No matter what status India has on the global stage, when it comes to the rich weddings, we’re certainly at the top, even in a decent middle-class family, you’ll see people going over their budget and spending literally lakhs of rupees for just one wedding. We have come so far in this that now it is somehow a normal thing to spend this much money on weddings. And that was just the talks about the middle-class families, what about some richest people in the country? How expensive are their weddings usually? Well, as you may already know, the recent Ambani family’s wedding was the most expensive in modern India’s history, in which they spent around ₹5000 Crore. But just like that, there are more that’ll boggle your mind, so let’s get on with this list of the Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings in India Of All Time. Here we go.
1. Anant Ambani & Radhika Merchant (Approx. ₹5000 Crore)
To be honest, when we talk about true grandeur when it comes to a wedding in India, no other wedding that has happened in modern-day India can meet the level that has been set by the wedding of Anant Ambani & Radhika Merchant. Why? Well, the reason is pretty simple: it was a grand wedding by every metric, whether we talk about the number of guests, the celebrities who got invited, the amount spent, and things like that. In 2024, Anant Ambani, the youngest heir of India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, tied the knot with Radhika Merchant, and the festivities were like a show that the whole world watched. Just so you know, the wedding finale in Mumbai was attended by more than 14,000 people and featured the performances of Justin Bieber and Katy Perry.
2. Isha Ambani & Anand Piramal (Approx. ₹700 Crore)
Another Ambani wedding is in the 2nd spot, and it was a wedding with a live performance by Beyoncé. Well, that is precisely what took place in 2018 when Isha Ambani, the daughter of Mukesh Ambani, got married to Anand Piramal. And? Well, just so you know, the couple got engaged at the beautiful Lake Como in Italy, and the lavish celebrations were spread out between Udaipur and Mumbai. How much was spent in total in just a matter of days for this wedding? Oh, that number is easily going up to around ₹700 crore.
3. Sushanto & Seemanto Roy (Approx. ₹554 Crore)
And then, well, the joint wedding of the sons of Sahara India’s founder, Subrata Roy, was the talk of the entire country in 2004. At that time, it surely was THE most expensive wedding in the history of modern-day India, and if you adjust the inflation, it still is one of the most expensive ones. The ₹554 crore event with a guest list of over 11,000 people, private jets, designer wardrobes, international orchestras, and luxurious venues in Lucknow was monumental for its time.
4. Brahmani Reddy & Rajeev Reddy (Approx. ₹500 Crore)
If we talk about the most beautiful weddings to be done in India, we can’t just skip past this one, which was back in 2016, and a stunning one. Brahmani, the daughter of the mining magnate Gali Janardhana Reddy, had a five-day festival in Bangalore that had replicas of temples and palaces, dramatic décor spread across huge venues. More than 50,000 people were invited, and the bride was adorned with jewelry worth ₹90 crore and a saree that was said to cost ₹17 crore.
5. Shristi Mittal & Gulraj Behl (Approx. ₹500 Crore)
What do you expect if the niece of Lakshmi Mittal, who is one of the richest men in the world, gets married? Well, it is a wedding in Barcelona that helicopters filming aerial views, a six-tier 60-kg wedding cake, and food by top global chefs are the highlights of. The 2013 wedding, which was at the National Museum of Catalan Art, is said to have been a ₹500 crore expensive.
6. Vanisha Mittal & Amit Bhatia (Approx. ₹240 Crore)
Next up, well, this wedding in 2004 was really something out of the future. How exactly? See, Vanisha Mittal, the daughter of Lakshmi Mittal, took her wedding to France with the addition of a very private party at the Palace of Versailles, which was a place that no one had thought of before. The festivities lasted six days and involved old French castles as well as expensive flights and international artists.
7. Sonam Vaswani & Navin Fabiani (Approx. ₹210 Crore)
Back in 2017, when Sonam Vaswani of the Stallion Group tied the knot with Navin Fabiani in Vienna, Austria, well, it was quite a thing to witness. Why? Well, it wasn’t just a luxury wedding; it was actually showing off luxury on another level, like with everything being designed from the decor to the designer wear to the musical performances. The total expenditure? Oh, a little over ₹210 Crore!
8. Sanjay Hinduja & Anu Mahtani (Approx. ₹150 Crore)
Remember the wedding of the week in Udaipur, spread over several days, had showbiz queen JLo, led to dance and music starrings by Bollywood celebs, an invite list surpassing 16,000? Hinduja Group’s Sanjay Hinduja tied the knot with designer Anu Mahtani in a lavish multi-day celebration at Jagmandir Island and The Oberoi Udaivilas. The price tag? Roughly ₹150 crore!
9. Anushka Sharma & Virat Kohli (Approx. ₹100 Crore)
Oh, and who can forget when Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma got married, especially cricket fans would never forget that moment. Although the style was intimate, the whole wedding, including the trips, security, designer outfits, and gala receptions in India, cost nearly ₹100 crores. And it was one of the very few weddings that a lot of people followed up with for days.
10. Adel Sajan & Sana Khan (Approx. ₹100 Crore)
And sure, we’re at the last spot today but still, just picture tying the knot on a lavish cruise traveling along the coast of Europe. This is essentially the story of businessman Adel Sajan from Dubai, who said I do to Sana Khan in 2017. Their wedding was a nearly ₹100 crore affair with a cruise route covering Barcelona-France-Italy, more than 1,500 people, theme parties, celebrity hosts, a gigantic ten-layer cake and whatnot. At the time, and it still is considered to be the most extraordinary Indian destination wedding of all time.
Conclusion
See, since everyone is on it and wants to make their wedding grand, that is pretty much the reason why this list of the most expensive weddings can keep on going, because there are many more to discuss. Though, to keep it short and simple, we’d like to end it all here.