front right) and son Anant Ambani (back right) in 2018. AP
The couple have also assured guests there will be stylists and makeup artists on hand to help them with some of the event's style themes, which the Times reports include "jungle fever" and "Heritage Indian" to name a few.
So where are the couple getting all the cash for such a lavish pre-wedding affair?
Anant is the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, who is estimated to be worth about US$116 billion (approx. $178 billion AUD) per Forbes.
Mukesh, who is chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, reportedly dropped a whopping US$100 million (approx. $154 million AUD) on daughter Isha's wedding in 2018.
Her nuptials even featured a performance by Beyoncé, according to the Times.
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Isha Ambani's (left) wedding is said to have cost over $150 million AUD. She's pictured here at the 2023 Met Gala. Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Merchant is no stranger to wealth either; her father is Viren Merchant, CEO of Encore Healthcare Private Limited, who is rich in his own right.
With all this planned for their pre-wedding celebrations, there's no telling what the couple must have in store for their actual nuptials.
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