You’ll never friggin’ guess who threw themselves another wedding reception. I prayed that we were done with Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ wedding extravaganza. They had no fewer than a dozen giant weddings, receptions and wedding-related photo-ops. They sold EVERYTHING. They sold their gift registry. They sold their bachelor and bachelorette parties. They made “exclusive” deals with Vogue, People Magazine and Hello for extensive coverage and photos. They completely oversaturated the market – and completely overestimated the interest in their love story – for a solid month, if not longer. And just when I thought the wedding extravaganza was over, they went back to India for yet another f–king wedding reception, complete with a photocall and another People exclusive:
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are continuing their wedding celebrations! The newly married couple returned to Mumbai two weeks after throwing their first lavish wedding reception in New Delhi to celebrate their marriage with a second reception thrown by Chopra’s mother, Madhu Chopra.
As Chopra, 36, and Jonas, 26, posed in front of an extravagant wall of flowers, the bride wore a strapless custom navy ballgown with intricate gold embroidery created by India-based designer Sabyasachi. Chopra also draped a semi-sheer embroidered dupatta shawl over her shoulders and accessorized with a vintage diamond necklace, rings, stacked bracelets and stud earrings by Sabysachi.
Jonas traveled to the U.S. last week and spent time with brother Joe Jonas to watch the Canelo vs. Rocky fight together over the weekend and enjoyed a court-side view of the Knicks game on Monday, before returning to Mumbai on Tuesday.
I’m starting to HOPE that this is all some kind of contractual fauxmance, because if all of this is for real, then I’m worried about both of them. I understand that Hindu weddings are big extravaganzas, but I’d like to think that even the richest and most famous Indians are side-eyeing the crap out of Priyanka right now for her insistence on doing all of this. The thirst of these two, my God.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Getty and Instagram.
Okay, you two. At some point you’re going to have to start the actual marriage.
Not yet, they have to first throw the one month anniversary party!
ahahahahahaha <3
Idk if its age shaming or what but she looks so much like a maternal figure next to him. I really dont sense any sexual/intimate chemistry between them. It makes me scratch my head.
No, it’s not age shaming. She looks probably quite a bit younger than her actual age, it’s just that he is a baby face and his body language toward her is ackward as if he were an unconfident teen.
She looks like a proud mama…
I think Priyanka is actually very mature looking for her age and he is young-looking for his age, and with the age difference they do look strange together. Hard to look normal when she looks like a mature adult woman and he looks like a teenager. And before anyone complains, I also think mature men who are with teenagers look strange as well
They look like two people who think the other one is just okay. They don’t even seem to have the affection that good friends have for each other.
Yes, and in every picture I see of them, the vibe is so uncomfortable/awkward.
Right? Weird that he spends all that time on a plane just to go to a couple of sports events … fauxmance is right. Tacky as hell.
Damn, maybe they have memory loss and forgot all the celebrations.
Smoke and mirrors is what comes to mind.
this is normal for desis, we have a million receptions and parties. it’s not our fault westerners have bland celebrations.
It’s way over the top, attention seeking and tacky but I gotta say, that dress is beautiful.
Seconded. And that necklace!!!
The dress is so beautiful and the necklace is mind blowing! I bet it is heavy, but it is so gorgeous! WOW!
Yeah… it’s very over the top. But that’s the worst I can say when I get to see such beautiful gowns and flowers.
exactly, i get annoyed when i see the headline but forget all about it after looking at the photos. she’s stunning, love seeing her dresses and jewelry. nothing to say about him.
She looks beautiful,maybe a better look than any of the (many)she’s worn before.She looks like she’s celebrating something glam and amazing and he looks like he’s going to a working lunch in a mid western city.
Agree it’s OTT, shameless and like a fauxmance but damn this woman is beyond beautiful wearing awesome Indian designer gowns. I will take this over the million white wedding dresses. I’d like to think she’s doing it to give us dress candy! She should buy a fashion mag catered to displaying fashions from India for us foreigners.
“I will take this over the million white wedding dresses”
Yes, my thoughts exactly. American dresses seem stale and boring compared to the vibrant colors of her dresses. I’ve loved seeing all the fashion of both the bride and her guests.
Has anyone looked into the cultural backstory here? What type of family is she from in India? What is the norm for super rich women? I have a friend who is the least attention seeking and extravagant I know, but she had 3 weddings – two in China that were each several days with a million outfit changes and photoshoots. It’s the norm in her culture and was expected of her by her family. She had a third in America which was at the courthouse (her style). Before you judge, be curious.
It was also reported (TMZ) that this new one is “for media” and yet another upcoming one is “for Bollywood…” 🙄
Her mother and late father were surgeons. Mom retired and now works at Chopra’s production company.
Maybe its their family doing all of it? I mean i know they can say no but ehhh… doesn’t bother me I love seeing the fashion
this article even says this recent reception was hosted by her mother, and isn’t she a famous bollywood actress too? and from a large family? some of this seems cultural tbh.
Thank you! So much judgement being passed on assumptions. But then again, I guess this is the nature of gossip.
Probably had to do two. One to appease the VIPs. Another to appease the relatives (it’s an Asian thing). They could hold a third one for their friends.
In Malaysia this is actually what some Malaysian celebs did (have at least 2 receptions). Hold a private one for relatives, then one for fans. Then another one for media colleagues, the press and other celebs and VIPs.
this makes sense
Selling all of this to magazines is a straight celebrity culture thing a la the Kardashians isn’t it? Why not keep some of them private? Makes me very suspicious.
Hi Mego, I prefer private too as a personal choice. But just providing a bit of context on this selling out. A lot of Asian celebs do this too. Celeb weddings in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia invite a lot of interests from sponsors and this is not considered as gauche as it is in the West. You can say it is considered ‘prestigious’ and grander when you have more sponsors. A lot of Asian celebs make their money through their branding and such sponsorship adds to their brand. They can get more endorsement deals this way. Priyanka is not A list in the West but with this coverage she can still work with Indian brands for her net worth. I’m not saying it’s right but it is what it is. She has to work it, I guess. Of course it could be a fauxmance at the same time lol.
But it’s tacky as hell in the west. Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor had multiple receptions/events, but they were actually classy about it and didn’t look thirsty af.
Sonia, not everyone lives in the west though, this is a big world. We shouldn’t be so quick to judge another culture. Sure, certain people choose to be more westernized, as is their right, but Priyanka is obviously different.
Alexandria just explained that this is a very Asian celebrity culture thing and is not looked down upon in their culture.
The West is not the world Sonia therefore it does not get to dictate what other cultures do. We should have learned this when studying imperialism in school.
I’d prefer something more private too, but whatever floats their boat. It doesn’t bother me at all. The navy blue dress is stunning.
Will the divorce take as long and get as much coverage?
Probably not but they will get plenty of coverage out of stories about how hard it is that we are not respecting their privacy at this difficult time. 🙄
Such natural and passionate chemistry in those Instagram photos huh….? 😏
He looks like he’s got his hand on a mannequin, like he could be showcasing a new car or something. Also, his hand looks like it’s juuust close enough, but not actually touching her. Lol creepy
It’s a fauxmance all the way.
Not sure about that. What would be the gain for her? This whole thing makes her look so ridiculous, it’s embarassing and cringeworthy. She is beginning to look like Hiddleston did when he wore that “I <3 T.S." shirt. Why would anyone want to do this? What for?
She’s making a nice chunk of change I’m sure. Prob more than she gets acting in US roles.
remind me what’s she famous for?
She’s one of India’s biggest movie stars and Bollywood is a massive global movie market…
She also starred in a network TV show in the U.S. that made it three seasons, if only U.S. stuff counts as worthy for fame.
Globally, she is a MUCH bigger star than Nick Jonas.
I used to like her a lot more than I do now and the ridiculous selling of their wedding is beyond annoying and over the top but that doesn’t somehow mean she’s a nobody.
Is he really still that famous? I feel like his days with his brothers performing together was the peak of it; after that didn’t hear as much about them.
Maybe at the peak of Jonas brothers popularity.
“She’s one of India’s biggest movie stars”
USED to be.
Gawd, I really dislike them.
I swear, I look at them together and feel nothing. It just seems so forced and, what’s that word……? Performative. Like it’s just been one long, drawn-out photo shoot. Where are the sparks? The actual connection? I’m just not seeing it. 🤷♀️
honestly!! every photo of them ever just seems empty af. like the look in kendall jenner’s eyes in any photoshoot ever.
if someone made me fly back and forth to india three times in a month i would probably just murder them. that much time on a plane would literally drive me insane.
lol that’s real
Indian weddings are massive and can be lengthy celebrations.
My god. They could have fed villages of starving children around the world this past month with the lavish way they have been living.
I don’t get them together, but this is a South Asian thing. I had 2 receptions as well in different locations for family/family friends that couldnt come to the first. It has more to do with the elders and, I’m guessing in her situation, industry people.
I seriously doubt these two have ever had sex.
Nah they had to do one in Mumbai because that’s where her career and home have been for the past 20 years. It’s a lot more puzzling why her first reception was in Delhi unless she just wanted the Prime Minister to attend and he wouldn’t come unless it was in Delhi. Deepika Padukone, another famous Bollywood actress who also got married at the same time, had three receptions, two of them in the same city even. Indians like to do it big.
That’s a great tradition. She looks beautiful.
I’ve loved these wedding events, and I’m not a fan of either person. The photos and the fashion have been AMAZING, and I love learning about traditions.
I am beginning to think that Chopra, after seeing Meghan Markle’s huge rise to fame marrying Prince Harry, decided that she would see how that would work for her. A fauxmance with Nick Jonas was born and the fast track engagement and wedding began. Problem is she missed the memo that an authentic romance has mass appeal whereas a fake one makes you look like a thirsty fame seeker.
These two as a couple have never been believable to me.
Priyanka has been world famous for over a decade.
She is not Megan famous atm. Her show was cancelled after 2 seasons.
Thank you. Priyanka was famous long before anyone knew who Meghan Markle was. She is in her late thirties and has always wanted a family. There are women far less famous than her who have decided to forge into a relationship because they hear their biological clock ticking. Nick may not be everyone’s cup of tea but he at least is a celebrity in his own right, has his own money and fame, and is able to have a mobile career that doesn’t interfere with hers, wants kids, and is clearly on board with her love of attention. I’ve never heard anyone say anything bad about him. It is so hard for successful women to find a mate. I don’t find it hard to understand at all why they might be together although from the outside it seems like a total mismatch.
I have the same feeling, I think she saw the royal wedding and the international attention in it all, she wanted the same. She spent the time she was supposed to be promoting her tv show that is now cancelled, answering questions about Meghan. I think Nick wants it too.
I am getting a reality show vibe from them. Maybe a show about preparing for and the actual wedding(s)?
And I love the title for this post, haha!
Actually there was another much more lavish wedding happening in India ( Ambani’s daughter ) so that probably was the reason they delayed the reception. Priyanka is best friends with the bride and was a guest at that wedding along with half of the Indian film industry. And as someone said earlier, it makes sense to have multiple receptions because of the varied nature of guests. There’s another one happening tonight which might not please you 😛.
( Indian residing in India and a Priyanka fan.. just saying )
Beyoncé was there too. I loved the outfit she wore.
It is like the Olympics, except longer?! I am exhausted just reading about it. I get that there are traditions that are being upheld, it just seems excessive. Questions for people from South Asian background; how are you able to book vacation and get it approved for this marathon? I guess, in the end, you’ll be able to attend at least one of the days, considering this seems like a month long thing.
Oh my god, I know this is so awful of me, but I just keep thinking- how on EARTH is she going to top all of this for her next marriage?! (I swear I’m not ill-wishing them. Good luck to you, wedding-crazy people! But nor can I see ANY WAY in which this marriage lasts.)
They were never on my radar before all this wedding business and I find that I like them for some unknown reason. Priyanka is gorgeous and they can celebrate how ever many times they want. Some Bollywood celebs have been having up to 4 or 5 receptions recently for different groups of people. I hear they have another one today for the Bollywood crowd.
This is what I’ve been trying to explain to those who see this with a western eye. I’m not even Indian nor a fan of both, just another Asian. This type of excess; I blame it on the culture of saving face. You have to invite so and so to please your parents because they also got invited to so and so daughter’s wedding. It goes on and on. Then those who are businessmen also have to invite their business partners or clients. I hope this provides more clarity. I spoke to my colleague from India and he had to invite 2000 people. He is not a celebrity and not a businessman. He said it might improve for the next generation. Also can I say when you marry an Asian you marry the entire family. Nick Jonas has to get used to this and having more special holidays / festivities than Christmas and Thanksgiving. Of course, if this is true love, he would embrace it.
I know that people constantly want the British to evolve and change. Any hope that ot(er cultures might change as well this is ridiculous when many in India live lives filled with poverty. When are people going to start calling these people out.
Louise I guess that’s for the next generations of India Indians to change. It is concerning to see the rich poor gap, I agree. Excess is not limited to the east anyway. Perhaps the western rich don’t spend on weddings cos it’s tacky, but they do on real estate, private planes, equity etc. It’s a global issue. For example I’d much rather the focus be on those mega rich churches getting money for private jets and what not than on a celeb wedding but yeah we can care about both at the same time.
Go ahead and call me corny…. but the best part of a wedding is truly the marriage. These two haven’t even begun to get to the marriage!
My wedding was fun and special and I was very blessed, but it doesn’t compare at all to the sustained joy and blessing of my marriage. The longer I am married (6 years now), the more the wedding itself seems insignificant and I find myself wishing we had done even less and saved some money. The wedding fades and the marriage grows. I can’t imagine what regrets I would have if I had made it a damn three ring circus lol.
It’s exhausting to simply ponder what they must think of themselves.
Can you imagine the baby gender(s) reveal?
Couple parties, more sponsorship! Baby clothing line.
She will be preggo within 8 months.
With twins.
Natch.
Her show was canceled! And then all of this. The marriage was partially a business decision, let’s face it.
I’m getting zero chemistry from them. Zero.
I am SOOOO done with them. I can’t take anymore of their fake wedding & fake love.
I am going to say something really mean and I would like to apologize for it in advance: the only thing I can see in the first picture is the stark contrast between what looks like a wrinkle on her neck, which makes her look older than she is, and the pimple on his cheek, which looks like a puberty thing and makes him look younger than he is. It looks like a very formal mother-child-event.
On the bright side: I adore her dress. This is my favourite colour combination ever and I am in awe. At least she picks excellent clothes.
photos of them remind me so much of sofia vergara and her son
It’s very traditional to have multiple events (including receptions) over multiple days if you’re a high profile individual in India with relationships to maintain. You have to understand – weddings are traditionally not private in India; they are community celebrations.
They have three wedding receptions. One in Delhi because that’s the political capital and politics, Bollywood (and cricket) go hand in hand in India; one in Mumbai for the corporate honchos because Mumbai is the business capital and another one coming up today for the Hindi film industry. These groups of guests are incongruent and the numbers are too large to have a single reception.
That’s just how it’s done. As much as I dislike the commoditization of their wedding, you cannot hate on them for having these events simply because you don’t relate to it. Priyanka is a mega star in India and if she didn’t have photo-ops for the swarms of media waiting outside the venues, there would be extreme chaos.
Thanks for the details. I believe her parents are pretty connected so that would explain the Delhi reception. I’m surprised the whole Ambani clan went to her wedding a week before their daughter’s. That looked like a statement regardless of Priyanka being friends with the daughter.
I’m very curious about tonight’s guest list, should be juicy!
I agree with all this. There’s plenty to critique about this couple but when you attack cultural traditions you don’t understand, you’re going too far.
Thanks for the explanation! I get she’s a megastar in India so I guess having multiple receptions reflects her status in the Indian elite. I don’t follow Bollywood at all so I had no idea who she was until Qunatico (which I didn’t watch)/=. But… I still find it overboard. Maybe not tacky. I maybe wouldn’t feel so strongly about it had these two not been so in your face about the whole thing. Not just the multiple receptions but their dating and quick engagement, engagement party, their bachelor/ette parties, multiple ceremonies, and now multiple receptions. Too bad Harry and Meghan couldn’t attend one of the receptions (though I get it for security reasons and the pregnancy). Would have been so fun seeing Meghan and Harry in traditional Indian dress!
I shudder to think of any pregnancy announcements, gender reveals, and baby showers…
But I love her dress here though. I think it’s my favorite out of all her reception dresses.
Lavish weddings are also tradition in my dad’s culture (he’s Lebanese) but it’s still tacky af and nothing but showing off, imo. Just because something’s tradition, doesn’t mean it’s all good and shouldn’t be criticized. There are massive wealth gaps in Asian countries, especially India, which carries devastating social ramifications. These outlandish weddings only heighten the issue.
One of the better explanations out there about this (not that the rest of you didn’t do a good job).
he looks like his balls haven’t dropped yet and is not attractive or sexy in the slightest, but…… ymmv.
the ostentatiousness of their wedding and invitation of modi are gross, the relationship seems insincere…. but she is stunning and her dress is…. stuhuhuhu-hunniiiiiiig
So dry, parched and thursssssssteeeeeeee! have also noticed lots of pics where he is always gazing at her adoringly, mesmerized, while she is always looking straight at the cameras. it’s just weird. their chemistry is so fake, they make trump and melania look lovey dovey
It’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen, and I am here for ALL of it. That antique necklace and the navy dress are to die for. The lavish spectacle and gorgeous photos are great to look at. I love Indian wedding celebrations.
I am not tired of seeing her fabulous outfits and jewelry even though they are overkill at this point lol
Most indian couples have at least 2 receptions if the couples families are from different cities and one more for your friends if you work in another city. People take it very seriously if you are not invited to a wedding or a reception.
Can you’ll leave your prejudices aside and stop judging us? Our weddings are inclusive, not exclusive.
Let me give all of you some background on Priyanka,
She is a Miss World pageant winner. has been involved in so many charities, a great orator. hence the friendship with Meghan Markle i guess.
while she was the number one leading actress in Bollywood there was a rumour about an affair with the lead actor (i suspect it not to be true, for that many other reasons). the said actor and his wife are kind of a power couple in bollywood. so the wife makes the industry boycott Priyanka and she is not even invited to the premier of her own movie! No repercussions for the actor, still most beloved in the industry.
any other person would have been broken..but this lady shows the middle finger to bollywood, packs her bag, off to hollywood, lands lead role in Quantico. guess who all lost their sleep 🙂
after that she did deewani mastani, by sanjay leela bansali… what a performance, the grace of a indian queen! you should see Pinga na pori song…..we indians do love to dance.
Now Nick Jonas, anybody who calls him a teenager should watch Kingdom, one of the best series made. he is a fighter…you should see him in the ring…goosebumps…method actors…everyone in the series…my fav is johnathan tucker….
2 very accomplished people…is it a good match? only they know…but guess who is having the last laugh when the people who boycotted her picks up a magazine only to find her in the front page ! sweet revenge! full support from Nick!
Oh and we indians have 4-5 days ceremonies…plus reception….one brides side …one grooms place…we enjoy it thoroughly. Priyanka is very close to her parents…her father passed away a few years back…they were her pillar of support through hard times…and it was hard for her…have huge respect for her for standing up for herself especially in the #metoo era!
They will need to learn to live together at some point! I honestly give them about six months. And I don’t mean that in a nasty way. Good for them if this is genuine. I highly doubt either of them have a clue who they have married.
I’m more amused than annoyed by the never-ending-wedding-receptions. Good for them I guess? #shrug
She always looks gorgeous. That dress is exquisite.