How much did you and your family spend on your wedding?
After the Ambani wedding fiesta I was wondering how much do people generally spend on their weddings?
For context I am 28 M and unmarried so I can't share my expenditures.
29,M. I am planning to get married this year. My parents have not accumulated much money, plus i don't want to burden them with the expenses of my marriage, hence I will be sponsoring the marriage on my own. Same is the case for my partner, and we will split all expenses equally.
Now, here comes the twist, our parents wish to retain the "izzat" that they have in the society and want to do a big wedding. The budget that I have been told is minimum 20L. Tbh, I don't want to spend this much. I was looking for something ~ 5L.
People on grapevine, especially the members who married recently, what do you think is a decent budget for marriage. Additionally, could you help out in some money saving hacks.
Guys suggesting court marriage, please read the OPs question again. He isn't confused between court marriage or a grand wedding. He wants to understand what the budget should be.
Groom side expenses Clothing: 70k Jewellery gifted to girl: 2~3L Return gifts (Usually sweets): 1L Stay for guests (30rooms, 2 days): 1.5L
Bride side expenses
Clothing: 1.5L
Gifts to guy: 2L
Jewellery: 3L
Makeup: 30k
Return gifts: 1L
Stay( Same as groom): 1.5L
Common expenses Photography (2 days): 3L Venue + Food (2 days): 6~8L (Per plate ranges between 1k to 2.5k in tier cities) Parents shopping: 4L (2L per side)
Total expense= ~30L for both sides. Now you can decide what to cut and what to spend on.
20L is on the lower side. Nowadays, marriage at a decent wedding hall in Tier 2 city costs 30L minimum. With only 5 L budget , you wouldn't even be able to afford catering lol
30L on marriage wtf 😶
so true... catering is a big expense. the only way to reduce costs is to reduce the number of invitees. That is the most difficult part. There will come a time, where both of families - bride &groom will make it into a contest. You go and tell the other family that you are planning a "private wedding" with just 50 guests, suddenly they will have at least a 100 "very close relatives & friends". Or worse they will ask "why? people dont talk to you?". It becomes izzat ka sawal only after that.
Surprised at the "court marriage" advices. Pretty stupid. Doesn't work IRL unless you don't have an extended family/friends.
Where are you from? You can do it within 10L in T3 cities. 5 might be a bit difficult.
It boils down to:
If you hire some event management agency, it'll be seamless but much more expensive. If you have the manpower, handle it yourself.
Got married less than a year ago. Spent around 3L for wedding. Around 120 guests. Only immediate family and friends. Booked a normal banquet hall that costs per plate. No regrets ( My wife wanted the wedding to be bigger though, but that's common for every girl).
IMO, wedding photos and videos are the only things that'll stay with you. Rest you'll forget in a month or two. Just spend on them more.
Planning to do something similar. How much do you suggest spending on sherwani, lehenga etc. And would you suggest renting these..?
We did the same. Except we booked a big wedding hotel which costed 5L because of the society pressure. Varna log kya kahenge, bete ki shadi dharmshala se kar di. It wasn’t even worth it.
After the Ambani wedding fiesta I was wondering how much do people generally spend on their weddings?
For context I am 28 M and unmarried so I can't share my expenditures.
Hi All,
I'm 29 M, recently switched to a new job. I am currently earning ₹1.2 lakh per month. I plan to get married within the next year, and I estimate the marriage expenses to be around ₹10-12 lakh. I would like advice on how to save ...
This is probably the most personal question I can ask but trying to level set my expectations on the big fat South Indian wedding I will be having this year