The summer months have long been popular for nuptials, but many U.S. hotels are now looking to a very specific type of wedding to boost their coffers — those of the Indian American variety.
Large Indian weddings are notorious for staging grand spectacles, and they are becoming increasingly coveted by the area’s largest and more luxurious hotels as a way to make up for lost government and corporate business.
“For us, an average Indian wedding is spending $300,000 to $400,000,” said Ani Sandhu, whose company planned a recent event at the Ritz Carlton Tyson’s Corner in Washington, D.C. He told CBS News that with both sets of parents paying and a minimum of 250 guests, the money adds up fast.
The average cost of an Indian wedding in the United States is roughly 10 times the national average, according to Indian Weddings Magazine, a San Francisco-based publication.
Prominent Washington hotels, including the Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons, have begun actively trying to woo Indian couples, reported CBS. The Willard Intercontinental even has a designated path for grooms to arrive by horse. Full story...
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Large Indian weddings are notorious for staging grand spectacles, and they are becoming increasingly coveted by the area’s largest and more luxurious hotels as a way to make up for lost government and corporate business.
“For us, an average Indian wedding is spending $300,000 to $400,000,” said Ani Sandhu, whose company planned a recent event at the Ritz Carlton Tyson’s Corner in Washington, D.C. He told CBS News that with both sets of parents paying and a minimum of 250 guests, the money adds up fast.
The average cost of an Indian wedding in the United States is roughly 10 times the national average, according to Indian Weddings Magazine, a San Francisco-based publication.
Prominent Washington hotels, including the Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons, have begun actively trying to woo Indian couples, reported CBS. The Willard Intercontinental even has a designated path for grooms to arrive by horse. Full story...
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