Billionaire Ankur Jain and former WWE wrestler Erica Hammond celebrated their love in a lavish ‘blitz and glam’ wedding ceremony against the breathtaking backdrop of the Egyptian pyramids. Jain who is the founder and CEO of Built Rewards, married Erica in the presence of around 130 people. Apart from the wedding ceremony, the pre-wedding festivities were equally spectacular.
It included a safari dinner in the heart of the South African jungle as well as a thrilling jungle safari experience. According to The Sun US, the three-day safari excursion in South Africa reportedly cost $2,000 per night. After the three-day South Africa trip, the couple along with their guests left for Egypt in a private jet.
How Ankur Jain and Erica Hammond met
According to The Sun US, Erica, 32, met Ankur Jain, 33, when the businessman started working out at celebrity-favourite gym Rumble Boxing, where she was a fitness instructor.
Jain told People, “My first advice to Erica for the wedding was to get married in space,” to which she replied, “I don’t want to die on my wedding day!”
He told People, “We’re not traditional wedding people. Why do you have to spend $20,000 on flowers? It doesn’t make sense. And none of that matters when you’re getting a chance to sit at the bottom of the pyramid and eat dinner!”
Who is Erica Hammond?
Erica Hammond is a former WWE NXT Diva. After her departure from WWE, she became a successful fitness coach. After living in Los Angeles, she moved to New York to join Rumble Boxing as a founding instructor, reports Athlete News. She met Arun at Rumble when she was a fitness instructor there. According to her Instagram post, she is currently a founding member of Rumble.
The Athlete News report also states that Hammond was also part of creating an app called Strong by Erica, which is a boxing-inspired group fitness class. Hammond has also created Knockout, a boxing-inspired group fitness class offered at designated Equinox locations in New York City.