Indian couple’s lavish wedding at Phu Quoc resort

Dubai-based couple Prerna and Aditya held their wedding from Feb. 16 to 19 according to traditional Hindu rituals.

The first two days were mainly for welcoming guests, the third saw a series of events including the traditional rituals and the main wedding ceremony and the fourth day had a festival and grand music concert.

A group of dancers (pictured) prepare for the dance performance to welcome 600 guests.

The groom Aditya’s parents welcoming guests.

To ensure things went smoothly, both families arrived at the Intercontinetial Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort two days before the event.

The carnival dancers and world-famous dhol drum team perform in front of the resort to welcome guests.

The entire resort was closed to the public to house the 600 guests who jetted in for the wedding.

InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort has 459 rooms and villas set amidst lush greenery.

Its highlights include spa villas made of bamboo and floating on water.

It also has the highest skybar in Phu Quoc with glass doors for visitors to enjoy a panoramic view.

The wedding design team had its own area to set up things for traditional rituals including the main wedding, and the music festival.

The mehndi area where guests could get themselves hennaed.

A team of Indian chefs came along with the wedding party.

There was also a professional hospitality team to welcome guests coming from Dubai.

The design team also made use of Vietnamese decorative materials.

Kim Pham, creative director of the design team, said the decoration items mainly use bamboo and rattan, typically such as the mandap dome weighing approximately one ton made entirely by hand from bamboo.

The team also gave fresh lotus flowers as gifts to the guests.

In the photo above more than 40 workers moving the mandap gate weighing nearly a ton for the wedding.

The bride gets hennaed on her hands and feet as a symbol of good luck.