Lavish South weddings of 2011

New Zealand-based business tycoon S. Ravindra hosted a wedding fit for royalty for his sons S. Rohit and S. Ranjit. Touted as ‘the most expensive wedding of South India', the affair lasted for a week. This was indecently extravagant- find out more.

The brothers married cousins Shruti and Divya and gave them platinum and gold chains for mangalsutras. The brides wore Manish Malhotra creations throughout- any little girl's dream wedding.

The wedding hosted (hold your breath) 15,000 guests at Hyderabad's GMR Gardens and showcased various traditions- Bengali, Rajasthani, Punjabi and even themes like Jodhaa Akbar, underwater and Arabian Nights.

Singer Sunita and percussionist Shivamani dazzled at the wedding with their performances and star guests like actors Jagapathibabu and Murali Mohan, and ministers Mukesh Goud and D. Nagender, were present to bless the couples.

The brides were ferried around town in a one-of-its-kind pink Mercedes.

Stylish Telugu star Allu Arjun married fiancée Sneha Reddy in grand style. The guest list bowled everyone over- but then again when you are megastar Chiranjeevi's nephew, grandeur is expected.

The elegant cream and gold wedding invites were especially made in Delhi and each card contained a box of chocolates.

With a family like that, do you really need any other A-listers? Here, father of the groom, Allu Aravind, poses with newlyweds Allu Arjun and Sneha Reddy. Also seen is Naga Babu, Allu Arjun's uncle.

The extended family adds to the star power.

A wedding to remember- Chiranjeevi and son Ram Charan Teja showed everyone a good time.

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy's son Rohan tied the knot with Lakshmi Venu, daughter of Venu Srinivasan, chairman of TVS Motor Company. It was a complete blend of a love story and amalgamation of two top-notch business families.

Though a simple and elegant affair, the guest list included corporate czars politicos and celebrities such as Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, Azim Premji, Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, Congress leader Krishna Byre Gowda, film stars Jayanti and Leelavati, theatre personality Arundhati Nag and writer Girish Karnad.

Cricketer Rahul Dravid and wife Vijeta were spotted at the reception, with Anil Kumble and wife Chetana.

The Grand Ball Room at the Leela Palace Hotel was tastefully decked with rajnigandha, lotus buds, while coconut and palm fronds added to the festive air. The food was mainly South Indian.

The Murthys were at their hospitable best as over 3,000 guests flew into Bengaluru from all over the country to attend the wedding reception luncheon at the Leela Palace.

After Malayalam actor Prithviraj and BBC reporter Supriya Menon were secretly married, they held a lavish reception for friends and family in Ernakulam.

The bride and groom both were decked up in designer outfits by Sabyasachi for the reception while they greeted high profile guests like actor Geethu Mohandas and actor Priya Mohan.

Prithviraj and Supriya are seen here with the then Education Minister of Kerala, MA Baby (in white).

Actresses Bhama and Remya Nambeesan added filmi glamour to the reception.

Hyderabad geared up for the grandest wedding in town as GVK Group's G V Krishna Reddy's granddaughter Mallika and the son of Indu Group's Indukuri Syam Prasad Reddy, I Sidharth, tied the knot.

Bollywood's A-Lister made a beeline for Hyderababd – the Bachchan clan, Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh – Bollywood wasn't missing out on this lavish wedding. Politicos and business honchos weren't far behind either.

Many celebrities took to Twitter to give us a peek into the grand wedding.

The guests were put up at adjoining luxury hotels and some at the pricey Taj Falaknuma Palace hotel, where the presidential suite's tariff is a whopping is 5 lakh per day!

Extravagance was on display early at the Reddy wedding with 5, 000 invitation cards, each reportedly worth Rs 5, 000, were sent out through special couriers.

Popular South actor Junior NTR tied the knot with Lakshmi Pranathi.

Among the many eminent guests present at the lavish wedding was Telugu superstar Nagarjuna who came with his wife Amla and son Nag Chaitanya.

According to reports, the bride ordered three custom-made sarees perfectly woven with pure gold and silver zari worth a whopping 1.10 crores! Seen here with actress Priyamani.

The high profile wedding at the HITEX, Hyderabad was even attended by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy.

A wedding that the city will remember, here former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, shakes hands with the groom.