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Billionaire Ankur Jain and erstwhile WWE wrestler Erika Hammond tied nan knot Friday successful an over-the-top ceremonial that took spot successful beforehand of nan Great Pyramids successful Egypt.
“We’re New Yorkers and there’s thing truthful typical astir being successful a wholly different world environment,” Jain, nan laminitis and CEO of nan cashback tech institution Bilt Rewards, told People pursuing their nuptials.
“So we decided, our wedding is astir having a infinitesimal together to observe nan caller beginning, having a really typical statement pinch our friends location wherever you’re successful a different world.” (Jain had primitively suggested getting joined successful space, but Hammond was not keen connected nan idea.)
While nan location of their wedding was unique, it wasn’t nan only unorthodox item astir their celebrations: The mates had nary bridal party, nary wedding barroom — though they did service a day barroom from Milk Bar — and seemingly near astir of nan readying process up to their coordinators.
“I had nary thought what nan napkins looked for illustration aliases what nan array mounting looked like,” Hammond, 32, told People.
Jain, 34, added, “We’re not accepted wedding people. Why do you person to walk $20,000 connected flowers? It doesn’t make sense.”
The 1 item they were surely progressive successful was nan proscription of their wedding guests from the safari they brought them on successful Africa backmost to Cairo for their ceremony.
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Ahead of their invited party, their backstage Egypt Air formation was halted by nan South African government, leaving them successful a immense bind. After nan bride and groom stayed up hours trying to get their guests to Egypt, they yet pulled it disconnected — but it made their invited arena footwear disconnected 3 hours late.
“We partied until 5 a.m. having conscionable nan champion opening night,” Jain recalled to People April 25. The event, which was held astatine nan Muhammed Ali Palace, had a “Modern Cairo” taxable and featured belly and occurrence dancers.
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Jain and Hammond’s 130-person impermanent database was awesome arsenic well. Some of nan biggest celebrities celebrated their love, including Lance Bass and his husband, Michael Turchin, Robin Thicke and his wife, April Love Geary, “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary and his wife, Linda, influencer Serena Kerrigan, respective politicians and salient businesspeople.
Thicke, 47, amazed guests pinch a performance, while Bass, 44, gave an impromptu show of “Bye, Bye, Bye” adjacent nan extremity of nan nighttime aft a stunning fireworks show complete nan pyramids.
“We had nan champion time. It was truthful special,” Jain gushed to nan outlet. “When nan fireworks went off, it was 1 of nan astir spectacular moments. I was truthful emotional, I couldn’t moreover put it into words.”
The newlyweds met astatine Rumble Boxing, wherever Hammond is simply a founding member. She was besides an coach location erstwhile they first interacted.
A fewer years later, they deed it disconnected and got engaged successful November 2022.
