Indians tend to believe that weddings should be lavish and that if they aren’t, they are not worth it. Here are a few of the most expensive Indian weddings that will astound you.
Weddings are about more than just the union of two people; they also include festivities, food, decorations, family, and friends. And being an Indian, I can attest unequivocally to the fact that we appreciate a big, large wedding. We have this thing that people should see in order to see how far we will go to make our weddings the talk of the town. The most expensive Indian weddings on the list below will match if not exceed your expectations. These weddings have some of the most exotic celebrities performing, extravagant décor, and exorbitant jewelry.
11 Most Expensive Indian Weddings
Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal
A person is more likely to at least hear the name of Ambani regardless of who they are, what they do, or how much they know about them. The richest family in India, the Ambanis, are well known to every single person in the country. Especially when it comes to Mukesh Ambani, who married off his only daughter Isha Ambani to Anand Piramal. For his daughter’s wedding, he generously spent Rs700 crores. Additionally, Beyonce performed during her wedding, and the wedding was attended by every other well-known celebrity.
Sushanto Roy and Richa Ahuja; Seemanto Roy and Chandini Toor
The chairman of Sahara India Pariwar and a successful Indian businessman, Subrata Roy, is renowned for his willingness to use unexpected ways. Sushanto Roy and Seemanto Roy’s wedding was held by Subrato Roy in Lucknow in 2004. 11000 guests and 110 different dishes were served at the extravagant wedding, which cost Rs552 crores. Additionally, 1,50,000 beggars were fed at the wedding. Private aircraft were used to fly the guests to the location. Subrata Roy made sure that people would remember this double wedding for years to come.
Brahmani and Rajeev Reddy
In terms of spending money, can you people tell me if you would have done so at the time of demonetization? Yeah, some of us can’t but something more unexpected happened, especially during this time. In addition to the bride wearing a 17 crore Kanjeevaram saree and jewelry valued at 90 crores, the wedding invitation card featured an LCD screen. All of this was done for Janardhan Reddy’s daughter’s wedding, a mining magnate and politician. He spent Rs550 crores for this extravagant wedding.
Shrishti Mittal and Gulraj Behl
Lakshmi Mittal, the greatest steel magnate of India whose niece Srishti Mittal got married to Gulraj Behl, an investment banker. They spent almost Rs500 crores on their wedding. A six-storey cake weighing approximately 60 kg and Yes, we are referring to a cake that Sergi Arola, a chef with a Michelin star, made. More than 500 guests attended the various events at the wedding, which took place in Barcelona. Everyone who attended the wedding signed a secrecy agreement, which was one of its most unique features.
Lalit Tanwar and Yogita Jaunapuria
The congress minister Kanwar Tarwar married Yogita to his son Lalit Tanwar. Yes, it is true that the groom received some genuinely wonderful gifts from his in-laws, including a helicopter. Nearly Rs250 crores were spent on the wedding.
Vanisha Mittal and Amit Bhatia
Laxmi Mittal, an Indian steel tycoon, prepared for his daughter Vanisha to wed financier and banker Amit Bhatia. The guests were stunned by one of the spectacular fireworks displays at the Eiffel Tower. The cost of the wedding itself was about over Rs200 crores.
Sonam Vaswani and Navin Fabiani
Sonam Vaswani and Navin Fabiani wed in what was called the year’s most opulent wedding. It cost about Rs210 crores and was extravagant as expected.
Sana Khan and Adel Sajan
Adel Sajan, the Danube Group’s director, married Sana Khan. A cruise wedding was hosted by them. Anyone who had been present at the wedding would have undoubtedly felt the “Dil Dhadakne Do” vibe. The wedding expense was around Rs200 crores.
Sanjay Hinduja and Anu Mahtani
Anu Mahtani is a well-known designer and Sanjay Ahuja is a London-based scion of the richest family in Great Britain; their wedding was a traditional Indian wedding that cost Rs140 crores. Overall, their wedding was beautiful. Jennifer Lopez also stunned everyone with a performance at their wedding.
Vineeta Agarwal and Muqit Teja
Vineeta is the daughter of a millionaire in the UK Pramod Agarwal. The wedding flowers were specifically sent from Paris. The wedding cost Rs130 crores of rupees.
Vikram Chatwal and Priya Sachdev
An American hotelier named Vikram Chatwal got married to Priya Sachdev and their wedding reportedly cost around Rs100 crores.