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

Source: https://kalyanco.com/international/uae

Publisher: Kalyan Co (https://kalyanco.com)

Updated: 2026-09-24

Families in the UAE plan their wedding in India with Kalyan Co by video call in Gulf hours, with budgets 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 a wedding back home in Kerala is a tradition. So is a destination wedding for friends from every nationality in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

We plan around Gulf weekends and school holidays and meet every flight in Kochi.

We plan Malayali Hindu, Christian and Muslim weddings, North Indian weddings, and fusion weddings for international couples.

## Planning calls

Video calls any time from 8 am to 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 including rooms, food, décor, photography and planning. Traditional weddings at a kalyana mandapam cost far less.

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

Yes; many of our families do. Calls happen in Gulf hours, and most families visit once for a venue walk-through.