All decked up for your wedding? Know how to curtail expenses
Mint spoke to four soon-to-be brides who disagreed with this notion. They also had some out-of-box ideas to curb expenses. No-frills registered marriage Delhi-based Apoorva Shalom, 31, has decided on a court-registered marriage followed by a small ceremony at a temple.
“People spend lakhs and crores of rupees on their wedding but I want to spend the bare minimum," says Shalom, who works at a Gurugram-based outsourcing firm that caters to marketing and information technology. To be sure, a court marriage does not involve much expenses. The registration fee for the marriage is just ₹2,000 to ₹2,500.
The temple ceremony will cost Shalom ₹66,000 and catering an extra ₹30,000. While bridal attire makes up a big chunk of the wedding expenses, Shalom has decided to rent her costumes and allocated ₹6,500-10,000 for this in her wedding budget. To be sure, renting wedding apparel is about 50-85% cheaper than buying them.
However, rental companies demand a security deposit to cover the cost of any damage, particularly stains. In case of tears, burns or permanent stains, they will demand up to 150% of the cost of the attire. Shalom also has plans for the amount saved from her no-frills wedding.
“I will put that in a fixed deposit and use it for any exigency later or for my children’s education in the future." The DIY bride In Udupi, a big town in coastal Karnataka, Payal Poojary is doubling up as a wedding planner for her D-day. “There is scope to cut costs in event management, so I’ve taken upon that role myself," says the 29-year-old business analyst. Poojary has decided to host two of the events—bangle and henna ceremonies— at her family house rather than a banquet hall.
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