Planning a baptism or First Holy Communion party in Bengaluru
The parish fixes the date, and the hall, the food and the photos get booked around it. We read the 13 requests Bengaluru families sent us for these parties and asked the caterers, cake makers and decorators who do this work for their menus, minimums and terms. We also read church law and one parish's own hall rules. This guide answers what the lunch, the backdrop, the cake and the photos cost, and what to settle with the parish first.
How much does a baptism or First Holy Communion party for 100 guests cost in Bengaluru?
For 100 guests, the food sets the bill, so start with who cooks. If the family cooks, the food is about ₹15,000 to ₹21,000 by our estimate, plus a cook's fee nobody publishes. A vegetarian caterer is ₹33,000 to ₹60,000, and a non-veg one ₹54,600 to about ₹1 lakh with GST and transport. With a cake and photos (on a phone at the low end), that's about ₹22,000 to ₹1.34 lakh, before the decor and the hall's rent.
What a parish hall lunch for 100 costs, piece by piece
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The cake, 6 to 8 kg
₹5,700 to ₹12,000
A kilo serves 12 to 16 when there's another dessert. Plain eggless cake at ₹950 a kilo (Cakes and Kremes by Enza) to ₹1,500 (Say Cheeze Cakes); a cross or the name costs extra (question 7).
What does the parish need before a baptism or First Communion, and how much do we give the priest?
Ask the parish office for its list of papers when you first call, and pick a godparent who is a confirmed Catholic of 16 or more. There's no fee in church law. There is an offering: the bishops of each region set a limit on it, and nobody may be refused for being poor. We found no figure for any Bengaluru parish, so ask the office what's usual.
Should we hold the baptism or Communion party at home, in the parish hall or in a banquet hall?
Up to about 30, home works; from 50, a parish hall or a banquet hall that cooks. Before you book anyone, ask the parish office: can we bring our own caterer and decorator, can we cook in the kitchen, and can we serve drinks?
Who cooks pork bafat and sannas for a baptism party in Bengaluru?
A cook for the day, with the family buying the meat, is the way to get these dishes. For 100 guests the food itself is about ₹15,000 to ₹21,000 by our estimate, and the cook's fee is on top. Nobody publishes one. A caterer can do the chicken, fish and veg around it. Ask relatives, or the parish office who cooks for parish feasts.
Why do caterers charge ₹500 to ₹950 a plate for a non-veg baptism lunch, and what gets added on top?
At ₹500 a plate, Bhandary's Kitchen's Standard Non-Veg has two non-veg starters and one non-veg main, and no biryani. At ₹599, BookMyPartyFood's menu has one chicken starter and chicken biryani or egg roast as the main. For 100 guests they come to ₹54,600 and ₹62,400: Bhandary's adds ₹2,000 transport and 5% GST on the whole bill, BookMyPartyFood ₹2,500 transport and no GST for families. Ask every caterer for the total in writing.
What does a baptism or Communion backdrop cost, and what's included?
Ask the hall first: Holy Ghost's, for one, uses only its own decoration. Otherwise, one Bengaluru decorator's First Holy Communion setup is ₹8,999 and Mirakle Events' naming ceremony decor starts at ₹15,000, and neither lists what's in it. Families who wrote to us set ₹10,000 for a backdrop and entrance, or ₹20,000 for a stage and cradle.
What do the cake and return gifts cost for a baptism or Communion party?
For 100 guests you need about 6 to 8 kg of cake: ₹5,700 to ₹12,000 plain at two Bengaluru bakers, before the cross or the name. Small return gifts cost ₹10 to ₹100 a child at a kids' party shop, and a personalised one starts at about ₹150.
Can the photographer shoot inside the church during the baptism, and what do photos cost?
Ask the parish office where the photographer may stand and whether flash is allowed. Studios here charge ₹6,999 for 3 to 4 hours with 15 edited photos, and ₹15,999 to ₹20,000 with a video. Book one who has shot in a church before, so he knows when the water is poured.
Before you pay anyone, settle these
- The parish date, the preparation, and the papers for you and the godparents
- The hall's rules in writing: an outside caterer, an outside decorator, the kitchen, drinks, sound and the closing time
- Who cooks the pork or beef, if it's a must, and whether the caterer is fine with it on his buffet
- Every quote as a total in writing, with GST, transport, the minimum and what happens to the advance
- What the backdrop price holds: the cross, the name, the cradle, the entrance, setup and takedown
- Where the photographer may stand in church, and how many edited photos you get
What Bengaluru families asked us for
Requests to mytribe, in our words, checked against their own messages.
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The hard part is the parish hall's rules and the menu. A hall that won't take an outside decorator, a kitchen that may only heat food, and a pork or beef menu that no caterer here publishes a price for, all on a date the parish fixes.
Tell us once instead. We come back with caterers, cake makers, decorators and photographers who fit, each priced for your party, with their own past work. We already know them: we've checked their real work and their prices, and called their past clients, including about what went wrong. Only about 1 in 10 who apply get in, and every one is re-checked at least every six months. How we verify
Every booking comes with an agreement on what's included and what it costs. It's free for you. The provider pays mytribe a small fee when you book, and you pay them directly, at the same price as going to them yourself. If something isn't going to plan, a person here sorts it out.
We can't speak for your parish: the date, the papers and the hall's rules are the office's to settle. This guide is about Bengaluru; for another city, ask on the same number.
Decide these before you ask
Each one changes the price or who fits.
- Which is itQ2
- How many guestsQ1
- WhereQ3
- FoodQ4
- What to book
- Backdrop coloursQ6
- Budget for the whole partyQ1
The providers in this guide
All 21 are on mytribe and tribe approved. Every price against a name is one they gave us or printed on their own menu, in 2025 or 2026.
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By the mytribe curation team
Updated 21 October 2026
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