Indian Wedding Budget Planner

The number your family needs to see before the shaadi planning begins. Every event, every cost category, one honest total.

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Wedding costs vary enormously by city, community, and family preference. All defaults below are illustrative starting points, not averages — replace them with your own quotes as you get them.

Select every event your family is planning, even small home functions. Each one adds its own venue and catering cost — the sections below expand automatically for whatever you select.

Venue

Venue rental

₹

Decoration

₹

Lighting

₹

Tent / shamiana

₹

Catering

Number of guests for this event

Cost per plate

₹

Additional catering (starters, desserts)

₹

Staff service charges

₹

Venue

Venue rental

₹

Decoration

₹

Lighting

₹

Tent / shamiana

₹

Catering

Number of guests for this event

Cost per plate

₹

Additional catering (starters, desserts)

₹

Staff service charges

₹

Venue

Venue rental

₹

Decoration

₹

Lighting

₹

Tent / shamiana

₹

Catering

Number of guests for this event

Cost per plate

₹

Additional catering (starters, desserts)

₹

Staff service charges

₹

Venue

Venue rental

₹

Decoration

₹

Lighting

₹

Tent / shamiana

₹

Catering

Number of guests for this event

Cost per plate

₹

Additional catering (starters, desserts)

₹

Staff service charges

₹

Photographer

₹

Videographer

₹

Drone photography

₹

Pre-wedding shoot

₹

Album and prints

₹

DJ / Band / Orchestra

₹

Anchoring / Emcee

₹

Cultural performances

₹

Sound and lighting

₹

Bridal outfit (lehenga / saree)

₹

Bridal jewelry (rented or non-gold)

₹

Makeup and hair

₹

Mehendi artist

₹

Accessories

₹

Sherwani / Suit

₹

Accessories

₹

Grooming

₹

Number of close family members outfitted

Average cost per outfit

₹

Total is calculated automatically as count × average cost.

Wedding cards — quantity

Cost per card

₹

Digital invitation design

₹

Return gift cost per guest

₹

Number of guests receiving return gifts

Packaging

₹

Pandit fees

₹

Pooja samagri / items

₹

Mandap decoration

₹

Other religious rituals

₹

Baraat (horse / car / band / buggy)

₹

Guest transport (buses)

₹

Family transport

₹

Rooms for outstation guests

Nights

Cost per room per night

₹

Family accommodation

₹

Home functions food cost

₹

Mehendi / haldi snacks

₹

Flowers (beyond venue decor)

₹

Emergency buffer15%

Tips and baksheesh

₹

Last-minute expenses estimate

₹

The buffer is applied to your entire subtotal — it's the single most important number for keeping a wedding from spiraling past what the family agreed to.

Gold purchased for bride

grams

Gold rate

₹/gram

Diamond jewelry

₹

Silver items

₹

Gold jewelry retains value and is not purely an expense — it can be considered a family asset. We track it separately from your wedding spend total for exactly that reason.

Family savings

₹

Personal loan

₹

Gold loan

₹

Contributions from relatives

₹

Personal loan interest rate

Loan tenure

months

Wedding date

Total wedding budget

₹42.90 L

₹10,724 per guest (400 guests) · ₹10.72 L per day (4-event wedding)

Per event

Mehendi₹0

Sangeet₹0

Wedding ceremony₹11.00 L

Reception₹8.75 L

By category

Catering₹11.05 L

Venue₹8.70 L

Photography & Video₹3.50 L

Music & Entertainment₹1.45 L

Bridal₹2.80 L

Groom₹1.05 L

Family outfits₹1.50 L

Invitations & stationery₹1.40 L

Pandit & rituals₹1.40 L

Transport₹1.00 L

Accommodation₹1.60 L

Pre-event catering₹65,000

Miscellaneous₹1.20 L

Buffer₹5.59 L

Gold & jewelry value (tracked separately)

₹11.80 L

Financing gap

₹30.89 L

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Wedding cost estimates are illustrative. Actual costs vary significantly by city, vendor, and personal preferences. Always get multiple vendor quotes before finalizing your budget. Personal loans for weddings carry real interest costs — calculate the true cost before borrowing.