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Ben Lee's Australian Indian Wedding
Ben Lee, an award-winning Australian and Internationally recognised singer/ song-writer married his love , American Actress Ione Skye Leitch, 37, in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Malaikodi, a small village outside Vellore, in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on December 29th, 2008.
The ceremony was presided over by the, Sakthi Narayani Amma, an Indian spiritual Saint.
The couple exchanged colourful flower garlands before the sacred fire in traditional Indian wear.
Ben Lee wore a traditional cream and maroon embroidered kurta with a cream and gold coloured head wear.
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Ione Skye, the beautiful American bride, was draped in a green and gold embroidered wedding sari.
Ione looked like a radiant Indian bride, her face adorned with distinctive Indian jewellery and her hair decorated with fragrant jasmine flowers which is traditionally popular in Southern India.
Her hands were intricately decorated with henna during the traditional ‘mehendi’ ceremony.
The wedding was attended by an intimate gathering of family and friends who travelled to India for the ceremony including Australian ARIA award-winning Missy Higgins and American actor Josh Radnor.
The reception was held at a nearby guest house before Ben and Ione arranged for the wedding guests to visit the orphanage where they entertained the children.
Ben Lee has visited India on numerous occasions seeking the spiritual guidance from Swami Sakthi Narayani Amma and committing to charities in India and around the world so the decision to get married in Malaikodi, Southern India was a significant one.
In return the village of Malaikodi celebrated the Indian style wedding of Ben Lee and his wife Ione.
Ben Lee is an international musician who has sold over 500,000 records. In 2005 he was awarded Best Male artist, Best Independent Release, and Single of the Year for ‘Catch My Disease’ at the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) awards night. The song ‘We’re all in this together’ was also a global hit.
Ione Skye is an American actress who has featured in numerous films and television series since her film debut in ‘A Rivers Edge’ in 1986. She is most famous for her role in the 1989 film ‘Say Anything’.
This is the first marriage for Ben Lee and the second marriage for Ione Skye.
Australian Indian Weddings would like to congratulate Ben Lee and Ione Skye on their marriage.
Read the Australian Indian Weddings interview with Ben Lee
Article: Australian Indian Weddings
Photo Source: http://www.ben-lee.com/blog.htm
For more information visit Ben Lee’s official website
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