How young Indian couples budget for their weddings
2 years ago

How young Indian couples budget for their weddings

Live Mint  

Marriages are made in heaven, so goes the saying. Budgeting for the big day Malad-resident Shaili Shah says her sister Devanshi Vakil’s wedding preparations kept her very busy. This gave us some idea about the costs, and we added an inflation rate to arrive at the budget for my sister’s wedding," says Shah. The families of the bride and the groom spent around ₹25–30 lakh on the wedding functions, besides ₹12 lakh for the bride’s jewellery and clothes and wedding gifts. “People pick auspicious dates for weddings, and most weddings happen during the wedding season," she says.

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Wedding extravaganza: How to spend the right way
1 month ago

Wedding extravaganza: How to spend the right way

New Indian Express  

The mother of all wedding seasons is upon us. A report estimates that Delhi traders expect the wedding business to be worth R6,00,000 crore this season. The data on cumulative annual revenue receipts for the latest year suggest that this amount is three and a half times more than the money major municipalities like those in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, …

Anant-Radhika and nine other big, fat Indian weddings
5 months, 1 week ago

Anant-Radhika and nine other big, fat Indian weddings

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Indian weddings are getting bigger and fatter by the day, thanks to the richie rich like the Ambanis, whose latest ‘I do’ between their youngest son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant is touted to be the costliest ever in this part of the world. Slated for Friday evening at Antilia, the billion-dollar plus Ambani residence in central Mumbai, the …

Memes Take Over Internet As Desis Prepare For 35 Lakh Weddings In 3 Weeks
1 year ago

Memes Take Over Internet As Desis Prepare For 35 Lakh Weddings In 3 Weeks

News 18  

As the holiday season approaches, India is buckled up for its much anticipated grand celebration, the wedding season. Projections for 2023 indicate a boost in the wedding industry, which is set to collect over Rs 4.25 lakh crore as 35 lakh weddings are planned this year. 35 lakh weddings in India in next 23 daysSingles : pic.twitter.com/yIVkley4gh — SwatKat November …

CAIT estimates ₹4.25 trillion business from 23 days of Indian wedding season
1 year, 2 months ago

CAIT estimates ₹4.25 trillion business from 23 days of Indian wedding season

Live Mint  

The Confederation of All India Traders estimates a business worth ₹4.25 trillion in just 23 days of this year's Indian wedding season. In the period between November 23 and December 15, around 3.5 million weddings are expected to be held, as per a survey conducted by CAIT Research & Trade Development Society. In the comparable period last year, a total …

Big, fat weddings bounce back as Covid-19 bane recedes
2 years, 1 month ago

Big, fat weddings bounce back as Covid-19 bane recedes

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The city is in the midst of a busy season of marriages, and the wedding industry is reviving now that the Covid-19 pandemic has passed after disrupting several businesses and people's lives. A report claims that up to 32 lakh weddings are expected to be held nationwide between November and December after restrictions on gatherings were lifted after over …

Before Vicky-Katrina's big fat shaadi, a look at most expensive Bollywood weddings
3 years ago

Before Vicky-Katrina's big fat shaadi, a look at most expensive Bollywood weddings

India Today  

This wedding season, all eyes are on Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif. The couple has chosen Six Senses Fort Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, as their wedding venue. Earlier, Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas, Anushka Sharma-Virat Kohli and other celebrity couples spared no expenses at their wedding. Here’s a look at the most expensive weddings of Bollywood celebrities: PRIYANKA CHOPRA AND NICK …

Bride Ditches ‘Big Fat Wedding’ Celebration To Save Money For Four Honeymoons
3 years, 2 months ago

Bride Ditches ‘Big Fat Wedding’ Celebration To Save Money For Four Honeymoons

News 18  

Although a big fat wedding is a dream for most of the girls there is a girl who did not find this a very good idea. In a recent post a girl named Yulia revealed how she cancelled her wedding which could have cost Rs 10-11 lakh and used the money for a luxury honeymoon package. The girl revealed how …

The financial burden of weddings on India’s poorest families
3 years, 10 months ago

The financial burden of weddings on India’s poorest families

Al Jazeera  

A culture of extravagance and exploitative practices force brides’ families to spend beyond their means – but change could be under way. “Indian weddings are more about showing off one’s wealth and status and not really about the institution,” says Veena Trikha, 55, a schoolteacher whose son married last year. According to Sunita, whose family faced crippling dowry demands, girls …

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