The heavens come alive, stars glitter in all their glory, angels sing, rambha, menaka and urvashi dance (for the Indian touch), and everything is larger than life when two hearts decide to get together. Cheesy, but this reminds me of lyrics from many Bollywood songs. Well, nothing like this really happened in the case of Bollywood's not-so-successful-but-definitely-a-belle Shilpa Shetty and London-based businessman Raj Kundra. The two tied the knot on November 22 in a small family ceremony at Khandala.

In some way or the other, most of the Indian Household has been a part of this wedding all throughout, right from the beginning, when rumours were afloat about a potential romance, followed by Shilpa's denial and then the engagement itself, not to forget Shamita Shetty's Big Brother news too. The beautiful Shilpa glowed at 34 and Raj looked smart during the wedding, which was more of a family affair. I genuinely respect such small marriages which still keep the essence of togetherness alive. With most celebrity weddings this is not the case. There's always too much gossip, painful media coverage, unnecessarily huge-budget weddings and all that jazz.

Clad in a very traditional red saree designed by Tarun Tahiliani, adorned with diamonds and emeralds, the beauty looked more beautiful than ever, a tad more appealing than how Mrs. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan looked on her D-day. With all the traditional outfits displayed at the wedding – Raj himself looked dashing in a maroon Sherwani and carrying a sword - a chariot ride to the mandap, the two-day festivities and the entire glow of the event, the marriage did look and feel very Indian.

Shilpa started her career years ago (1991) with an ad for Limca and walked into Bollywood through a supporting role in Baazigar (1993). I think that career-wise, Shilpa's road wasn't too green, but there were good films and performances here and there, like Dhadkan, Phir Milenge, Rishtey (in which she played the sexy fisherwoman, remember?). 'Chura Ke Dil Mera' from Main Khiladi Tu Anari is definitely evergreen in Indian minds and shot her to fame. When her Bollywood chances looked bleak, Shilpa did try her luck with a few South Indian Films – again some proved good, while others didn't. However, her item numbers: U.P. Bihar Loot le and Shut up & Bounce from Dostana did get us shaking a leg.

Despite being in the industry for a very long period and despite being beautiful and charming, Shilpa definitely needed one Big Brother and another Big Sister (Jade Goody – R.I.P.) to attain national and International fame. No, I am not complaining. I'm glad the damsel got her due. I feel the same with this wedding too. With all the drama surrounding her, including the Akshay Kumar link-up, the Anubhav Sinha nonsense, the Shane Warne fiasco, and the Richard Gere kissing saga, it feels nice to know that Shilpa at last found love.

Sources say that Shilpa met Raj, who was handling her business in the UK, soon after she won Big Brother in 2007, and gossip-mongers swear that they have been dating each other since then. But of course, the couple denied all those rumours stating that "they were just friends". Then there was Raj's ex-wife too, who claimed that Shilpa "stole" her husband, leading to their divorce. Well, in this case, I guess there may have been some fire, and hence all that smoke.

I don't know what to comment about Raj's divorce with his wife. Divorce is pretty much a norm in Bollywood. From the days of Hema Malini to Sridevi to the most recent Saifreena - it's creepy, unethical and all that. But hey, nobody wants an opinion on that, do they?

Early 2009, the love-birds became business partners when they got to buy a 12 per cent stake in IPL team Rajasthan Royals. Two years, I think, is a decent time within which to get to know a person, and with all those smiles on the couple's faces, we can assume that they are very happy in their love. Here's wishing luck to Shilpa and Raj for a long-lasting and gleeful life together! Cheers!

P.S - "..will write to you very soon... as Shilpa Shetty Kundra..." reads Shilpa's personal blog http://www.shilpashettylive.com/blog/ . I am planning to read through this right away!