Indian-origin software strategist Sati Hillyer married Irani-origin Neda Rahimian in a lavish Indian-style wedding reception, the San Diego Union Tribune reports, as part of a six-figure, week-long wedding. :coolios:
First up, as always, is their E-session:
Website:
http://www.nedaandsati.com/
But, that is NOT the reason why their wedding made it onto the front page of the San Diego Tribune! :cobra:
Keep Guessing! 
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Mahi, stop tarpao-ing us!
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SOOO cute! Their website isnt working though
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Very cute…by y wud u spend 6 figures on ur wedding 
Neda and Sati had their colorful wedding in the beautiful Beverly Hill Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
http://www.fourseasons.com/beverlywilshire/
The couple had their photo session out on the streets of Beverly Hills. Flashy cars and nicely dressed pedestrians were stopping to watch the shoot. Some of the pedestrians were even asking if it was a modeling shoot!
But, that is still NOT the reason why their wedding made it onto the front page of the San Diego Tribune! 
Keep Guessing! 
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AHHHHHHH I know about this!!
It was the groom’s entrance…
Because you have the moolah and want to spend it! Look at the week long schedule! You can’t have week long celebrations if you don’t spend $$$!
Locations and Times
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Persian Wedding
The ceremony and reception will be held on Sunday March 28, 2010 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
9500 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Indian Wedding
Westin Hotel
400 West Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
Tuesday (3/30/10)
Day - Mehndi (Henna) at the Westin Hotel
6:00 p.m. - Welcome dinner at Diamond View, downtown SD
Wednesday (3/31/10)
10:00 a.m. - Sagan (Sati’s engagement ceremony) at the temple
1:00 p.m. - Lunch
2:30 p.m. - Chunni ceremony
6:30 p.m. - Sangeet and Mehndi (Henna) at the Westin Hotel
Thursday (4/1/10)
3:00 p.m. - Churra and Mayan ceremonies
7:00 p.m. - Giddha & Bolia
Friday (4/2/10)
9:30 a.m. - Baraat
10:00 a.m. - Milni & Tea
11:00 a.m. - Anand Karaj (wedding ceremony) at the Westin Hotel
1:00 p.m. - Langar
4:00 p.m. - Doli
Saturday (4/3/10)
6:30 p.m. - Wedding reception at the Westin Hotel
Sunday (4/4/10)
Morning - Brunch
@maroush, abhi nahin, please :nono:!
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Few Details of the wedding in Beverly Hills.
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Did he come in a helicopter?
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^:no:
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The first piece of Neda and Sati’s wedding saga was to make a Love Story Film to show at their first wedding reception. Their love story was shot in the Marin Headlands just north of San Francisco.
Some shots of the video playing on the screen for an audience of over 400 at the Beverly Hills Wilshire.
This is actually the first wedding film by Rob, Jesse and Nick, the team at Cherish Films!
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Elephant?
this doesnt make sense…an engagement, so many hennas/rasams etc?
its a waste of money…disgusting display of wealth..i dont find it cute at all :no:
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The Groom headed down to San Diego where it was his turn to host an event. Most of the guests were booked at the Westin in downtown San Diego, so both families had a chance to hang out all the time and really open up to each other! :D
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Honestly...too much money wasted...its very sad...
Yup! Bang on! 
The bride on her Indian wedding day:
Aur, ba’raat aa gaayi!
As the wedding procession made its way through downtown San Diego, family and friends danced to music and drums. In the center of the crowd is the groom’s mother, Ranni Hillyer who had a surprise gift for her son!
Yes! The elephant ride was a surprise gift from the groom’s mother. It was quite the spectacle as an elephant adorned in bright colors and sequins plodded along downtown streets Friday.
Special permits were obtained to allow the parade along three blocks of San Diego’s downtown, where tourists and locals joined in the dancing as the guests and groom made their way down the street.
Friends, family and media cheered on the groom, as he got atop the elephant.
The groom, and his cousin Ricky Anderson rode atop Tai:
The mother and father of the bride, Mariam and Majid Rahimian, also danced during the wedding procession.
The groom in the wedding exulted after riding Tai the elephant and dismounted Tai in front of the hotel. Upon arriving at the venue of the wedding, the groom was welcomed by a song called “talota.” Then the groom knocked on the door of the Westin with his sword and entered.
Friday’s ceremony was all about the Indian culture
On the day of the elephant parade, the videographers pretty much choreographed exactly where their cameras would be and when would reposition. The videographer happened to be grabbing a shot while hoisting his monopod to Sati’s level when a photographer snapped this picture of him. It just so happened that this picture made it onto the front page of the San Diego Tribune.
Lanes on State St. and Columbia St. were blocked off during the ceremony. Not everyone was happy about that.
“I don’t understand why the city would close off the street for any reason, unless the president was here or something,” Michael Lipman said. “I think it’s ridiculous.”
Lipman said people in his building sat in traffic for 20 minutes to go two blocks.
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BTW, Tai is 42 years old and weights 8,800 lbs. She was featured as the main elephant in Operation Dumbo Drop **and **George of the Jungle.
In preparation for the big day, Tai woke up at 4 a.m. and was bathed in a solution of water and Murphy Oil Soap — to offset the dry heat of Southern California. Every detail of her ensemble was checked, including her silver and brass anklets, which were once part of a belly dancer’s attire. She works about 30 weddings a year, and her hourly gigs — like the one yesterday — can run $4,000 to $5,000.
The weeklong Indian festivities were masterminded by Ranni Hillyer and her wedding coordinator, Jason Dean. He said he spent hundreds of hours forming the celebrations and estimated that weddings of this scale run from $100,000 to $500,000.
Dean, who has spent five years in the field, described the elephant as the pinnacle of his career.
“I thought ice sculptures were cool,” he said, “but everything pales in comparison to this.”
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OMG 
Still…too much money wasted…
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its a circus ...
and thats about all it is
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I agree it was a lil excessive, but come on they looked very happy, i mean bride and groom, and it was not just showoff and flashy kind of wedding, they did an elaborate wedding focused around them and their loved ones with lots of ceremonies/functions.
To me it looked like a fun but extravegant wedding not a cheap show off.
PPl who live in NA know very well that an avergae wedding which is mainly focused on one or two main events can run about 30-40K in cost, these guys had bunch of functions so not surprised if they ended up spending in 6 figures.