The celebrity power couple, who should be blamed (in a good way) for starting this trend in our entertainment industry celebrates its first wedding anniversary today. It was on this day, last year when Virushka's happy pictures from Tuscany, Italy broke the internet and made our hearts flutter with joy. Anushka looked the happiest on her D-day and we can still remember her big broad smile that couldn't be even. A Sabyasachi Mukherjee bride, Ms Sharma's lehenga was soon the talk of the town. Every bride-to-be wanted to have that 'Anushka wala lehenga' for her special day and was willing enough to ditch the usual reds and settle for subtle pinks instead. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma Airport Diaries: See Best and Stylish Moments of Virushka in Pictures.
Their union was unexpected and we're glad for their beautiful love story had a happy ending in the end. We still remember the time we were glued to our computer screens, sitting ideal and not paying any heed to any other stories with a hope that the big announcement is on its way. And it was! Virat and Anushka took to their respective social media accounts to share a picture(s) from this most special day and time literally froze for the next few seconds. Was it real? Did Virushka just tie the knot? So it was not a family holiday but a wedding instead? So many questions flooded our curious minds and the answers were fortunately affirmative. Their first pictures were apparently very close to breaking the record of the most liked picture on Instagram. And that was just the beginning. Remember When Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma Met PM Narendra Modi? It is Now The Most Liked Photo of 2018 Posted by a World Leader on Instagram.
The couple wasn't done yet. They had vowed to break the internet 'cos setting it on fire is so cliche! From their wedding clicks to sangeet pictures and of course the videos with scenic locale in the background, it was all so dreamy and oh-so-romantic. Bollywood was yet to witness such a socially powerful wedding as its coverage was not a fad yet. Weddings weren't iconic and the media was a bit less crazy. The fact that a wedding album can be a matter of discussion raised eyebrows and for all the good reasons of course. While the common man is adamant to dismiss this side of journalism and wonder if media has nothing good left to cover, we see it as a welcoming change. In the end, as they say, nothing is permanent but the change.
So as this iconic couple rings in its first anniversary, we go back in time and relish the day that was equally significant to us as to them. Here's wishing them a very happy anniversary and tons of happiness from all over the world.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 11, 2018 08:00 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).