Vivek Oberoi - Priyanka Alva Marriage Photos

Looking for the latest photos of the Vivek Oberoi - Priyanka Alva marriage? Well, here they are. We also have pictures of the wedding card, mehendi pics, reception images and much more.


Vivek Oberoi's Wedding Card

The wedding card for the Vivek Oberoi Priyanka Alva marriage is made from eco-friendly paper, with handmade herbs and other natural materials. It is in the shape of a red satin jewellery box, and has two compartments when opened.


The photos of the card show it has two segments. The first compartment has chocolates, while the second compartments has separate invites for different marriage functions like mehendi, sangeet, pheras, baarat and reception. It also includes directions to the various venues and a car pass. Selected guests have also received a Ganjifa painting.


Pre Marriage Functions - Music, Sangeet and Mehendi

A music ceremony was held at a farmhouse on the outskirts of the city of Bangalore on the 27th of October, 2010. It was attended by a few family friends and close relatives. The mehendi and sangeet function for the Vivek Oberoi and Priyanka Alva wedding was held on the 28th of October, 2010.

Priyanka was wearing an orange ghagra choli. The menu for the mehendi and sangeet was a fusion of Punjabi and South Indian cuisine. DJ Jasmeet and drummer Sivamani performed at the Vivek Oberoi's Sangeet function. View these photographs of the bride and groom at this event.


Vivek Oberoi's Marriage Ceremony

The marriage of Vivek Oberoi and Priyanka Alva was held on the 29th October, 2010 in Bangalore. The wedding began with a haldi ceremony and a chura ceremony for the bride. It was followed by sehra bandhi, milni and jaymala. The ceremonies started at the Alva house, before moving to the Chancery Pavilion for other marriage events.


The wedding attire of the bride and groom was designed by Tarun Tahilani. More photos and videos will be uploaded as soon as they are available.


Vivek Oberoi's Reception

The reception and party for the Vivek Oberoi Priyanka Alva wedding held at a five star hotel on the 31st of October, 2010 in Mumbai. Here are some photos of the event. Vivek Oberoi's reception outfit was designed by Rohit Bal, while his bride Priyanka wore a blue green lehenga designed by Sushma Vaid-Sonia Sahaney. The venue was decorated with over 1,800 candles and 30,000 'rajnigandha' flowers.


Lots of politicians and film stars attended Vivek Oberoi's wedding. Some of the politicians were LK Advani (BJP), Sushma Swaraj (BJP), Praful Patel (Congress) and Sanjay Nirupam (Congress). The people from the film industry present at the wedding reception were Akshay Kumar, Jackie Shroff, Tabu, Gulshan Grover, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sajid Khan, Salim Khan (Salman's dad), Genelia D'Souza, Fardeen Khan, Ram Gopal Verma and Vishal Bharadwaj.


Profile of the Couple

Vivek Oberoi is a 34 year old Bollywood actor. He is the son of Punjabi Khatri actor Suresh Oberoi and Tamilian Yashodhara. He studied at Mayo College in Ajmer and can speak a variety of languages including Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati and Marathi. He is involved with various charities, like Project Hope for tsunami victims.


Priyanka Alva is a 28 year old business management graduate from London. She was born and brought up in Bangalore. She studied at the Mallya Aditi International School. She is the daughter of former Karnataka minister late Jeevaraj Alva. Her mother Nandini Alva is a social worker and Indian dancer. Priyanka has a younger brother, Aditya. She likes doing charity, and helps her mother with social work at the Artistes Foundation for Arts in Bangalore.

Vivek Oberoi met Priyanka Alva on the recommendation of his parents. The Alvas have been family friends of the Oberoi's, since Vivek’s childhood years. Theirs is an arranged marriage.

I hoped you liked these wedding photos of the lucky couple. We all wish Vivek Oberoi and Priyanka Alva a very happy married life.

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Commonwealth Games Road Cycle Race in Connaught Place

Of all the Commonwealth Games events that I have attended, the most interesting was the Cycle Race, held on the streets of New Delhi...the thrill of dodging the security cordon made it even more fun.

Well, it was Sunday morning and we set out early, so as not to miss a thing. The women's 120 kilometre cycle race was set to begin at 8.30 am. The race was totally free of cost. Hearing about the strict security cordon on the roads, we took the metro train to Rajiv Chowk. The public could exit through only two metro gates - one near Mcdonalds, the other near A-block.

We exited near McDonald's in Connaught Place and were surprised that there was hardly anyone about. There wasn't even a Commonwealth games volunteer. There were loads of cops and security guys around, and roads to the inner circle were blocked by old DTC buses.

Thinking that the crowd, volunteers, television crew and officials were in a section from where there was a better view, we began roaming around CP searching for the perfect viewing spot. That's when we made a mistake. As soon as we exited from the Outer Circle, the cops did not allow us to re-enter. We walked around the outer circle of Connaught Place a bit, and realized all routes to watch the cycle race were blocked.

The Brainwave

Yeah, we crossed the road towards New Delhi Railway Station, and took a cycle rickshaw to Ramakrishna Ashram Metro Station. As the roads were blocked by the police, the cycle rickshaw driver took us through small winding streets and inclines in Paharganj to reach the metro station. From then on it was easy - we just caught the metro train from RK Ashram back to Rajiv Chowk, entered the Connaught Place Inner Circle and watched the Commonwealth Games Cycle race.



There were no food and drink stalls in Connaught Place, but we could buy reasonably priced food and water in the metro station. Entering and coming out of the metro station was allowed by the cops. So to beat the heat during the 20 minute gap between laps, we just chilled out in the air conditioned metro station. When we heard the helicopter with the camera hovering above, we would come out to catch the cyclists going past.

The crowd was too little. I suppose if more people knew about the technique to beat security in Connaught Place, more people would have been able to enjoy the cycle race. The road cycle race for women was won by Australian Rochelle Gilmore, while the one for men was won by another Australian. Cyclists from New Zealand and England picked up the other medals.

However, for us, the real winner was the cycle rickshaw driver, who in his filthy torn shorts, exerted all his energy to drive us at top speed to the metro station, so that we could catch every single moment of the Commonwealth Games road cycle race!!!

Have you been watching the 2010 Commonwealth Games events? What do you think of the arrangements?