5 Expensive Weddings that will make your head turn in disbelief!
If economic numbers are to be believed, Indian weddings, with all their hoopla and ostentatious arrangements are one of the biggest spending events of any parents’ lives. Some of us save a lifetime for it and others splurge like there’s no tomorrow. But trust us you’d be left jaw dropped when you check out these extravagant weddings that made it to the coveted papers and magazines for being the most expensive affairs.
From imported floral arrangements to silver chandeliers, from specially flown in chefs to the priciest liquor servings, they had them all. Here’s a toast to the ones who celebrated their big day with aplomb, and of course to those who attended these unforgettable galas.
- Subrata Roy’s Sons Wedding
Subrata Roy’s sons, Sushanto and Seemanto’s twin wedding cost a whooping 520 crores. With a guest list of more than 10,500 people, the event boasted of luxury and opulence all the way. The flights had golden napkins and golf carts were ferrying guests from the Sahara Sehar to the venue. A host of entertainment with artists like Symphony, Shiamak Davar and several flamenco dancers was not to be missed. Tantalizing the palettes was a wide spread of food that covered almost delicacy from the Indian terrain and world cuisine alike.
- Janardhan Reddy’s daughter’s wedding
Ex-state minister and mining honcho, Janardhan Reddy recently arranged for his daughter’s wedding and it was a memorable affair with the total expenses accounting to 500 crores. The luxurious wedding had gold plated invitation cards. Close to 15 helipads and the massive Palace Grounds of Bangalore city were booked for the wedding guests. Not to miss, the bride Brahmani was dressed in sari costing 17 crores.
- Lakshmi Mittal daughter Vanisha’s Wedding
Industrialist Lakshmi Mittal held the wedding of his daughter Vanisha at the coveted Palace of Versailles and dished close to 350 crores on the events. The attendee list was huge and the event witnessed power packed performances by Shah Rukh Khan, Kylie Minogue, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee and Akshay Kumar among others. Chefs and butlers were flown from several countries and the floral arrangements.
- Congress Minister Kanwar Singh Tanwar’s Son’s Wedding
Congress Minister Kanwar Singh Tanwar’s son got hitched and the wedding expense came to an enormous 250 crores. From wooden flooring on a farm house to a Bell helicopter worth 33 crores as a gift to the groom to 30 gms gold coins each for every wedding guest, this wedding had no dearth of extravagance. With a guest list going up to 11000 people, Bollywood biggies were in huge attendance too.
- Hotelier Vikram Chatwal’s Wedding to Priya Sachdev
Hotelier Vikram Chatwal’s wedding to model/socialite Priya Sachdev was a not to be missed affair with a splurging ceremony where the wedding guests were picked by private jets, the décor was one of its kinds with 5000 kgs of flowers and around 3000 candles being used. The attendee list had VIP smashed everywhere with Prince Nicholas of Greece, Naomi Campbell, Shahrukh Khan and even the son of late Shah of Iran gracing the occasion. The total expenditure of the wedding was believed to be over 100 crores.
