Venues, Events and Management – Cost of Indian Destination Wedding in Turkey
Turkey is considered one amongst the most luxurious wedding destinations in the world. It is rightly so, as the destination offers a blend of flawless natural beauty with exotic and rich cultural heritage. However, hosting a destination wedding in Turkey could be expensive. Recently, I have been getting quite a number of inquiries from Indian Couples, hence I decided to write this post on the cost of Indian destination wedding in Turkey. I will however try to cover the major requisites so as to give you a basic idea on the overall cost. Let’s begin with the available wedding destinations in Turkey…
Wedding Destinations in Turkey
Broadly, Turkey offers three destinations to host weddings namely, Istanbul, the capital city of Turkey. Antalya, the beach city and also famous as the capital of tourism in Turkey and Bodrum which has a fascinating history of its own. It features twin bays and is home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world – the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
Best Season to Host Destination Wedding in Turkey
You can plan to host your destination wedding during the months of April and May or September to November. Rainfall is less and temperature during this period is between 16 to 28 degrees. You can host more of outdoor events with activities. Your guests can also enjoy sightseeing.
Cost of Travel to Turkey
Major cities of India like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore operate direct flights to Istanbul. You can go with scheduled flights by Indigo or Turkish airlines. The minimum flying time is 7.5 hours. The minimum cost of per person airfare for a round trip would be INR 50K
To reach cities like Antalya and Bodrum, you have to book connecting flights of the same airline. The minimum cost of per person airfare for a round trip would be INR 70K
For your destination wedding guests, you can opt to go with charter flights for Antalya and Bodrum, if traveling from the same airport. The minimum cost per person is around INR 100K per person for a round trip, which is substantially higher than scheduled flights but it saves a lot on the travel time.
Visa Fee for Indian Citizens
You can apply for single entry tourist visa directly through the Turkish embassy or apply online. The processing time is between 3 to 25 working days . The visa fee is INR 4270. The visa is valid for 3months.
Currency in Turkey
Most of the services for your destination wedding will be charged in Euros, including the hotel accommodation and meals and event services.
Airport transfers
Your destination wedding planner can engage a local travel company for the transfers of your guests to the respective hotel or resort, once you land in any of the cities in Turkey. The per person cost of airport transfer on a shuttle cab or a tourist bus should be 50 Euros for a round trip.
Accommodation and Meal Cost in Antalya and Bodrum
This is your major one while comprehending the cost of Indian destination wedding in Turkey. I will comprehend the cost of Istanbul in my next post as the tariff structure is different from that of Antalya and Bodrum.
Hotels and Resorts in Antalya and Bodrum follow a common practice of an all inclusive per person cost for accommodation and meals especially for the wedding groups.
The average per night per person cost ranges between 350 to 650 Euros and includes:
- Standard/Superior/Deluxe Rooms for Accommodation
- Buffet meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Hi teas, Supper buffets
- Beverages and Liquor: Whiskey, Scotch, Vodka, Gin and Variety of cocktails.
- Venue for Functions: Ballroom, Beach deck, Lawn etc.
Popular Wedding Hotels in Antalya
Ela Excellence Resort Belek, Bellis Deluxe Hotel, Amara Luxury Resort & Villas, Calista Luxury Resort , Titanic Mardan Palace.
Popular Wedding Hotels in Bodrum
Susona Bodrum, Lujo hotel, Be Premium, Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay.
These hotels have inventory over 300 to 600 rooms to a cater to an intimate to big fat Indian wedding.
Indian Food Catering in Antalya and Bodrum
Hotels in Turkey especially Antalya and Turkey do not cater Indian food. However they offer their kitchen against a rent in case you bring in your own chef from India. Your Indian chef can lay their buffet of Selective Indian dishes along side the hotel buffet. An overall cost for Indian food catering could be between 50K Euros to 90K Euros.
Event Decoration and Entertainment services
Mehendi, Sangeet, Haldi and main Wedding are the typical Indian wedding functions. You can host the sangeet, cocktail or reception parties in the ballroom whereas the haldi, mehendi could be hosted in the outdoors lawn or pool area. You can choose the beach area to host the main wedding. Decoration and Entertainment is one major service to consider within the cost of Indian destination wedding in Turkey.
Basically, the cost of 3-5 events including the main wedding can be anywhere between 100K to 200K Euros
MAKE UP ARTISTE
Every bride considers this service as their priority. There are many local professional make up artiste available in Antalya and Bodrum. However, for Indian bridal make up it is advised to fly down your own make up artiste from India. Cost of an Indian make up artist starts from INR 20K which is around 220 Euros
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY
You can hire and fly down your own photographer from India, it is feasible and cheaper than hiring a local one from Turkey. However you have to bear their travel and accommodation. A photographer from India can charge anywhere between INR 500K to INR 1M which is 5K to 10K Euros
WEDDING PLANNER
We at Diwas Weddings will be more than happy to assist you with your wedding in Turkey. Provided our experience, we are confident to deliver a beautiful wedding event at a best price. We have a local team base for seamless organization and flow of events. Talk to Us and lets get the planning started!
Taking the major services in consideration, Airport transfers, Accommodation, meals, venue, decorations, entertainment, makeup artiste, photography and wedding planner. Finally, the Cost of Indian Destination Wedding in Turkey is anywhere between 350K to 400K Euros for 3nights including 100 guests.
Hope the above information on the Cost of Indian Destination Wedding in Turkey help you plan the budget for your destination wedding.
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