Elizabeth Hurley Plans Elephant Entry in Traditional Indian Wedding  6/16/05

Actress Elizabeth Hurley is embracing her fiancé Arun Nayar's Hindu beliefs - she's planning to arrive at their February (06) wedding riding an elephant and wearing a red sari. 

The Estee Lauder model's lavish ceremony is inspired by Nayar's brother Nikhil's extravagant wedding to Samantha Carmichael three years ago (02) and is expected to be a two-week extravaganza, reports British newspaper The Daily Mirror.  And Hurley has become a big fan of elephants since last year (04), when she and textile tycoon Nayar arrived at his 40th birthday bash a big-eared beast. 

A close friend says, "Liz has made up her mind that she wants an Indian princess-style wedding. She loves the colorful traditions of the country and wants to embrace them. "She is keen to involve elephants in some way and hopes to arrive on one - but it depends on logistics and whether it actually fits in with the ceremony. "Her plans are very much in the early stages but she has a very clear idea of what she wants. It will be a spectacular affair with no expense spared to show the world how much she loves Arun."