Designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla thanked Jaya Bachchan for sharing these priceless pictures from Shweta Bachchan and Nikhil Nanda's wedding album. They also reveal how Shweta Bachchan became 'The Bride Who Wore White'!
Ace designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla have clocked 33 years in the industry. The two of them recently went down the memory lane, looking back at some of the highlights of their journey so far. In doing so, Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla shared some rare and unseen pictures from Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan's daughter Shweta Bachchan's wedding with Nikhil Nanda.
The throwback pictures shared by the designer duo were shared with them by Jaya Bachchan herself, from Shweta Bachchan's wedding album from the year 1997. While the bridal attire is usually supposed to be in shades of red or pink, Shweta Bachchan was the rare bride who wore white during her sangeet ceremony. The designers shared how they incorporated the unconventional colour in the bridal attire of Shweta Bachchan.
Shweta Bachchan tied the knot with Delhi-based businessman Nikhil Nanda in February 1997. The photos from Shweta Bachchan's wedding album have now gone viral on social media.
Check out the throwback pictures from Shweta Bachchan's wedding album right here:
1. Shweta Bachchan - 'The Bride Who Wore White'
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Sharing the first picture of Shweta Bachchan from her wedding album,Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla's Instagram page wrote along side:
"1997: The Bride wore White!
Shweta Bachchan exudes pristine grace in a spectacular floral veil and ornaments at her mehendi dressed in exquisitely intricate chikankari. A pathbreaking ensemble which made the statement that white is absolutely auspicious."
2. Shweta Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan at her Sangeet
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Sharing another bunch of pictures, the designer captioned the post writing, "1997: A heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Jaya Bachchan for sharing these pictures from Shweta and Nikhil's Sangeet with us. Their wedding was the first ever event done by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla and the duo handled everything from decor to ensembles for each function for the entire Bachchan family."
3. Shweta Bachchan's sangeet was an ode to tradition at its glorious best
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The caption further read, "The Sangeet was an ode to Tradition at it's glorious best. And the ensembles a tribute to classical elegance and masterful craftsmanship."
4. What Shweta Bachchan wore for her sangeet ceremony
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"Shweta Bachchan wore a sumptuous gold brocade khinkhaab ghagra with gold zardozi vasli in a leafy tendril pattern. "It was a huge honour to have Mr and Mrs Bachchan entrust us with such an important occasion in the family. That they also gave us complete creative freedom was priceless. It allowed us to dream and execute to our hearts' content and bring to life an absolute fantasy“," Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla concluded.
5. Why Shweta Bachchan and Nikhil Nanda's wedding was important for Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla
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Sharing the significance of Shweta and Nikhil's wedding and why it meant the world to them, Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla explained in the caption of the next post:
"More from the spectacular wedding of Shweta Bachchan and Nikhil Nanda! "Jaya is like our sister and we are like Shweta's mamas. We've known her and Abhishek since they were in their early teens, so doing this wedding went beyond work for us and it will always hold a very special place in our hearts"Nikhil and his family were very close to us and our first interiors project was redecorating their home. So this wedding meant a lot to us. It was the first event we ever got to design from end to end. We had a great time. It was a fantastic creative and emotional experience!"- Abu & Sandeep
6. Details in Shweta Bachchan's bridal lehenga
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Dishing out details about Shweta's bridal attire, the caption further read:
"The duo channeled their devotion to detail into every aspect of the fabulous arrangements. Both the couture and the decor reflected the magic of their maximalist philosophy.
For the wedding ceremony, they created ensembles that were a celebration of regal grace and handcrafted embroideries. Shweta Bachchan wore a velvet ghagra and blouse in maroon. Tiny booties embroidered in resham, badla and crystals filled the lehenga. A French net dupatta with a floral border completed this deliciously romantic ensemble."
7. What Jaya Bachchan wore for daughter Shweta Bachchan's wedding
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The designer duo also shared what Jaya Bachchan wore for her daughter's wedding:
"And for the mother of the bride, Jaya Bachchan, an exquisite red bandhini ghagra sari with lavish floral zardozi embroidery"
8. THIS picture of Shweta and Jaya Bachchan was clicked just 4 days before Navya Naveli's birth
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Sharing their heartfelt emotions in the last post, Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla revealed that this epic picture was taken just four days before the birth of Shweta Bachchan's daughter Navya Naveli Nanda. Here's what the caption read:
"1997: Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla designed their first ever wedding and created a new standard for celebration.
For the wedding itself they broke with tradition and made white the epitome of bridal elegance!
The duo dressed Shweta Bachchan Nanda in a delicate, white Chikan ensemble. Crafted in real silver and antique gota borders with Zardozi embroidery at the hem, the dress exquisitely complemented the bride’s fragile beauty. Seen with her is Jaya Bachchan wearing an entirely embroidered saree featuring Chikan jaali work in the Tagar flower motif. On her big day, Shweta mesmerized in a veil made of real flowers to complement her mother’s saree. This photograph was clicked four days before she gave birth to her daughter, Navya Naveli."
(All images via Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla/Instagram)
