Sundown City in Phu Quoc Island the place an Indian couple holds their marriage ceremony from Jan. 20-23, 2024. Picture courtesy of Solar World
An Indian couple have rented a complete five-star resort for 4 days in the most costly space of Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, to carry a marriage ceremony with 350 company.
A spokesman of Solar World instructed VnExpress the Indian couple’s marriage ceremony is going down from Jan. 20 to 23 within the Sundown City space.
The resort has 234 rooms, suites and villas, with the most costly being a 7-bedroom villa with costs of VND200 million (US$8,092) per night time.
The bride and groom determined to decide on the resort for his or her marriage ceremony about six months in the past. They flew to Vietnam 4 instances to test areas and consider service high quality.
The resort was chosen as a result of it has efficiently organized many weddings for Indian {couples}, the consultant mentioned. It was additionally chosen to arrange the marriage of an Indian billionaire in 2019.
The Sangeet ceremony (single ceremony) with shut buddies of the bride and groom was held on the night of Jan. 21, on the Grand Ballroom of Solar Signature Gallery within the coronary heart of Sundown City.
The marriage came about on Jan. 22. Within the morning, the couple held the Haldi ceremony, the primary conventional ceremony in an Indian marriage ceremony, on the resort.
Subsequent, they held a Baraat bridal procession from the resort to the marriage venue in Sundown City by luxurious vehicles.
The primary marriage ceremony ceremony on Tuesday night time will embody a spectacular fireworks show.
The marriage brings collectively Indian tradition and indigenous parts of Vietnam, proven by means of the small print of a set of seven large red-yellow chairs and lotus flowers floating on water, representing Vietnamese tradition.
The time of the official marriage ceremony ceremony coincides with the sundown in Phu Quoc.
To organize for lavish events all night time lengthy, the couple introduced dozens {of professional} cooks from India to Phu Quoc and collaborated with the resort’s worldwide chef group.
The menu on the occasion contains dishes from various cultures comparable to Thailand, Vietnam, France, the Mediterranean and India.
India was Vietnam’s quickest rising tourism market final 12 months, with Indian guests rising by 231% from 2019.