Shilpa
Shetty-Kundra
(that"s
how
she
wants
to
be
known
now)
feels
she"s
on
top
of
the
world.
“Thank
God,
I
plan
to
get
married
only
once!
This
has
been
the
most
exhausting
week
of
my
life.
And
also
the
happiest.
I"ve
waited
so
long
for
my
wedding.
Outwardly
the
only
thing
that"s
different
is
the
chudas
(heavy
gold
bangles)
and
the
way
I"m
dressed
is
different.
Inside
me,
everything
feels
the
same.
I"ve
known
Raj
so
long
it
feels
no
different
otherwise," said
Shilpa.
“I"ve
a
severe
jaw
ache
from
all
the
smiling
that
I
did
at
the
reception
on
Tuesday
(24th
Nov).
Now
I
know
why
my
colleagues
avoid
wedding
receptions.
It
really
does
get
impossible
to
manage
all
the
crowds."
Apparently
there
were
more
gatecrashers
at
the
reception
than
guests.
“At
the
wedding
too
there
were
people
climbing
trees
and
walls
to
take
photographs,"
Shilpa
giggles.
“But
it
was
a
far
more
intimate,
private
and
controlled
affair
than
the
reception.
My
sister
Shamita
kept
saying
she
felt
she
was
part
of
Punjabi
wedding
sequence
in
a
movie."
Laughter
dying
down
Shilpa
says
soberly,
“The
wedding
was
very
traditional
and
simple.
I
felt
I
was
going
through
a
dream.
My
marriage
was
exactly
the
way
I
had
imagined
it."
Now
the
couple
leaves
for
their
honeymoon
followed
by
a
Mediterranean
cruise
for
the
entire
family.
Says
Shilpa
happily;
“We"re
going
to
the
Bahamas
for
our
honeymoon.
Then
after
we
return
Raj
is
taking
our
entire
family,
all
the
Shettys"
and
Kundras
on
a
Mediterranean
cruise
for
Christmas.
He
thought
everyone
needed
break."
Regarding
her
plans
of
dividing
her
time
between
Mumbai
and
London
Shilpa
says,
“I"ve
to
get
acquainted
with
Raj"s
circle
of
friends
in
London,
get
used
to
socializing
with
them.
Yes,
we"ll
have
two
homes
now.
In
any
case
I
was
always
traveling
to
and
fro.
Now
I"ll
be
doing
this
even
more.
I"ve
my
film-production
company
in
Mumbai.
So
I
can"t
be
in
London
only."
Motherhood
is
also
on
the
anvil.
“Oh
yes!
I
certainly
want
to
be
a
mother.
I
can"t
wait
to
start
our
family."