I think Indian weddings are the most beautiful events. The colors, the celebration, the jewels, it’s hard not to get wrapped up in the fanfare. When I saw this image of the bride I gasped over what a stunning vision she was.

Bollywood actress and UK Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty married in a lavish ceremony in western India yesterday.

The 34-year-old was clad in a red sari and diamonds and emeralds as she exchanged vows with London-based businessman Raj Kundra in a close-knit family wedding in Khandala, a hill resort near Mumbai. The groom wore a maroon sherwani with golden embroidery and a turban with his face veiled by a sehra (string of pearls). He arrived at the ceremony in a two-horse chariot.

Friends, family and colleagues attended the Hindu service and all-night celebrations, including her father, who discovered he was ill with two types of malaria just two days before the ceremony. Sunday’s wedding was the climax of the two-day festivities that included a sangeet ceremony on the Saturday night.