Mumbai, Oct 16 : The first of Kareena Kapoor’s two wedding ceremonies today is complete and she and Saif Ali Khan are officially married.
The registered wedding took place at Saif’s apartment in Bandra this afternoon. Marriage registrar Surekha Ramesh told PTI, "The notice had been submitted on September 12 and that they had requested that the registry be held at their residence. For the formalities, we will charge Rs 1,000."
Kareena and Saif will have a nikaah ceremony at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel this evening.
Family and friends of the couple have been guarded about wedding details, till now. "The wedding is taking place tomorrow and then we will have a reception in Delhi later on. It is a very joyous moment for our family," the bride’s uncle, actor Rishi Kapoor, told AFP.
In addition to the reception in Delhi on October 18, there will be another ceremony at Pataudi Palace.
A sit down dinner and mehendi ceremony took place at the Taj Mahal hotel last night.
On Sunday, a private sangeet was held at Kareena’s Bandra home. Family and close friends, including Malaika Arora Khan, Amrita Arora, Karan Johar and Manish Malhotra, were invited. Today’s ceremonies are expected to be equally select.