Katy Perry Wedding Pictures are nowhere to be seen

The Four district officials deputed by the Rajasthan government, to ensure that the wedding party of pop music sensation Katy Perry and British comedian Russell Brand did not violate wildlife and environmental laws, did not have much to do. The wedding was solemnised on Saturday evening in top secrecy and without much incident at the Aman-i-Khas luxury resort on the fringes of the Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan, India.

In deference to Hindu traditions, Perry did not move out of the resort after Friday morning’s mehndi ceremony. As a result, she was not seen with the members of the wedding party who went into the tiger reserve with Brand, whose bodyguard got into a scuffle with trailing photographers.

Though the Saturday evening wedding, according to sources following the event, did not deviate from Hindu rituals, the festivities had to be subdued because of the restrictions imposed by wildlife laws on fireworks and loud music. The wedding organisers had hemmed in the resort with tall black screens to prevent the paparazzi from taking pictures of the wedding party using telescopic lens.

The residents of the neighbouring Sherpur and Khirchipur villages had earlier complained about the din caused by the wedding party over the last two days. That was the immediate provocation for the deployment of district administration officials at the wedding venue. “ For their wedding and amusement, we can’t allow them to break wildlife laws,” a Rajasthan government official said. “ We will not hesitate to take strict action in case the rules are violated,” the official added.

But the wedding, which is being described by the international media as “ epically extravagant”, did not provoke any complaints, except of course from photographers who could not get their million- dollar pictures. According to the Daily Mail , the wedding has cost the couple around £ 300,000 ( a little more than ` 2 crore). The wedding feast, media reports indicate, included local delicacies such as bajre ki roti with gur and rabdi . On Saturday evening, the groom, riding a white steed and with hennaed hands, was led in a procession consisting of elephants, camels and Rajasthani folk dancers. Perry, according to agency reports, wore an Indian designer sari and the gold nose ring.

The Sun tabloid has reported that Brand, one-time alcoholic and heroin addict, stayed away from heady drinks even as the guests indulged themselves with Perry’s favourite tipple, champagne.