RHOBH's Bozoma Saint John Recalls Friend Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas' Wedding: 'Weekend of Incredible Luxury' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas; Bozoma Saint John.Photo:SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty; Jeff Schear/Getty

SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty; Jeff Schear/Getty

ForBozoma “Boz” Saint John,Priyanka ChopraandNick Jonas’weddingwas an affair to remember.

While attending the All That Glitters Diwali Ball in New York City on Saturday, Oct. 12, theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsnewcomer, 47, reminisced to PEOPLE about attending the couple’s glamorous nuptials in India in 2018.

She described the wedding celebration as “a weekend of incredible luxury” with “gorgeous food [and a] beautiful environment.”

“Oh, my gosh … it was so lovely,” Saint John recalled. “They created an atmosphere of very close friends and family who were treated to a weekend of incredible luxury at a palace that was left all to us. So, I mean, I had the best time.”

She fondly remembered the fashion spectacle of it all. “So many beautiful outfits,” she said. “I think I changed eight times.”

Bozoma Saint John (right) attends the Annual All That Glitters Diwali Ball in New York City on Oct. 12, 2024.Craig Barritt/Getty

Craig Barritt/Getty

Saint John — who has joined the cast ofRHOBHfor the Bravo reality show’s upcoming 14th season — also spoke about her friendship with Chopra, 42, whom she first met while she was overseeing music and entertainment marketing for PepsiCo.

“We were working onX Factorand I met her in Los Angeles and we just clicked immediately,” Saint John told PEOPLE, before sharing what she admires about theCitadelstar. “Priyanka is someone who’s unafraid of evolution, starting a new path, figuring out new ways to be and new ways to have artistry — and I love people like that.”

She added, “So, I felt like a kindred spirit to be able to be friends with someone who is unafraid of being labeled one thing and then create a new reality for themselves.”

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas at their wedding reception in India in 2018.SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP

TheQuanticostar later told PEOPLE that she loved that her wedding was “a religious mash-up,” combining her Indian heritage and culture and Jonas' Christian upbringing.

“We took beautiful traditions that we both grew up with and personalized them in a way that made sense for us," Chopra explained. “It’s been incredible to find the commonalities between our beliefs and figuring out how to blend them in a respectful and meaningful way.”

She also said marrying her now-husband was an emotional moment. “It was all tears. All tears,” she remembered. “I could not hold it in. I think I was nervous and scared. But as soon as the curtains opened, and I saw his face it was just like everything settled and I knew I was making the best decision of my life.”

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source: people.com