How much does a Wedding in Lonavala Cost?
Cost of Destination Wedding in Lonavala
Post the great success of our NRI client’s wedding in Lonavala, we have been flooded with inquiries of planning a destination wedding in Lonavala. Hence we thought to write down this post to give an idea of Cost of Destination Wedding in Lonavala.
Lonavala is a beautiful getaway destination surrounded by hill ranges and the popular Pawna lake. It is amongst the sought after tourist destinations in summer. It is 90 mins drive from Pune city and 2hrs drive from Mumbai city. Hence, engaged couples belonging from these cities have a go to option for hosting a destination wedding in summer.
Intimate weddings are trending, hence your list is cut short to close family and friends with not more than 60 to 100 guests. Couples are ditching over hyped hotels and going for simple and local venues which offer decent hospitality services and their venues offer fantastic views.
ACCOMMODATION & MEALS
It is the most significant part when accounting cost of destination wedding in Lonavala.
Room rent at a 3 star or 4 star resort ranges from INR 5K to 8K per room per night. Rent generally includes accommodation for 2 adults with breakfast.
Lunch/Dinner price could be between INR1200 to 2500 per person per meal depending on the lavishness of the function meals.
Dukes Retreat, Upperdeck Resort , Magnus Caverns Resort, Amanzi Resort are some of the popular resorts for intimate weddings
SOFT BEVERAGES & LIQUOR
You can buy Soft drinks, Juices, Mocktails additionally at a per person package of INR 250 to 500 per meal
As per the policy of the 5 star hotels, you may have to buy liquor from the hotel itself. You may set up a bar and choose to pay per bottle. Another option is to pay a corkage fee and get your own liquor . A liquor license is mandatory, if you are carrying your own liquor
VENUE RENTAL
You can rent the Banquet or Lawn or Pool area or Garden of a resort to host wedding event functions. Generally, the venue rental is priced individually and as per function or per day in case you are not buying out the whole resort for the said duration.
Venue rental is approximately priced between INR 50K to INR 2L per venue.
DECORATIONS
This is a beautiful and the second most important aspect while calculating the cost of destination wedding in Lonavala. You can choose the decorations to be simple and earthy or elaborate and vibrant. On an average the cost of decorations for 2-3 events will be between INR 6L to INR 10L. This cost may account for florals, structures, furniture, props, lights etc for each function.
ENTERTAINMENT
You can choose from the array of options available by keeping DJ as a constant. Live band, Singers, Dancers, Local folk music, Belly dancers and a lot of variety is available to entertain your guests.
However, the entertainment cost for 2-3 functions shall start from INR 60K onwards.
MAKE UP ARTISTE
Brides are usually particular about this service, hence You can fly in the make up artiste of your choice or hire a local one to doll you up for functions. A celebrity make up artiste from Mumbai may charge between INR 40K to INR 70K for bridal makeup. However a local make up artiste may charge between INR 20 to INR 25K for bridal make up. Groom make up is usually charged between INR 3K to INR 5K per event.
PHOTOGRAPHY & CINEMATOGRAPHY
You should choose one of the best for this service as photographs will revive the best memories of your wedding event. Generally, an experienced photographer may charge between INR 2L to INR 5L for 2-3days coverage. It includes deliverables of edited photos, reels, wedding teaser and wedding film.
MORE SERVICES MORE COSTS
Apart from the essentials, if you wish for some extra services, you would have to set your budget accordingly. You could add any of the following or other services of your choice to your requirement and budget list. Say…
Puppet shows, Folk music players, Caricature artists, live bangle makers, fire jugglers, tattoo artists, comedian and the list is endless.
All of the above mentioned services could be hired at definite prices; you could set your budget accordingly.
WEDDING PLANNER
You can expect accurate planning and seamless execution of your wedding events once you get a wedding planner on board.
So a wedding planner may charge you any one of the two ways:
- •Percentage (%) of Wedding Budget: A planner may charge a certain percentage of amount as their fee depending on the size of the wedding budget. Likely to be around 10-25% of the total wedding budget.
- •Fixed Fee: Most common fee structure of startup wedding planning ventures, they charge a fixed fee depending on the services and the responsibilities they undertake to make your Big Day special.
Summing up the essential services, finally the cost of destination wedding in Lonavala will be anywhere between INR 25 to INR 30L including 80 to 100 guests for 2nights.
Hope the above information helps you to understand the cost of destination wedding in Lonavala.
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