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2024 weddings: Luxe budgets, lab-grown diamonds & social media magic shape India's wedding trends, with couples embracing bigger celebrations, sustainability, and digital tools

According to media reports, the estimated costs of these weddings start from Rs 100 crore and go up to Rs 700 crore

An average Indian couple spends around 2x on weddings versus education (pre-primary to graduation), according to the Jefferies note, which is in sharp contrast to countries such as the United States

Film superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt and Senegalese-American singer Akon were among the celebrities who arrived in Jamnagar in Gujarat on Sunday to attend the pre-wedding festivities of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Others who arrived at the coastal city included Bachchan's daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda, singers Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal and Arijit Singh as well as DJ Chetas. Dutt, who was seen wearing a pink short kurta and brown cargo pants, arrived on the final day of the three-day festivities which began on March 1 and has so far seen the attendance of the who's who of the country, including actors Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. Among industry leaders who have taken part in the pre-wedding festivities are Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Fink, Gautam Adani, N Chandrasekaran, Kumar Mangalam Birla and Ajay Piramal. Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni were ..

There were also solo performances by Shah Rukh and Salman at the pre-event celebration

Earlier in the day, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Pop sensation Rihanna, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and American singer and songwriter J Brown arrived in Jamnagar for the three-day pre-wedding celebrations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged the issue of couples opting for destination weddings abroad and said people should be encouraged to "Wed in India" so that wealth remains within the country. Virtually addressing the foundation laying ceremony of the Khodaldham Trust Cancer Hospital to come up in Gujarat's Amreli city, the PM also appealed to the people to help promote domestic tourism. Modi said his government has taken steps to ensure that people do not face difficulties in the treatment of cancer by setting up around 30 new hospitals for providing medical care for the disease and ensuring the availability of medicines at affordable prices. More than 1.5 lakh 'Ayushman Arogya Mandirs' (health centres) have also been built at the village level to help in the early diagnosis of the disease, he said. Addressing the gathering of members of the Leuva Patidar community which manages the Shri Khodaldham Trust-Kagavad, Modi said, "Is it appropriate to hold marriage abroad? .

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he is troubled by the trend of some "big families" conducting weddings abroad, and urged people to hold such celebrations on Indian soil so that the country's money does not leave its shores. In his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi said while shopping for weddings, people should give importance to products made in India only. The wedding season as well has commenced now. Some trade organisations estimate that there could be a business of around Rs 5 lakh crore during this wedding season. While shopping for weddings, all of you should give importance to products made in India only, he said. And yes, since the topic of marriage has come up, one thing has been troubling me off and on for a long time and if I don't open up my heart's pain to my family members, who else do I do it with? Just ponder these days a new milieu is being created by some families to go abroad and conduct weddings. Is this at all necessary? Modi said. He stressed tha

If you book well in advance and opt for minimum decor, both wedding and reception can be held for Rs 10-15 lakh