Want your wedding to be as big and fat as Aditi’s from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani? The venue was none other than Rajasthan. A wedding in Rajasthan is nothing short of phenomenal. The palatial historic forts, glorious monuments, intricate Rajasthani artworks and spacious chambers amid the dramatic plateaus can add a royal touch to your wedlock. But before planning a destination wedding, the most important part is cost breakup. So, here’s how much you’ll approximately need to shell out for a wedding in Rajasthan.
1. Venue
The best venues in Rajasthan for a destination wedding have to be the palaces, forts, monuments, palace turned hotels or new properties built in Rajasthani style. These places will ensure that you have your weddings like the kings and queens. Therefore, these venues in Rajasthan are obviously pretty expensive. The budget can start from around 10 lakhs and go up to several crores. For example, in Samode Palace, the estimated venue cost can be ₹8 lakhs, whereas, in Fairmount Jaipur, rates can scale up to around ₹1 crores.
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2. Accommodation
If you’re choosing your rooms in the palaces, the charges might vary between around ₹7000-₹80,000 per room per night. If you want to save on accommodation without compromising with quality, you can book rooms in any nearby 3-star hotel between ₹2000-₹12,000 per room per night. Rooms in 5-star hotels will cost around ₹12000-₹18,000 per night. You will have several options to choose from.
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3. Decoration
Decorations are sometimes included as part of the venue packages. If we calculate separately, the decoration cost of a wedding ceremony can range from ₹50,000 to ₹10,00,000. For other functions like Mehendi ceremony and Haldi ceremony, the decoration cost might vary between ₹7000 to ₹20,000.
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4. Rajasthani Performances And DJ
Rajasthan has a vibrant culture, and a wedding in Rajasthan remains incomplete without local performances, like folk dances. Kathputli shows, ghoomar and kalberia dances, folk music and more can add an extra charm to your wedding. The prices for hiring these artists can vary from ₹5000 to ₹80,000.
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5. Miscellaneous Charges
In addition to the above will add charges of transportation, photographer, baarat arrangements, pandit charges, bartending charges, etc. for which another ₹2 lakhs to ₹30 lakhs have to be kept aside.
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To sum up, a royal wedding in Rajasthan will cost you a minimum of ₹30 lakhs and the upper threshold can go up to several crores. Nevertheless, it will create some magnificent memories to be cherished throughout a lifetime.
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