PV Sindhu is married! Sharing a glimpse of her special day, the badminton champ posted a few photos with her husband Venkata Datta Sai with a heart emoji.
For the private wedding ceremony in Udaipur, attended by close family and friends, Sindhu ditched the lehenga for an ivory tissue sari by Manish Malhotra, styled with a multi-tiered heirloom necklace. Complementing his bride, the groom was seen in a traditional ivory sherwani from the same designer.
The ace fashion designer revealed more details about the sari on Instagram: “A bridal vision brought to life, Padma Bhushan awardee Smt. PV Sindhu @pvsindhu1 dons our luminous signature handcrafted tissue #MMSaree from our EVARA collection, replete with intricate badla and zardozi detailing.”
He informed that her blouse featured “intricate inlay leaf patterns brought to life through embroidery”.
Complementing the sari’s Jamuna Ganga threadwork in gold and silver, was an “an old-world headveil” which had their names inscribed. “Her ensemble is completed with an ethereal headveil bordered in zari, bearing her and her husband’s names—an homage to romance and heritage.”
The look was completed with a “stunning multi-tiered heirloom necklace, featuring Zambian emeralds and uncut diamonds”, crafted in “18k gold”. It was paired with with matching earrings, bangles, traditional maathapatti, and haathphool.
Malhotra added that the groom “personifies regality in our brocade sherwani and dhoti, complemented by a stole and shaffa, as well as our Imperial Heirloom emerald and diamond necklace and signature jewelled buttons from @manishmalhotrajewellery”.
For the varmala ceremony, Sindhu wore a crimson red lehenga by designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee. It was paired with a full-sleeved blouse that was adorned with a golden embroidered border to add a regal touch. The heavily embellished lehenga skirt with golden geometrical patterns was paired with a red dupatta, embroidered with golden polka dots, completing the ethereal bridal look.
The bride’s look was complemented by Sai’s ivory sherwani from the same designer, which was paired with embroidered jacket.
