Virat and Anushka Delhi reception today: When, where and everything else you need to know

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma flew back to India on Tuesday, after spending two weeks in Europe. Their fairytale wedding took place in an 800-year-old heritage resort in Tuscany, Italy. That was followed by a dream honeymoon in the Arctic, in Rovaniemi. Virat and Anushka's Finnish honeymoon included a trip to the Santa Claus village in Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland.

After the grand wedding and the first leg of their honeymoon, Virat and Anushka are now back in the country for their wedding receptions. The first among the two parties is to take place today, in Delhi. Virat's family is in Delhi.

The Delhi reception will be followed by a reception in Mumbai on December 26. The entire Indian cricket team is supposed to be in Mumbai on December 26, because they are flying out on December 27, to South Africa, for an upcoming series.

Anushka will accompany Virat on the South Africa tour. The couple will celebrate the next bit of their honeymoon there and will ring in the New Year together.

Virat and Anushka reached Delhi on Tuesday. Photos of the couple, along with Virat's sister Bhavna, at Virat's house in the capital, surfaced online a few hours after they landed in the country.

Last evening, Virat and Anushka called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi and handed him an invitation to their Delhi reception.

The Prime Minister took to Instagram to share that he congratulated the newlyweds, while his office tweeted a photo of the three from the meeting. Modi is expected to attend the reception today.

Here is all you need to know about the grand reception that Virat and Anushka are hosting in Delhi tonight:

Virat and Anushka's reception is taking place at the Durbar Hall of the Taj Hotel in Chanakyapuri. Guests are to enter the hotel via the SP Marg entrance.

WHEN

The invitation card says that the programme is 8.30pm onwards.

INVITATION FROM BOTH FAMILIES

Both Anushka and Virat's family are hosting the Delhi reception. Virat's family members, who will be at the reception, are his mother Saroj Kohli, sister Bhavna and brother-in-law Sanjay Dhingra, brother Vikas and sister-in-law Chetna Kohli, and his nieces and nephews Aryaveer, Mehek and Ayush.

From Anushka's family, her parents Ashima and Col (Retd) Ajay Sharma, and brother Karnesh will be at the reception.

GUESTS EXPECTED

VIRAT AND ANUSHKA'S CLOTHES

Fashion designer Sabyasachi is in charge of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's attires for the Delhi reception too. The designer dressed the couple in his creations for all their big days so far: the engagement, haldi, sangeet and the wedding in Tuscany.

WHAT IS HAPPENING TONIGHT?

Apparently, a live performance by Punjabi singer Gurdas Mann is also taking place at the reception this evening. Numerous fans of Virat and Anushka have planned to stand outside the entrance of the five-star hotel to just catch a glimpse of the couple.

The venue is under tight security, much like the Borgo Finocchieto in Tuscany, where Virat and Anushka's wedding took place. With PM Modi among the invitees, Taj Hotel is expected to turn into a veritable fortress tonight.

WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE RECEPTION?

The Shaadi Sqaud team, who handled Virat and Anushka's haldi, sangeet, engagement and wedding in Tuscany, have been entrusted with the job of taking care of their Delhi reception too. This 'new age Boutique Wedding Planning and Production experts' are in charge of keeping Virat and Anushka's families' 'anxieties at bay' during the Delhi reception tonight too.

The 'Squad' comprises five people: Tina Tharwani, Manoj Mittra, Rriddhi Tawalkar, Pragati Malhotra and Saurabh Malhotra. The Shaadi Squad members were at the Tuscany wedding of Virushka (the moniker that Virat and Anushka's fans like to address them as).

On their official website, the Shaadi Squad team describes themselves as: "The Shaadi Squad is young, fun and approachable. We started our careers in film production where we managed set design, transport and everything else to do with some of the biggest films in Bollywood. We know how to bring our experience and expertise to you, to make your shaadi goals a reality."

After her and Virat's wedding, Anushka thanked her wedding planners on Instagram with a photo captioned, "The people responsible for making the most memorable occasion of our lives peaceful and beyond beautiful - our lovely wedding planners @shaadisquad (sic)"

WHAT AFTER THIS?

Once Virat and Anushka are done with their Delhi reception, the couple is to fly to Mumbai to prepare for their reception there. The who's who of the film industry and cricket fraternity are expected to attend the Mumbai reception to bless the newlyweds. After that, Virat and Anushka will fly to South Africa.