Asma Torgal takes a peek into celebrity star marriages

IN the age of Instagram, Twitter, and oversharing, the notion of a secret wedding can seem like a paradox – but star weddings are the great equalizer.
Ever since Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli secretly tied the knot, Bollywood celebs have increasingly been favoring hush-hush ceremonies. From Deepika Padukone, Varun Dhawan, Dia Mirza, and Rajkumar Rao, these celebrities chose to keep their big day away from the paparazzi and said their “I do’s” in low-key style.
Adding up on the name of the list are actors Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal who recently got married on December 11, 2021 at Six Senses Fort Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan.
Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal stayed tight-lipped and kept their wedding a top secret till the end! But the rumors were confirmed when the couple left for Rajasthan on December 6. The pre-wedding festivities began on December 7 with family along with relatives and close friends of the couple. None of the photos from their pre-wedding rituals were leaked out and people just kept guessing about what might have happened — until lo and behold, their wedding photos were posted on social media which then managed to surface on the Internet.
Even with utmost privacy, the curious zoomed in videos of shopping bags, restraint outside Katrina Kaif’s home to clicking outside the wedding venue of Sawai Madhopur to the tiniest scraps being posted on social media.

But why do celebrities choose privacy?
Having showcased their entire life on trial in the court of the public eye, they don’t bow down to the media glare. Constantly exposing themselves to scrutiny and public opinion, celebrities choose to keep this part of their life to themselves, celebrating it away from the prying eyes of the public.
With rumors and affairs, denying the gossip-hungry public even a mental image of the affair during their career lives, the celebrities choose to keep the D-day secrecy until it is official.
And then they also have an undeniable advantage of an exquisite location where there is more leisure to be found in wedding ceremonies and just having their own time.
But no matter how beautifully celebrities try to pull off their secret weddings without the infringement of paparazzi or fans, leaks are inevitable. The stars may try to hide under the dome of silence for their wedding shindigs, but the receptions are much publicized in advance. Glimpses on social media, shenanigans of the reception party, who wore what, everything is hyped.
As for Kaif, according to our sources, the couple were hosting a grand reception for their industry friends and known people in Mumbai. Because no matter how intimate a celebrity wedding is, the reception means spending massive money on lavish parties and celebrations so that they may linger on for years to showcase that it was a royal affair wedding!