# A wedding in India, planned from the United Arab Emirates

Source: https://www.marryloom.com/international/uae

Publisher: MarryLoom (https://www.marryloom.com)

Updated: 2026-11-05

You can plan your wedding in India from the UAE with MarryLoom. We talk by video call in Gulf hours and give you the budget in dirhams. Direct flights reach Kochi, Goa, Mumbai and Delhi in about three to five hours, so guests can come for a long weekend.

Hundreds of thousands of Malayali families live in the Gulf, and for many of them a wedding back home in Kerala is a tradition. India is also a short flight for couples of any nationality in Dubai and Abu Dhabi who’d like a destination wedding.

We plan around Gulf weekends and school holidays, and we meet every guest flight that lands in Kochi.

We plan Malayali Hindu, Christian and Muslim weddings, and North Indian weddings. For international couples, we plan fusion weddings that bring two traditions together.

## Planning calls

We take video calls any time between 8 am and 9 pm Gulf time (9.30 am to 10.30 pm in Kochi).

## Flights

| From | How | Time |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah | Direct to Kochi, Trivandrum, Goa, Mumbai, Delhi and more | About 3–5 hours |

## Questions

### How much does a Kerala wedding cost in dirhams?

For 150 guests over three days at a 4-star resort, most families spend roughly AED 163,000–356,000. That covers rooms, food, décor, photography and our planning. A traditional wedding at a kalyana mandapam, a big wedding hall, costs far less.

### Can we plan a Kerala wedding from Dubai?

Yes, and many of our families do. We call in Gulf hours, and most families visit once to walk round the venue with us.