Bollywood star Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal's wedding festivities kick off: First pictures are out

Bollywood star Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal finally made it official as the duo tied the knot in a low-key wedding ceremony in Alibaug.

Dhawan released two pictures from the wedding ceremony on his social media account, with the couple beaming while colour coordinated in ivory, silver and gold

Zoa Morani posted glams-up for Varun Dhawan’s wedding. She posted the shot on her insta story

The wedding rituals of Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal's have just started! Here's a glimpse of the wedding venue.

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Actress Zoa Morani, Dhawan's close pal, was also captured by the shutterbugs on Sunday as she reached the wedding venue with her friends. The actress was seen sporting ‘Team Veer' t-shirt.

Filmmaker Karan Johar arrived at wedding venue earlier today. The time for the marriage, it's said, is set for later in the evening post 4pm.

Celebrity designer, Manish Malhotra also posed for shutterbugs in Alibaug.

Manish Malhotra and Kunal Kohli posted this picture from the venue. Filmmaker Kohli is Dhawan's cousin.

Dhol walas (musicians who play drums) were seen arriving to the wedding of Dhawan and Dalal.

'Awkward but enthusiastic dancing’ reads the décor: It seems this is part of the after-party decorations from the bride and groom to the guests to just let it all go and have fun on the dance floor.

A glimpse of Varun Dhawan-Natasha Dalal ’s beautiful mandap, where the bride and groom are to be married.

Dhawan and Dalal, to maintain their privacy, have reportedly asked wedding guests not to take any photos of the wedding without consent. In fact, guests were asked to paste stickers on their camera lenses to prevent any pictures from being taken.

Pictures of Varun Dhawan's pre-wedding celebrations have started surfacing on social media. In the first photo, the excited groom can be seen clad in a sherwani (traditional Indian wear), as he posed with designer Manish Malhotra, filmmaker Kunal Kohli and others. The wedding will be held at The Mansion House resort in Alibaug.

The Bollywood actor even shared a picture of his wedding venue on his Instagram story.

The not so big fat Bollywood wedding of Dhawan and Natasga Dalal has finally happened as the celebrity couple are stationed in the coastal town of Alibaug where they reportedly got married today (January 24). While details of wedding itself has been a closely guarded secret, here are a few nuggets that have filtered down the grapevine.

Dhawan and Dalal landed in Alibaug on January 23, along with their families, including filmmaker Kunal Kohli (pictured) who is also related to the groom.

Other celebrities who are reportedly attending include Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Raj Kundra, Remo D’Souza, Manish Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor (pictured) and Arjun and Janhvi Kapoor. Reportedly, the guest list has been restricted owing to the pandemic.

The wedding took place at The Mansion House, a quaint property tucked away in the village of Alibaug, which is close to the jetty and the Singhania Helipad, which helped ferry guests in for the ceremonies.

Ahead of the wedding, Dalal has changed her Instagram’s image to one of hers with Dhawan, showing the couple holidaying in Switzerland.

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, who owns a villa in Alibaug, reportedly opened the doors to his home for the Dhawan family. Khan has hosted many a party at his Alibaug home in the past, with celebrities such as Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif having stayed over. It is being said that some of the wedding preps will take place at Khan’s home.

The pre-wedding ceremony or the sangeet took place on January 23. According to a report in Spotboye, filmmaker Karan Johar – who launched Dhawan in ‘Student of the Year’ – hosted the big night of performances.

While Dhawan and Dalal reportedly performed, it is also being said that Alia Bhatt will also shook a leg to popular tracks from their first film together, ‘Student of the Year’.

Other big names that were expected to perform included siblings Janhvi Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor. Details of their dance is yet to be revealed.

Celebrity mehendi artist Veena Nagda did Dalal’s mehendi or henna. Nagda has done the bridal mehendi of several A-lister Bollywood actresses including Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s and Deepika Padukone’s {pictured).

Sources say, the wedding adhered to a strict no phones policy, on request of Dalal and Dhawan. Apparently, the couple don’t want their wedding pictures leaked online just yet. As per sources, phone of the household and the hotel staff will be locked away.

According to a report in Weddingsutra, the soon to be married couple will “set off for a romantic honeymoon at the massive and magnificent Ciragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul, Turkey. To note, The Ciragan Palace - a five-star hotel is known to be the most beautiful hotels in the world and is said to be among the most expensive hotels in the world.”

Dhawan and Dalal are childhood friends. Dalal is a fashion designer who has reportedly designed her own wedding gown. Kunal Rawal is reportedly designing the wedding outfit for the groom.

The couple began dating after they bumped into each other at a music concert. The actor had revealed on the Kareena Kapoor Khan radio show that Dalal had rejected him 3-4 times before finally admitting to her feelings.