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Weddings back with a bang in 2022; they cost 33% more than in 2021

Delhi topped the list of the top 3 cities that hosted the maximum number of weddings, with Bangalore and Mumbai following

Raghav Aggarwal New Delhi
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After a two-year hiatus, weddings are back with a bang in India. With the lockdown restrictions lifted, more and more Indians started looking for venues and vendors in 2022. According to data from the wedding technology platform WeddingWire India, the marriage search traffic was up 48.48 per cent in 2022 compared to 2021. But with the intent to marry rising, the average expenditure per wedding also rose in 2022. The data further showed that compared to Rs 21 lakh in 2021, the wedding expenditure was up 33.33 per cent in 2022 to 28 lakhs.
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First Published: Jan 19 2023 | 3:31 PM IST

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