The Business Deals That Make The Biggest Weddings
If you missed this "pre-wedding" event that took place over the weekend for the rich and famous, then this is where you get caught up.
Anant Ambani is the heir to the Reliance Industries fortune at 28-years-old. His father, Mukesh Ambani, is Asia’s richest man and ranked the 9th richest in the world. So, it is not a surprise that this 3-day Bollywood-style pre-wedding extravaganza had two of the top 10 richest men1 attending — Mark Zuckerberg (#4) and Bill Gates (#7). The invite list included guests from an eclectic mix of well-known personalities like Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Hillary Clinton, the Bhutan royal family, The Saudi Crown Prince, Cristiano Ronaldo, and, of course, Rihanna.
Ree-ah-na (not Ree-anna) came out of retirement to put on a pre-wedding show for a fee north of $5M, maybe even $9M per this report2, which is obviously all chump change for the Ambani’s with their net worth of $117.5B. Other performers include the singer Akon and illusionist David Blaine. For comparison, Anant’s older sibling had Rihanna and Coldplay perform at their weddings. Who will perform at A…
