Wedding Planners Reveal: What Does A Luxury Wedding Cost In The Top Cities In India?
BY Apoorva | 05 Oct, 2023 | 3754 views | 4 min read
The big fat Indian wedding is a dream for most Indian couples. Destination weddings that spell luxury with your guests enjoying the best of the best, is what couples plan for. Most celeb weddings like Kiara-Siddharth, Kat-Vicky and recently wed Parineeti and Raghav, all have been luxurious destination weddings in India. But what does it truly cost to create a luxury wedding experience in India?
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We went to the experts – top wedding planners in India, to give us a low down on what are the real expenses of a luxury wedding in India. Keep in mind that these costs are just tentative costs for a 300-people wedding with three events. Any extra details with be a personalised cost and of course, the venue changes will make a vast difference too.
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So, let's dive into the extravagant and enchanting world of luxury weddings in India!
Doli Saja Ke Rakhna says
The quintessential big fat Indian wedding which is straight out of your Bollywood dreams with larger-than-life sets, cuisines from across the world, personalized favours etc. can vary vastly depending on what the couple wants. Right from getting married in a fort or palace to getting married in a forest or maybe a beach wedding - the experience can take your budgets to different levels. Considering all the popular destination wedding cities, their costing can work as below.
Venue Cost which includes stay and food, decor design & production, entertainment activities, and vendor costs for 300 guests with mehendi/haldi, cocktail sangeet, pheras with meet & greet will be as follows:
Mumbai – Approximately 2.75 CR
Goa – 3 CR
Jaipur - 3.5 CR
Delhi – 3 CR
Hyderabad - 3.25 CR
Bangalore – 3 CR
There are couples who want some specific celebrity performers and designers which can make the budgets go higher but they surely give you a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so we say go for it as SRK rightly said "Pyaar ek baar hota hain, shaadi bhi ek hi baar hoti hain."
The Crimson Circle says
This cost includes 2 nights - 150 rooms plus a total of 8 meals (breakfast, lunch, high tea, dinner)
along with 3 events (decor, sound, light, artists, internal logistics, etc)
4 or 5-star property in Jaipur
1.2 to 1.5 CR for Property (venue and food)
50L for remaining elements
4 or 5-star property in Goa
90L to 1.2 CR for property (venue and food)
50 L for remaining elements
4 or 5-star property in Delhi
80L to 1 CR for property (venue and food)
70 L for remaining elements
4 or 5-star property in Mumbai
80L to 1 CR for property (venue and food)
60L for remaining elements
4 or 5-star property in Hyderabad
1 CR for property (venue and food)
70L for remaining elements
4 or 5-star property in Bangalore
1.2 to 1.5 CR for property (venue and food)
80L for remaining elements
Aira Wedding Planners
For a lux weddings across these cities, these are the estimated costs for a 300-people event:
Bangalore
Mehendi
Food @ 2800 per head – 840000
Hall Rentals charges - 500000
Décor and Entertainment - 700000
Total - 2040000
Sangeet
Food @ 3200 per head - 960000
Hall Rentals charges for Setup-500000
Décor, DJ, Band & Technicals-2000000
Total - 3460000
Wedding
Food @ 3200 per head - 960000
Hall Rentals charges for Setup - 500000
Décor & Services - 1500000
Total - 2960000
Grand Total – 8460000
For a Delhi wedding:
Mehendi
Food @ 4000 per head (top caterer in Delhi) - 1200000
Farm House Rentals - 700000
Décor - 500000
Total - 2400000
Sangeet
Food @ 5500 (leading caterer in Delhi) - 1650000
Farm House Rentals - 700000
Décor, DJ, Band & Technical - 2500000
Total - 4850000
Wedding
Food @ 5500 (top caterer in Delhi) - 1650000
Farm House Rentals - 700000
Décor & Services - 1000000
Total - 3350000
Grand Total – 10600000
For a Kerala wedding:
Mehendi
Lunch @2500 per head - 750000
Décor and Entertainment - 500000
Total - 1250000
Sangeet
Food @ 3000 per head - 900000
Hall Rentals charges for Setup - 300000
Décor, DJ, Band & Technicals - 1500000
Total - 2700000
Wedding
Food @ 3000 per head - 900000
Décor & Services - 1000000
Total - 1900000
Reception
Food @ 3000 per head - 900000
Hall Rentals charges for Setup - 300000
Décor & Services - 1500000
Total - 2700000
Grand Total - 8550000
So which city would you love to host your dream wedding in?
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