Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal are currently celebrating their union with friends and family by hosting wedding festivities in Delhi, Lucknow, and Mumbai. But, do you know that they are already married for two and a half years now? Surprised?
Well, the star couple recently revealed that they registered their wedding in the year 2020 and are “legally married for 2.5 years now”. And now, they are just “celebrating their union with friends and family”.
The spokesperson of Richa and Ali, who is hosting their wedding festivities, revealed in the statement, “This is to clarify that Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal have been legally married for 2.5 years when they registered their wedding. Currently, they are celebrating their union with friends and family, as was already mentioned by them on 29th September in their statement.”
On September 29, the star couple had issued a joint statement through an audio statement on Instagram where they spoke about how they “formalised their union in 2020” but gas to wait to celebrate it because of the pandemic.
The note began with Richa saying, “Two years ago we formalised our union and just then the pandemic hit us all.”
“And now, as we all enjoy this window of respite, we are finally celebrating with our families and friends. We are so so very touched and blessed by the love and blessings coming our way,” Ali added.
Richa and Ali will be having a grand wedding reception in Mumbai on Tuesday (October 4) night. The function is expected to be a starry affair with celebrities such as Ayushman Khurana, Vicky Kaushal, Vidya Balan, Huma Qureshi, Karan Johar, Sanjay Dutt, and Taapsee Pannu walking the red carpet.
Earlier, their spokesperson in an official statement spoke about wedding celebrations. The statement read, “They wanted to celebrate both their Punjabi and Lakhnavi culture. The details of their celebrations were curated to thoughtfully reflect their persona and their heritage. The clothes too were designed with special touches being added trough heirloom jewellery and custom-made trousseau including a saree custom made to reflect their love story.”
Richa and Ali met on the sets of Fukrey in 2012 and are said to have started dating in 2015. They confirmed their relationship in 2017. After dating for seven years, Ali Fazal proposed Richa in 2019.
