By Hemant SharmaUsually, a wedding isn’t a one-day thing or even right here in India, it goes for more than a week most of the time. And that is precisely why Indian weddings are quite expensive, but people here don’t usually shy away when it comes to spending money on weddings. You know, like, everybody out there wants their wedding to be grand, so that’s that. Like, recently, we saw Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding, which became the most expensive wedding in modern India’s history. But which other weddings have made it to this list? That’s precisely what we’re up to today because here we will be taking a good look at the top 10 most expensive weddings in India as of 2025. Here we go then.
1. Anant Ambani & Radhika Merchant – ₹5000 Crore
This was the most recent one and the richest one as well, and we wouldn’t be wrong here if we said that this wedding was straight-up legendary! You know, like, just imagine a three-day pre-wedding party in Jamnagar where, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, and Akon performed. Then, the main wedding takes place in Mumbai, filled with so many celebrities and VIPs. The performances were phenomenal too. Like every part of this wedding was grand, quite literally! Just to give you an idea of how expensive all this was, well, you see, guests were also given luxury watches worth ₹2 crores each. How about that now?
2. Isha Ambani & Anand Piramal – ₹700 Crore
Before the wedding of Anant, his sister Isha Ambani’s wedding to Anand Piramal was India’s most luxurious one, no two ways about that. For this one though, the celebratory gatherings were held in Mumbai, Udaipur, and Lake Como. And just so you know, a rumoured $15 million performance by Beyoncé at the pre-wedding party in Udaipur, and private jet guests for the wedding! Not just that though, the main wedding at Antilia, the Ambani family’s mansion in Mumbai, had Bollywood stars, business tycoons and Hillary Clinton herself. It was a big thing back then, no two ways about that.
3. Akash Ambani & Shloka Mehta – ₹700-1500 Crore
Another Ambani wedding, another record-breaking event, that’s three in a row! That just goes to show how rich the Ambani Family really is, you know? Without a single doubt, Akash Ambani’s wedding to Shloka Mehta in 2019 was certainly no less extravagant. The couple’s star-studded pre-wedding bash was in Switzerland with shows from Coldplay, Maroon 5 and The Chainsmokers. Word about the wedding invitations was that they cost ₹1.5 lakh each, which is just impressive if you think about it for a sec.
4. Brahmani Reddy & Rajiv Reddy – ₹500 Crore
In 2016, Gali Janardhana Reddy, a billionaire mining tycoon, had a wedding of his daughter, Brahmani, and it was kinda mind-blowing. How? Oh, well, the wedding at Bangalore Palace lasted five days and had over fifty thousand guests. 50,000 guests? Yes!! That’s not it though, nah, you see, the whole venue was transformed into a stunning replica of classic Indian temples with decorations in real gold.
5. Shristi Mittal & Gulraj Behl – ₹500 Crore
Steel is a big industry in India, no two ways about that, so just imagine, a billionaire steel tycoon’s daughter getting married. How expensive and grand would have it been? Oh, it was really just that! Like, more than ₹500 crores were spent on this single wedding. The venue? Oh, that was the National Museum of Catalan Art. And just so you know, the festivities include a six-tier cake weighing 60 kg and more than 200 butlers and chefs flown into Spain from India and Thailand. Now that’s next-level luxury!
6. Vanisha Mittal & Amit Bhatia – ₹240 Crore
This was a fairy tale wedding, quite literally. Vanisha Mittal, the daughter of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, had a fairy tale wedding, but how? For those who don’t know yet, well, the lavish six-day wedding took place in Paris at the Palace of Versailles. Many events were also held at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. The event featured performances by the likes of Kylie Minogue as well as Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. Furthermore, Javed Akhtar, a writer from Bollywood, even wrote a play, especially for the wedding.
7. Sonam Vaswani & Navin Fabiani – ₹210 Crore
Do you remember that back in 2017, the son of UAE tycoon Sunil Vaswani married in Vienna, Austria and the whole thing was super elegant and next-level luxurious? The celebrations take place at multiple lavish venues like Palais Ferstel, and Belvedere Palace. Like, you know, the wedding decor was mesmerising with unique flowers, huge chandeliers and Michelin-star food. That’s precisely what we call a true high-class wedding!
8. Virat Kohli & Anushka Sharma – ₹100 Crore
It sure was a big thing when Virat Kohli wed Anushka Sharma in 2017, you know, bringing together Indian cricket and Bollywood royalty. Their wedding was private but one of immense luxury. The couple wed at Borgo Finocchieto, a stunning Tuscan resort that charges about ₹1 crore per guest for a week-long stay, really? Oh, yes!! The couple later held grand receptions in Delhi and Mumbai, which were attended by Prime Minister Modi and the biggest Bollywood stars too.
9. Adel Sajan & Sana Khan – ₹100 Crore
Like, wouldn’t it be more fun to have a wedding on a luxurious cruise instead of land? Well, that’s precisely what happened when Billionaire Adel Sajan did just that when he wed actress Sana Khan in Dubai, you know? Like, the whole marriage happened on the Costa Fascinosa which is a luxury cruise ship from Barcelona to Italy via France. Sure enough, back then, every inch of the ship was customized for the wedding, whether it was fancy décor, gourmet food, or performances by Badshah and Vishal-Shekhar.
10. Ranveer Singh & Deepika Padukone – ₹77 Crore
The wedding of Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone? Oh yes, that was grand too! Like, they reserved the whole resort in Villa del Balbianello in Lake Como, Italy, which had 75 incredible rooms, for their guests, you know? And just so you know, the villa itself charges €400 per night per room! They also paid ₹1 crore for a security team to keep the function completely private!
Conclusion
Alright, now you get the idea of how grand and expensive weddings can be right here in India. Especially, if you’re a foreigner, it’ll be just a whole different experience for you, something that you’ve never seen before.