{"id":33004,"date":"2023-12-01T15:06:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T20:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=33004"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:17:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:17:23","slug":"popley-inflight-wedding-b747","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/popley-inflight-wedding-b747\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Fat Indian Wedding in the Air! NRI Couple Ties the Knot on a Flight Carrying 350 Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"
On 24 November, 350 guests dressed in Indian ethnic wears took a special flight on Boeing 747 \u2013 the Queen of Skies. The jumbo aircraft had no (travel) class divisions, such as economy, premium economy, and business. There was music, dance, food\u2026. absolute \u2018midair\u2019 revelry aboard the flight for 3 hours. It was the venue of a big fat Indian wedding in the sky. Needless to say, grand Indian weddings know no bounds or heights.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Dilip Popley, a wealthy diamond merchant with lavish jewelry stores in India and Dubai, married off his daughter in a grand inflight wedding on B747<\/strong>, which was modified to suit the purpose. The lovebirds \u2013 Vidhi Popley and Hridesh Sainani \u2013 tied the knot following various rituals on board while the aircraft with decorated interiors was flying from Dubai to Oman. The inflight wedding was a first-of-its-kind surprise in Dubai, where it has become a vogue in India and the USA.<\/p>\n