The Extravagance Of Indian Weddings: A Display Of Wealth Or Financial Burden?
Last Update Date: 06-10-2026
Published by Outlook Business
Abhishek Kumar's role: Quoted
Abhishek Kumar said he had seen families take personal loans to fund weddings and cautioned about debt traps. He suggested first building an emergency corpus and then a separate corpus for planned wedding costs, without spending beyond it.
More of Abhishek's views on money management
Taking a lavish billionaire family wedding as its starting point, the article examines how average Indian families often overspend on weddings and take on debt. It looks at the financial strain this causes, how families can plan for wedding costs, and the wider effect of consumption pushing investment aside.
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The Extravagance Of Indian Weddings: A Display Of Wealth Or Financial Burden?