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Traders are turning their attention to the wedding season after a busy Diwali. With about 48 lakh weddings expected from November 12 to December 16, the retail sector anticipates nearly ₹6 lakh crore in sales. This year has more lucky dates for weddings and a growing preference for local products, showing how consumer habits are changing.

Traders Gear Up For Wedding Season Surge: A ₹6 Lakh Crore Business Expected - Looma News

Traders Gear Up for Wedding Season Surge: A ₹6 Lakh Crore Business Expected

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Traders Gear Up for Wedding Season Surge: A ₹6 Lakh Crore Business Expected- Grapevine

- Maruti Suzuki India achieved record retail sales of 2,02,402 units in October, the highest for any October month.
- The company is optimistic about maintaining sales momentum in November due to a high number of planned marriages.
- Senior executive Partho Banerjee highlighted that November has an unusually high number of marriage days, which could drive sales.
- Maruti Suzuki is on track to meet its forecast of 4-5% growth for the ongoing fiscal year.
- The company has also managed to reduce its network stock by over 40,000 units, bringing it down to a 30-day supply.

Source: [Dt Next](https://www.dtnext.in/news/business/maruti-suzuki-bets-on-nov-weddings-for-festive-sales-809840), [Zee News](https://zeenews.india.com/auto/maruti-suzuki-looks-to-cash-in-on-few-lakh-marriages-in-nov-to-carry-festive-sales-momentum-2815350.html)

Maruti Suzuki Banks on November Weddings for Sales Boost

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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.

Budget for marriage

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.

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INR 10-13 lakh spent per wedding in India. 
Average annual household income is INR 4 lakh. 
Assuming 2 households spending, it's 1.2-1.5x their annual income. 
Assuming only the girl's family paying, it's 3x annual income. 
It's absurd how much people love to spend to feed and entertain the people they never want to see in their lives again. 
Also absurd, no big startup in this space. Why is no tech bro/gal conquering the wedding space?

Big Fat Indian Wedding

The weekly why are we not exploiting the wedding industry with some useless startup is here

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Wedding Season: Which places in NCR to look for men's outfits?

Who can make money in India? - Astro, Cricket (Gambling), Bollywood and Religion

Goes to show how desperate Indian people are for solutions in life that they are doling out money to babas and astrologers 
  
 But then again, we've always been that kind of a people 
  
 Retention and sustainability will be a huge problem if the customers aren't happy with results though. Will be interesting to see the next few years playing out for astrotalk.

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If you are planning to get married what estimated budget do you have. Are you taking any loans. Give your thoughts

Wedding expenses

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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

How much did you spend on your wedding?

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- Indian middle class is driving global tourism, with rising incomes and better flight connections.
- Priyanshi Duneja from New Delhi plans a trip to Singapore, finding foreign travel more appealing than domestic.
- By 2027, India will be the fifth-biggest outbound tourism market, with $89bn in market value.
- The Middle East, Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe are top destinations for Indian travelers.
- Airlines and hotels are expanding to accommodate the surge in Indian tourists, with record departures and new aircraft orders. 

 Source: [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/8cfcaf31-e5d6-48a3-897e-c7e1b220d60d)

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