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WedMeGood’s 5th Annual Wedding Report 2025 says most couples are having to dig into their savings to keep up with soaring costs of weddings. The report found that around 79 per cent of couples funded their weddings through their savings, while just 15 per cent took loans.
The report has captured clear shifts in spending behaviour as overall wedding budgets continue to grow. Wedding expenses went up 8 per cent year-on-year. The all-India average budget for a wedding reached Rs 39.50 lakh, while destination weddings saw an average spending of Rs 58 lakh. Here's all the findings from the report!
Most couples continue to rely on their own savings in order to manage the increased expenses. Approximately 78.65 per cent of the participants relied on savings as the primary source of financing.
Destination weddings remain at the top of the list, with one out of every four weddings being classified in this category. In destination weddings, close to 90 per cent were hosted within the country.
Couples are now going for experiential celebrations. Palace and heritage venues remain in demand, while villa-style weddings increased to 4 per cent, and temple weddings witnessed a rise to 4.13 per cent. As many as 69 per cent of couples chose venues within 10 kilometres or a drive of 30-40 minutes.
More and more weddings are seeing digital payments, but cash is still the king. About 38 per cent of couples made most of their payments digitally, supported by UPI and QR code usage.
The data highlighted a very slight shift in the age at which couples are getting married. The average age of marriage was 28.6 in Delhi, 30 in Mumbai, and 29.5 in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
One-third of the couples surveyed browsed vendors online before making bookings. The report also indicates increasing use of technology by vendors. Around 24 per cent of wedding professionals have started using artificial intelligence