Rs 83000000000: World’s most expensive wedding took place in…, beat Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani’s children’s wedding, couple was…
GH News August 11, 2025 12:06 PM

The costliest weddings often feature beautiful locations extravagant decor celebrity performances and over-the-top hospitality—all of which combine into exceptional experiences. Certain families are synonymous with extravagant weddings such as the Ambanis where hosting an ostentatious celebration is taken to the next level.
Isha Ambani and Anand Piramals wedding was said to cost approximately Rs 830 crore. The wedding included extravagant wedding invitations and performances from several celebrities making it one of the most extravagant weddings in a long time.
Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta also had a grand wedding. Although the exact cost of the wedding remains undisclosed one thing is clear — it was an extravagant affair with no corners cut. Even the invitation itself reportedly cost around Rs 1.5 lakh (approximately USD 1800) offering a glimpse into the grandeur that defined the celebrations.
According to sources such as LiveMint The Economic Times and Outlook Business Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchants wedding cost a record Rs 5000 crore. The phenomenal figure exceeds the expenditures of some of the biggest wedding events of all time including Princess Diana and Prince Charless wedding (Rs 1361 crore) and Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoums wedding (Rs 1144 crore) making it one of the most expensive weddings in history.
Nevertheless there is one wedding that truly shook the globe. This wedding was so extravagant and so lavish that it raised the global bar of opulence and luxury.
It has been stated that the lavish wedding reportedly costed about $1 billion. In 2016 Said Gutseriev a 28-year-old son of an oil billionaire married 20-year-old Khadija Uzhakhov in Moscow. The young bride had on a beautiful beaded gown with a flowing skirt created by Elie Saab. The prices for wedding dresses made by Elie Saab start at £5000 rising to 18000 according to the Daily Mail (2016) report. The bespoke gown was reported to range between $1 million USD or 25 million roubles - £692000 or £256000.