DAY 3

• Lunch at the Promenade
• The Night of the Wedding
• Regal Wedding at Jagmandir

Lunch at the Promenade

The day is at leisure. Lunch is organized either at the Shiv Niwas Palace lawns or at the Promenade (as per the preference of the organizer).

The Night of the Wedding

The morning before the momentous evening is filled with preparations for the Regal Wedding in Udaipur. In the Durbar Hall for tying Safas (traditional Indian headgear of long tie-and-dye scarves). The ladies get all the help from our staff with their attire and designer-wear. All the guests dressed up in formal attire assemble at Shiv Niwas Palace, or the Fateh Pole at Fateh Prakash Palace, where a welcome drink is served. A Royal procession begins to form and the excitement grows. The procession comprises of girls dressed in Rajasthani attire sprinkling rose petals and attar (rose water) in the front, followed by Dhol / Nagada (traditional drums used for all the auspicious occasions).

The guests follow a magnificently decorated horse (option of a Vintage car from the Royal collection) bearing the bridegroom, while liveried men with lances line up the entire length of the procession route with mashaals in their hands.

The procession heads towards the boat-jetty at the Promenade where the Palace band welcomes them; the guests are then ushered into decorated boats to be ferried across Lake to Jagmandir, the island-palace on Lake Pichola.

Regal Wedding at Jagmandir

At Jagmandir, a traditional welcome is organized with a shower of rose buds and flowers. A welcome drink is served. The island-palace is gloriously decorated; lit by lanterns, mashaals and fairy lights adding a bewitching aura of festivity.

The 'Darikhana', a colonnaded pavilion, is flower-decked for the wedding ritual with traditional floor seating. While the priests conduct the wedding rituals, the guests can begin celebrating with champagne toasts.

The wedding cake is cut and the dancing begins, amidst ovation from all present. The couple can take to the floor for the first dance, joined by the guests and relatives thereafter.

A spectacular fireworks display from Lakeside begins ... and the buffet is laid out for the auspicious evening. The festivities go on till late in the night ... boats are made available through the night.

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