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Destination wedding cost calculator for India
Change the guests, nights, style and month and see every line of the budget move, in rupees, dollars, pounds, euros or dirhams.
Updated Kalyan Co Planning Team
How it works
Choose a destination, your guest count, how many nights and functions, and the standard of hotel. The calculator prices rooms, food, venue, décor, photography, music, guest care and our fee from the same rate bands we plan with. A typical 150-guest, three-night Kerala wedding comes to about ₹42.4–92.8 lakh (about US$44,000–97,000).
Estimated total · Kerala
₹36.8 lakh–₹81.2 lakh
₹31,000–₹68,000 per guest · peak season
| Rooms for your guests46 rooms × 3 nights, 4-star resorts | ₹14.9 lakh–₹26.5 lakh |
|---|---|
| Food and drink120 guests × 3 functions | ₹5.18 lakh–₹8.64 lakh |
| Venue hire2 days of venue use | ₹3.6 lakh–₹9.6 lakh |
| Décor and lighting3 functions, signature styling | ₹4.5 lakh–₹12 lakh |
| Photography and filmsignature coverage | ₹2.5 lakh–₹5 lakh |
| Music and entertainment2 sets (band, DJ, chenda melam…) | ₹80,000–₹6 lakh |
| Guest care and transfersAirport pick-ups, welcome kits, hospitality desk | ₹1.8 lakh–₹4.8 lakh |
| Planning fee8–12% of the budget we manage, with a minimum | ₹3.5 lakh–₹8.7 lakh |
Planning figures v0.1 (2026-09-24), for guidance only. Taxes (GST) and flights are not included.
Questions couples ask
How accurate is the wedding cost calculator?
It uses the rate bands we plan with, so it is a realistic range rather than a quote. A real quote is itemised from vendor prices for your dates, and usually lands inside the range.
Does the estimate include flights and taxes?
No. Guests usually pay their own flights, and GST is added to Indian invoices. Everything else is included: rooms, food, venue, décor, photography, music, guest care and our fee.
What is the cheapest way to have a destination wedding in India?
Fewer nights and functions, a boutique hotel instead of a 5-star resort, and a shoulder-season month. Guest numbers matter most, because rooms and food scale with every guest.
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Tell us about your wedding
Where you live, roughly when, and how many guests. A planner replies within a few hours, in your time zone.