Destination wedding in Udaipur - Cost and Wedding Packages for 2022

• Venue Charges

The biggest expense of a destination wedding is that of booking a venue. Since you will be using spaces like lawns and banquet hall for various ceremonies, most hotels will require you to also book accommodation for your guests at their property.

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If your budget is Rs. 1.5 crore or more, you can go for top wedding venues like Jagmandir Island Palace, City Palace and Oberoi Udaivilas. The Leela, Laxmi Vilas Palace and Hotel Lakend are perfect choices for a budget of Rs. 70 lakhs. There are many resorts and hotels available for weddings with budget less than Rs. 50 lakhs like Ramada Resort & Spa, Shouryagarh and Labhgarh.

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The cost of accommodation and venue is usually around 70% of total wedding cost. If you are getting married during peak season in months on November and December then cost of booking venue will be higher. If you wish to save money, you may choose months of September, October, February or March to get married.

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• Event Management & Hospitality Services

Wedding planners bring a team of trained professionals to manage wedding, so that you and your family can enjoy wedding while they care of all the arrangements. The cost of such services is likely to be Rs. 40–80 thousand.

Guest management team assists your guests during all the wedding ceremonies. They also coordinate transportation activities like airport transfers and local travel.

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• Food & Beverages

Catering cost for one day, including the lunch, dinner and high tea is around Rs. 10000–12000 per person at luxury hotels and Rs. 4000–8000 per person at other hotels and resorts. It is recommended to choose an all-inclusive catering package as a la carte is more expensive.

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Most wedding venues provide in house catering, in fact most of them do not allow outside caterers. GST is also applicable for all food & beverage items.

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• Wedding Décor

Wedding decoration includes tenting, furniture and floral decoration. The cost of wedding decoration varies widely, it comes to Rs. 6–25 lakhs depending on your requirements. The cost goes up if you need exotic flowers, customised props or special furniture, if there is a possibility of rain during your wedding then waterproofing of tents also cost extra.

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Wedding decoration at top venues like Oberoi Udaivilas costs Rs. 16–25 lakhs. At other wedding venues a beautiful setup can be arranged for as low as Rs. 7 lakhs and a fabulous decor setup would cost Rs. 12–15 lakhs.

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• Wedding Photography

Wedding photographers are available between Rs. 1.5–2 lakhs in Udaipur, the total price depends on the quality and extra services like drone photography. Your wedding planner can also help you find a good photographer for fair price. You may also choose to hire a well known photographer from Mumbai or Delhi, however, this will cost you between Rs. 2.5–5 lakhs.

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Pre Wedding shoots and Wedding video are also important for a lot of couples. Traditional wedding video with one camera is cheaper, but high quality wedding cinematography is costlier and it means that 2 cameramen record the memories of your wedding day in high quality.

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• Sound

Sangeet ceremony is an integral part of Indian weddings, so most wedding planner include sound setup in their packages. There will be some extra cost if you also want LED screen or extra speakers.

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• Entertainment

There are quite a few options available to you if you want to make special arrangements to entertain your guests. You can ask your wedding planner to arrange Anchor, DJ, folk dancers or Russian dancers. The cost of such services depends on service provider, however experienced wedding planner can suggest you best options that fit your budget.

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• Transportation

Transportation for airport transfers and local travel is usually arranged by booking a number of cabs. The per day cost of each cab could be Rs. 3500–7000. Cost will be high if you wish to book a vintage car or a high end car for baarat.

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• Special Requirements

If you have special requirements like elephants, vintage cars, special cutlery, or imported flowers, it can be arranged with additional price.

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• Miscellaneous

There are few more expenses like gift hampers, pooja samagri, sign boards, and hashtags, all of these can be arranged at your request.

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