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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

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The Dubai-based NRI family that owns the diamond jewelry brand \u2013 Popley and Sons \u2013 founded in 1927, has a history of weddings in the sky<\/strong>. The bride\u2019s father, Dilip Popley, had got married on an Air India flight between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in 1994. Organized by Air India with approval from the regulatory bodies, the inflight wedding was the first such historic event in the world of aviation. When Dilip\u2019s father approached the then national carrier for an unconventional wedding, the airline responded, \u201cThe Sky is the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The wedding event on Air India\u2019s A310, which made headlines as \u201cHawai Bandhan\u201d, was such a lavish affair that celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor had designed the menu for the guests. \u201cMy wedding in the air was my dad\u2019s dream. He wanted to get me married on an Air India plane. Now I am carrying his dream to another level with my daughter\u2019s wedding on a B747 aircraft,\u201d said Dilip Popley with pride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The guests for the Vidhi-Hridesh wedding on B747 were handed over boarding passes designed with traditional motifs of Indian wedding<\/strong>. The groom wearing a cream-colored sherwani and the bride wearing a red lehenga with delicate golden work arrived in a red Ferrari at a private terminal in South Dubai where their close family members and friends received them in an impressive manner. They boarded the aircraft decorated with exotic flowers inside for a 3-hour flight cum wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n

The B747 operated by Jetex was equipped with projectors for all the 350 guests to enjoy unobstructed viewing of the nuptial ceremonies<\/strong>. The seats on board were upholstered with floral fabric. The guests grooved to foot-tapping Bollywood numbers that filled the cabin air with electrifying vibes, just like in a typical Indian wedding on ground. Traditional dishes including shahi paneer, dal makhani, mushroom pulao and likes from a quintessential north Indian wedding menu were also served on board.<\/p>\n

It seems Dubai is not just a popular stopover for transit passengers of Emirates flights between USA and India<\/a><\/span>, but also a getaway for destination Indian weddings. \u201cMy wedding in the air is my father\u2019s dream to another level. I hope, for my (future) child\u2019s marriage, technology will allow us to do something bigger, such as wedding in space,\u201d said the newly wed Indian bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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