Egypt, rich people's wedding at the Pyramids: $200,000 to "rent" Giza

A rich man’s wedding at the Pyramids of Giza, which they would even briefly close to allow the VIP wedding to take place, for an outlay of $200,000: it is the one between U.S. entrepreneur Ankur Jain, 34, creator of the website Bilt Rewards, and former wrestling star Erika Hammond, a fitness influencer. Revealing the figure is the Egypt Independent newspaper, while exclusively reporting the details was the Daily Mail newspaper, which interviewed Hammond after the wedding (photographs were circulated on social media by the couple, but also by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities , which wished the newlyweds well).

The Daily Mail reports that the celebrations began with a trip to Sabi Sand in South Africa. The couple traveled to a nature reserve in the heart of Africa with 68 of their closest friends and family members, and spent three nights at the luxurious Sangita Safari Lodge, where rooms start at about $2,000 per night per person but can go up to $26,600 per person per night for the best villas. The newlyweds and their guests spent the days exploring the reserve, while the evenings were spent celebrating with live music. They then took a private plane to Egypt, where they held a series of immense celebrations, including one at the new Great Egyptian Museum (which is not even open to the public yet). And then the ceremony at the Great Sphinx at Giza with continuation at the Pyramids. A sobering affair, in short. In all, a week of celebrations for one of the most opulent weddings in recent times: according to Egypt Independent again, the whole thing would come to cost something like $3 million.

Hammond and Jain got engaged in November 2022, and as early as the following year they started thinking about marriage. They chose Egypt as the venue for the big day, the bride explained, because the country holds a very special place in their hearts. “Ankur went to Egypt as a child and teenager with his family, and he always talked about how it was so inspiring and one of the best experiences and trips he ever had.” The couple also vacationed in Egypt in 2023, during which they also met Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, who officiated at the ceremony held in front of 150 guests on Friday.

“Because it was such a first,” the bride told the Daily Mail, “there was no clear precedent on how to get some things done. So we all had to work together to figure out how to achieve our goals. On top of that, we had multiple time zones to manage, with our organizers in Egypt, the team in South Africa, and our respective families in different parts of America.” Of course, the whole thing was carefully documented through photos, videos and whatnot: it’s not like you could leave it all hidden?

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Egypt, rich people's wedding at the Pyramids: $200,000 to "rent" Giza

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