Indian billionaire couple get married on Phu Quoc island

An Indian billionaire couple has had a four-day luxurious wedding on Phu Quoc island, inviting about 700 guests.
Indian billionaire couple get married on Phu Quoc island ảnh 1Groom Rushang Shah and his bride Kaabia Grewal in their wedding day on Phu Quoc island (Source: dantri.com.vn)

Kien Giang (VNA) – An Indianbillionaire couple has had a four-day luxurious wedding on Phu Quoc island,inviting about 700 guests.

Groom Rushang Shah and his bride Kaabia Grewal tiedthe knot at the five-star resort JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay in an11-event wedding ceremony, which lasted from March 7 to 10.   

Indian billionaire couple get married on Phu Quoc island ảnh 2A corner of JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay (Photo: jwmarriottphuquocresort.com)

The event was an opportunity for the MekongDelta province of Kien Giang, which houses the island, to promote wedding partytourism.

Local authorities worked with the VietnameseEmbassy in India to facilitate administrative procedures for the couple andtheir guests. The province also sent the newlyweds Phu Quoc pearl chains as agift.

Le Van Chuyen, deputy head of the provincialDepartment of Information and Communications, said more Indian couples havebooked their wedding on the island for this year and the following year.

Located 46km from the mainland, Phu Quoc isfamous for pristine beaches, pearl farming, fish sauce, pepper and “ruou sim”,a wine made from sim fruit or Rose Myrtle.

Indian billionaire couple get married on Phu Quoc island ảnh 3An aerial view of Phu Quoc island district (Source: vietnamnet.vn)

In 2018, the island welcomed more than 4million tourists, a year-on-year rise of some 36 percent.-VNA  
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