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Wedding cost calculator

Plan the celebration, not just the venue.

Estimate your complete destination wedding budget.

Your celebration

Build a realistic starting budget

Start with the essentials. Open the detailed choices when you want a more tailored range.

1. Destination and stay
2. Food, design and celebration
Fine-tune the estimateAttendance, production, travel and safeguards
Estimated wedding budget

₹1.7 Cr

Planning range ₹1.3 Cr–₹2.2 Cr

Per invited guest₹92,812
Estimate confidenceMedium

A planning estimate, not a property or vendor quotation. Prices and taxes must be confirmed in writing.

Check before shortlisting

80 rooms may not accommodate 180 guests at two guests per room.

Where the budget goes

Cost breakdown

Low · expected · high
Rooms and stay₹30 lakh

Uses destination, property tier, season, rooms and nights.

₹24 lakh · ₹30 lakh · ₹39 lakh
Food and beverages₹25 lakh

Includes hosted functions plus a modest arrival and late-snack allowance.

₹20 lakh · ₹25 lakh · ₹33 lakh
Venue and event spaces₹13 lakh

Planning allowance for venue hire and event-space operations; packages may bundle this.

₹10 lakh · ₹13 lakh · ₹18 lakh
Décor and florals₹31 lakh

Varies by function count, guest scale, flowers, structures and design complexity.

₹22 lakh · ₹31 lakh · ₹45 lakh
Sound, lighting and production₹12 lakh

Covers a planning allowance for technical production across hosted events.

₹9 lakh · ₹12 lakh · ₹16 lakh
Photography and films₹6 lakh

Changes with crew size, wedding duration, films, albums and travel.

₹5 lakh · ₹6 lakh · ₹7 lakh
Entertainment₹3 lakh

Artist fees can vary substantially; celebrity appearances require a separate quote.

₹2 lakh · ₹3 lakh · ₹5 lakh
Travel and local logistics₹4 lakh

Separates local transfers from any optional guest travel support.

₹3 lakh · ₹4 lakh · ₹5 lakh
Guest hospitality₹2 lakh

Welcome amenities, room drops and guest-desk basics.

₹2 lakh · ₹2 lakh · ₹3 lakh
Wedding planning₹8 lakh

Estimated as a share of managed wedding spend, subject to a minimum fee.

₹7 lakh · ₹8 lakh · ₹9 lakh
Estimated taxes₹20 lakh

Provisional blended allowance. Actual GST depends on each supplier, invoice and package structure.

₹15 lakh · ₹20 lakh · ₹24 lakh
Contingency reserve₹13 lakh

10% reserve for changes, overruns and last-minute guest needs.

₹13 lakh · ₹13 lakh · ₹13 lakh

Estimate assumes

  • 180 invited guests with 90% average attendance per function
  • 80 rooms for 2 nights in shoulder season
  • 4 hosted meal functions with 70% vegetarian meals
  • premium dining, premium décor and premium production

Not included

  • Jewellery, honeymoon, gifts beyond the selected hospitality allowance and personal shopping
  • Guest flights, trains and visas
  • Celebrity artists, special permissions, alcohol licences and requirements not selected above
  • Any charge bundled, waived or negotiated differently in the property's written proposal

Method cost-3.0.0

A better planning range

What changes a destination wedding budget?

The calculator exposes the choices that matter most so families can compare like with like before requesting formal proposals.

01

Guest count and attendance

Invited guests affect rooms, meals, transfers, hospitality and the scale of every event. The calculator separately estimates average attendance at each function.

02

Rooms, nights and season

Room inventory is often the largest cost. Peak dates, popular weekends and additional nights can change the total significantly.

03

Meals and functions

Per-plate pricing should be multiplied by actual catered functions—not just the wedding day—and allow for arrivals or late-night refreshments.

04

Design and production

Décor, florals, sound, lighting, staging and technical production are separate choices. Large structures and imported flowers need custom quotations.

05

Travel and hospitality

Decide whether guests arrange their own travel. Local airport transfers, welcome desks and room drops can still be meaningful costs.

06

Taxes and contingency

GST can differ by accommodation value, venue and supplier structure. Keep a separate reserve for guest changes, weather plans and last-minute requirements.

How this estimate works

Transparent assumptions, not false precision.

Category ranges are informed by Indian destination-wedding planning guides and calibrated with each listed property's starting room and plate prices when available. Tax is shown as a provisional blended allowance because the final treatment depends on each invoice and package.

Method references: VARNIYA planning guide, WeddingWire India and CBIC GST rates.