When it comes to planning a destination wedding, we all have our own mood boards designed, full of conventional and unconventional ideas and planning. The concept of having a destination wedding in India usually aligns with the royal walls of our Pink City Jaipur where we all dream of having our horses drawn and carriages pulled while we walk down the aisle wearing the lehenga of our dreams. However, there is some budget planning that needs to be done if you are planning to have a destination wedding in Jaipur. 

Jaipur’s beautiful palaces and regal old world charm make it no surprise that it is a very popular choice for destination weddings. This is one location in India where the magic can really happen. But what about the costs of it? Let’s get into the details of it – 

What is the exact budget required to host a destination wedding in Jaipur?

Majorly, the parts you need to focus on are the stay costs, the travel costs, the venue budget, the vendor costs, and any other miscellaneous ones. Let’s bounce to that – 

Destination wedding in Jaipur according to your day’s events and per day costs

• Usually when planning a destination wedding, it is 2-3 days of overall planning consisting of pre-wedding events and the main wedding day. 
• If you are flying in a big Indian wedding party of 100-200 guests, the costs on an average can be a lakh or so depending on flight tickets and the time period that you are booking them. Even if you are booking them about 6-7 months prior to your wedding, seeing the number of guests, take a count of a lakh or so. However, destination weddings are usually done with minimum no of guests like max 50 or so, hence that can save up on the overall budget. 
• Following that, the venue arrival costs can be covered by renting an SUV or an 18-seater bus. If you are travelling in from Delhi or places nearby to Jaipur, a road trip goes a long way for the wedding party, that way the plane costs get saved and these traveller vehicles are a good option, you can rent them for 2-3 days and that can cost you something around 20-30k, saving you tonnes of money. 

Destination wedding in Jaipur – the venue costs 

• Jaipur, the Pink City of India, matches every regal vibe you can probably imagine of. Naturally, this place is full of different types of venues – the palatial forts, as well as unique banquet and lawns with ethnic touches to it.
• If you are one of those brides who’s been dreaming and sleeping on a regal palace wedding dream, then Neemrana can be a good option. 

Find out what it costs to host a wedding at Neemrana Fort Palace!

• However, one problem that we usually see at these palatial weddings is the shortage of rooms for the guests.
• This isn’t the same if you are booking a hotel there, usually hotels in Jaipur like Hotel Grand Maple or Clarks Amer have ample rooms to accommodate your guests. The average cost would be around 4-5k per night stay cost. 

On an average budget call, if you are planning a 2-3 night stay with pre-wedding and a wedding night, the cost would be around 30-40 lakhs for a guest count of 100+ and if the guest list is minimum like around 50 max, then the average budget would be around 15-20 lakh.

Keep in mind that Jaipur is one of the most in-demand cities when it comes to planning a destination wedding in India. Hence, make all your booking from beforehand even if it is for any miscellaneous activities. Chances are that popular seasons like the November December months run all booked with weddings in this city, so it is always advisable to plan things from 4-5 months prior. 

Destination wedding in Jaipur – cost for the vendors 

On an average, the cost for destination weddings gets spent maximum on accommodation and the decor and catering. 

The cost, if you are organising your wedding at a palatial venue

• If you are going for a minimalist decor and concentrating more (read: splurging endlessly) on your wedding outfits, then the average cost for your decoration can be somewhere between INR 5-8 lakh. 
• Now talking about the fact that if you are planning it in a palace which includes your stay and meals for every guest, the average cost would be INR 15-25k. 
• Based on that cost, the budget for any of your pre-wedding functions can be around 10-20 lakh

And, the cost for any hotel or banquets in Jaipur 

• So far, it is evident that the cost for any hotels or lawn plus banquet in Jaipur would be much cheaper than the palaces. The average cost for the day’s stay and pre-wedding function including all the meals would be around 5-7k per person, which means around 8-10 lakh. 
• The decorators for these types of venues usually can be allowed from outside or they might have their in-house vendors. The cost for a minimalist decor would be around 1-2 lakh and the same for a traditional and heavy decor would be around 4-5 lakh. 

Going by this, you can take a minimum count of around INR 15-20 lakh for decor which includes the mandap decor, the flower arrangements, the lighting and other miscellaneous decor costs. However, planning the decor and what theme and style to keep depends entirely on the customer. Hence, the price to go anywhere between 20 lakh to 35-40 lakh, covering all the details. 

Now, considering the miscellaneous ones which again depends on the client and their preferences 

• If you’re hiring any wedding planner 
• The cost for DJ and music 
• The cost for mehendi and haldi, like the artist or the floral jewelries for the bride and the guests 
• The baraat – including the ghudchadi, or any car rentals
• The client can also go for the local folk artists for entertainment purposes, given that is your destination wedding in Jaipur and you would want to make the maximum of it
• The cost for hiring the priest or priestess 
• Any wedding favours 
• Trousseau boxes for the bride and groom
• Transportation cost if the guests want to travel 
• Cost for alcohol and any professional bartenders

Places where you can save some bucks – 

• Buy your pre-wedding outfits from the local folks of Jaipur, the collection is outstanding and you would be surprised by what all you can get at great prices! One tip – go for a full bandhani saree look for your mehendi, pair it with traditional Rajasthani jewellery and you will have yourself what we call a dreamy Rajasthani look 
• Go for IMFL drinks instead of the foreign liquors. Source your own alcohol as you that will cost you less
• Hotels usually provide breakfasts on their bookings, so you only need to worry about the lunch, dinner and entree meals 

Planning a wedding in Jaipur and that too a destination wedding, we will be honest, is not an easy deal and sometimes you would want some guide on it. Saving you huge costs on wedding planners, VenueMonk comes into the picture where we show you excellent venues, both palaces and the hotels, getting you amazing deals on the same. Our venue managers would align you with the best vendors in town which would save you additional costs. You can even visit the venue, all free of charge and see for yourself how your dream wedding would look like. All you have to do is drop in a query at www.venuemonk.com and let our venue experts give you the wedding of your dreams. 

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