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title: "Engagement ceremony in Bengaluru: what a nischitartha, roka or ring ceremony costs"
description: "What an engagement costs in Bengaluru, from about ₹13,000 for 30 relatives at home done simply, ₹26,500 to ₹39,500 with a caterer, a backdrop and a photographer, to ₹70,000 to ₹1.8 lakh plus rent in a hall. Food per plate, decor from ₹8,500, the same flower backdrop at ₹13,999 and ₹25,000, photographers, the liquor licence and advances."
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last_updated: 2026-10-27
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# Engagement ceremony in Bengaluru: what it costs at home or in a hall

We gathered what Bengaluru decorators, caterers and photographers charge for an engagement and what their price leaves out, and read the 43 requests families sent us since April. Here's what a nischitartha, roka or ring ceremony costs, and whether you can serve drinks.

43 engagement requests to mytribe · 8 providers' own prices · Updated 27 Oct 2026, prices dated below

A price beside a provider's name is that provider's own, told to us or on their own list. Other prices are published ones, with the source beside each. Totals and per-head figures are our sums, worked out from those prices, so check every price when you book.

## Q1. How much does an engagement ceremony cost in Bengaluru?

**For 30 relatives at home, about ₹13,000 to ₹15,000 done simply, or ₹26,500 to ₹39,500 with a caterer, a backdrop and a photographer. A hall for 100 runs ₹70,000 to ₹1.3 lakh and a banquet for 150 ₹1.2 to ₹1.8 lakh, both before the hall's rent, which no hall we checked publishes.** None of these include the priest, rings, clothes or the trays for the other family.

- **At home for 30 relatives, kept simple:** About ₹13,000 to ₹15,000. A caterer's simplest veg meal at ₹300 a plate, plus ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 for her staff and delivery (Divi's Kitchen), about 4 kg of marigold and jasmine at the city's ₹250 a kilo, and a relative's phone for the photos. It costs even less if the family cooks. ![An illustration of a small engagement in an apartment living room: marigold and jasmine strings across a doorway and behind a low seat for the couple, a brass lamp, banana leaves on the floor with home-cooked food in steel vessels, and a phone on a tripod](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru/home-family-way-64570aae71.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe.
- **At home for 30, with a caterer, a backdrop and a photographer:** About ₹26,500 to ₹39,500. Our sum. Food ₹12,000 to ₹21,500 (Divi's Kitchen), a home backdrop ₹8,500 to ₹9,000 (one Bengaluru decorator's own page), and a photographer for 4 hours, ₹5,999 for photos or ₹9,000 with reels (XD Photography). ![An illustration of an idea of a simple home backdrop in a living room: a round ring stand in dark red velvet, a pink and gold balloon arch over part of it, a small neon sign of two linked rings, a round white cake table and a rug](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru/home-ring-backdrop-c197ca5e68.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe.
- **A community hall, 100 guests:** About ₹70,000 to ₹1.3 lakh, plus the hall's rent. Food at ₹450 to ₹650 a plate, a decorated stage and a photographer, at Bengaluru caterers', decorators' and studios' own prices. Our sum. ![An illustration of an 8 by 10 ft backdrop of white cloth with frills along the top, five small bunches of flowers hanging in a row, a cream two-seater sofa, two small lights and a welcome board on an easel](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru/pair-cloth-bunches-36920182a7.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe.
- **A banquet hall, 150 guests:** About ₹1.2 to ₹1.8 lakh, plus rent and GST. A buffet at ₹550 to ₹750 a plate from caterers' own pages, a stage and a photographer. Our sum. ![An illustration of an 8 by 10 ft cream curtain backdrop covered across the top and sides with leaves and white, pink and peach flowers, two draped stands topped with flowers, a row of flowers along the front of the stage, a cream two-seater sofa, two small lights and a welcome board](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru/pair-full-flowers-f882444442.png) Picture: Illustration by mytribe.

**What none of these include.** The priest, the rings, clothes and jewellery, return gifts, and the trays for the other family. One family who wrote to us planned 21 gift plates at ₹150 each, about ₹3,150.

**The hall's rent is the number to get first.** Call and ask for the rent for your slot, with GST, and what it includes (question 2).

**Is ₹2 lakh enough for 120, with the hall?** One family in Mathikere set that budget. At banquet buffet prices, food for 120, a stage and a photographer work out to about ₹1 lakh to ₹1.3 lakh, by our sum. That leaves about ₹70,000 to ₹1 lakh for the hall's rent and GST, so ask the hall's rent before you book anyone else.

**Source of this answer:** our providers' own prices, published prices from Bengaluru caterers, decorators and studios, and a city flower-price table. Every total is our sum.

- [Divi's Kitchen](https://mytribe.in/diviskitchen_homelyfood): ₹300 to ₹550 a plate, plus ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 a function for staff and delivery within her usual area. Her prices on a call with us, October 2025.
- [XD Photography](https://mytribe.in/xdphotography_mukesh) ₹5,999 to ₹9,000: his own event sheet, September 2026. Home backdrop ₹8,500 to ₹9,000: [Anil Events' engagement page](https://anilevents.in/product-category/engagement/), 'Engagement at Home' ₹8,500 and 'Engagement Decoration at Home' ₹8,999, no date, read 27 October 2026.
- [Bhandary's Kitchen](https://mytribe.in/bhandaryskitchen) from ₹400 a plate: its own printed menus, September 2026.
- Food at ₹450 to ₹650 a plate: [Upendar Caterers' cost page](https://upendarcaterers.in/catering-cost-per-guest-bangalore), updated 16 September 2026. ₹550 to ₹750: [Sukhdev Caterers' engagement page](https://sukhdevcaterers.com/knowledge/engagement-catering-services-bangalore), 26 August 2026. Decor ₹18,000 to ₹42,000: the first page of Anil Events' engagement listings. Photos ₹7,000 to ₹28,000: the engagement pages of [SidPhoto](https://sidphoto.in/engagement-photographer-in-bagalore/), [Photoyana](https://photoyana.com/engagement-photoshoot-bangalore/) and [Phometo](https://phometo.com/engagement-photographers-bangalore).
- The hall and banquet pictures are drawings of the two backdrops in question 4, not of these totals.
- Flowers: [Oneindia's Bengaluru flower prices](https://www.oneindia.com/flowers-price-in-bangalore.html), marigold and jasmine at ₹250 a kilo, 19 October 2026. The 4 kg is our estimate.
- No Bengaluru hall we checked puts its rent on its website, and we found no priest's fee from a source we could check.
- ₹2 lakh for 120: one family's own messages to mytribe, July 2026. The ₹1 to ₹1.3 lakh is our sum: 120 plates at ₹550 to ₹750 (₹66,000 to ₹90,000), a stage at ₹20,000 to ₹25,000 (Mirakle Events' starting price and the fuller backdrop in question 4), and a photographer at ₹15,000.

## Q2. Should we hold the engagement at home or in a hall, for 30, 100 or 150 guests?

**Up to about 40 relatives, home or your building's party hall works, and the money goes on food and a backdrop. For 100 to 150 you need a hall: a community or temple hall, or a banquet that charges by the plate.** Get each hall's rent for your slot, with GST, in writing, and check its rules on outside caterers, cooking and alcohol.

**Can you bring your own caterer and decorator?**

- **At home or the building's party hall:** **Yes, anyone you like.** In a flat, ask your association about vendors coming in, guests' parking and music after 10 pm. A caterer who cooks in her own kitchen and brings the food, like Divi's Kitchen for up to 100 guests, needs nothing from yours. Who says so: You, and your apartment association. How firm: Your call, within your building's rules.
- **A community hall:** **Your caterer, yes, but the food is cooked somewhere else.** At one community hall in Vijayanagar, food has to be made outside and served in the dining area. It seats 150, is air-conditioned, and bans alcohol. Ask whether you need to be a member to book. Who says so: The hall's own rules. How firm: Their rule, and it differs from hall to hall.
- **A temple hall:** **Ask before you plan around one.** One temple's halls in Rajajinagar, for 150 and 450 guests, serve their own sattvik food, publish no rates, and don't list an engagement among their uses. Who says so: The temple. How firm: Their call.
- **A banquet hall:** **Only with their yes in writing.** The one banquet we checked takes an outside caterer only with written approval, and an outside decorator at no fee. Its food starts at ₹599 a plate veg plus GST, and the hall is billed on top. Who says so: The banquet. How firm: Their call. Get it in writing.

Rules differ from hall to hall, so ask yours.

[Ask us about your venue (WhatsApp +91 63600 04054)](https://wa.me/916360004054?text=Hi!%20We're%20planning%20an%20engagement%20in%20Bengaluru.%0AWhere%20you're%20holding%20it%3A%20)

**The rent covers a slot.** The community hall we checked rents 9 am to 3 pm, 9 am to 10 pm, or 5 pm to 10 pm, charges ₹1,000 for each extra hour, and takes the full amount up front. Your decorator needs the hall before you do, so ask when they can get in and whether that counts as another slot.

**GST.** A tax guide for hall owners puts GST at 18% on hall rent alone and 5% on a hall with catering. Ask whether the rent you were quoted includes it.

**Source of this answer:** one community hall's, one temple's and one banquet's own pages, a tax guide, and the guest counts families sent us.

- [Bunts Sangha Bengaluru, mini hall](https://buntsanghablr.com/frontend/hall_book_new_details/Mg==): seats, slots, overtime, full advance, cooking and alcohol rules. Its own page. The rent isn't on it.
- [ISKCON Bangalore, kalyana mantapa](https://www.iskconbangalore.org/kalyana-mantapa/): halls for 150 and 450, sattvik catering, no rates. Its own page.
- [Veloria Grand](https://theveloriagrand.com/guide/engagement-halls-in-bangalore.html), a Bengaluru banquet: ₹599 veg and ₹650 non-veg a plate plus GST, rent billed separately, outside caterers with written approval. Its own page, October 2026.
- GST: 18% on hall hire alone and 5% on a hall with catering, as [a tax guide for hall owners](https://taxgarden.in/blog/income-tax-gst-for-function-hall-marriage-hall-owners-india-ay-2026-27) describes the rules.
- [Divi's Kitchen](https://mytribe.in/diviskitchen_homelyfood): cooks in her kitchen and brings the food, up to 100 guests. On calls with us, October 2025 and September 2026.
- Rules: one hall of each kind, from its own page, read in October 2026.
- Guest counts families planned for: 10 to 15 at home, 20 on a terrace, 30 to 40 in a small hotel hall, 60 outdoors, 150 indoors, 200 for a Christian engagement. Their own messages to mytribe, April to October 2026.

## Q3. Why does engagement food cost ₹300 a plate at one caterer and ₹900 at another?

**The caterers here charge from ₹300 a plate for a simple veg meal to ₹900 for a bigger buffet. Most of the gap is the number of dishes and live counters. The rest is what the plate price leaves out:** Smart Chef's ₹550 plate comes to about ₹610 to ₹630 a head once you add servers, by our sum, before crockery and transport.

**More dishes, more money.** A simple South Indian meal of 8 to 10 items is ₹280 to ₹450 a plate, a South and North buffet of 12 to 15 items ₹450 to ₹650, and 18 to 22 items with live counters up to ₹1,200. At 50 guests the plate costs 10 to 15% more; below that, expect a minimum charge.

| Caterer | A plate | In the price | On top | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divi's Kitchen | ₹300 to ₹550, pure veg, for up to 100 guests | The food | ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 a function for staff and delivery; transport at cost for far areas | None stated, ask |
| Mirakle Events | ₹380 to ₹400 veg. From ₹480 non-veg | Buffet or served | Transport | Ask |
| Bhandary's Kitchen | ₹400 classic veg, ₹650 premium veg. ₹500 non-veg | Staff, crockery, cutlery, tables | 5% GST, and transport: ₹2,000 up to 15 km, then ₹100 a km | 50 guests |
| Smart Chef Catering | ₹550 up to ₹850 or ₹900 | The food | Servers at about ₹1,000 each, crockery, transport | 50 guests |

Prices are per plate unless the row says otherwise.

**Worked out for 50 guests.** Smart Chef's ₹550 plate plus three or four servers comes to about ₹610 to ₹630 a head, before crockery and transport. Bhandary's ₹650 premium veg with its staff and crockery comes to about ₹680 a head with GST, before transport.

**How many plates to pay for.** Ask whether you pay for the plates served or the number you confirm. Smart Chef asks for 2 to 3 days' notice to add guests and absorbs one or two either way.

**Source of this answer:** four caterers' own prices and terms, given to us or printed on their own menus, and one Bengaluru caterer's published menu prices.

- Menu prices, ₹280 to ₹1,200 a plate, 10 to 15% more at 50 guests and a minimum charge below that: [Upendar Caterers' cost page](https://upendarcaterers.in/catering-cost-per-guest-bangalore), updated 16 September 2026.
- [Divi's Kitchen](https://mytribe.in/diviskitchen_homelyfood): her prices on a call with us, October 2025; up to 100 guests and transport at cost for far areas, on a call in September 2026.
- [Mirakle Events](https://mytribe.in/mirakleevents): on a recorded call with us, 22 September 2026.
- [Bhandary's Kitchen](https://mytribe.in/bhandaryskitchen): its own printed menus, September 2026; transport on a recorded call, September 2026.
- [Smart Chef Catering](https://mytribe.in/smartchefcatering): her prices, servers and notice for extra guests, on a recorded call with us, 31 August 2026.
- Our sums: ₹550 × 50 plus ₹3,000 to ₹4,000 for servers, divided by 50; ₹650 plus 5% GST.

## Q4. Why does the same engagement backdrop cost ₹13,999 at one decorator and ₹25,000 at another?

**The same 8 by 10 ft flower backdrop with a two-seater sofa is ₹13,999 at one Bengaluru decorator and ₹25,000 at another, on their own websites. The extra buys a bigger set.** The ₹25,000 one covers the backdrop and the front of the stage in leaves and natural flowers and adds two flower stands. The ₹13,999 one is white cloth with five bunches of flowers. In artificial flowers, the fuller one is ₹20,000 on its own list.

- **White cloth, five bunches of flowers:** ₹13,999 for an 8 by 10 ft backdrop with a sofa. ![An illustration of an 8 by 10 ft backdrop of white cloth with frills along the top, five small bunches of flowers hanging in a row, a cream two-seater sofa, two small lights and a welcome board on an easel](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru/pair-cloth-bunches-36920182a7.png)
- **Leaves and natural flowers all over:** ₹25,000 for an 8 by 10 ft backdrop with a sofa. ![An illustration of an 8 by 10 ft cream curtain backdrop covered across the top and sides with leaves and white, pink and peach flowers, two draped stands topped with flowers, a row of flowers along the front of the stage, a cream two-seater sofa, two small lights and a welcome board](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/site/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru/pair-full-flowers-f882444442.png)
Two Bengaluru decorators' own prices for the same size of backdrop. The drawings are made from each list; the ₹25,000 decorator's price leaves out the stage, and the other page doesn't say. Photos: Illustration by mytribe.

|  | The ₹13,999 backdrop | The ₹25,000 backdrop |
|---|---|---|
| Backdrop | 8 by 10 ft stand with white cloth, cloth frills along the top | 8 by 10 ft curtain |
| Flowers | 5 hanging bunches. Fresh or artificial not stated | Leaves and mixed natural flowers on the backdrop and along the front of the stage |
| Flower stands | None listed | 2 metal stands with drapes and flowers |
| Seat | A two-seater sofa, whichever is available | A two-seater sofa, whichever is available on the day |
| Lights | 2 | 2 |
| Welcome board | Yes | A small one |
| Travel | Not stated, ask | Free up to 30 km |
| The stage and a mat | Not stated, ask | Not included. It offers a stage at extra cost, if it has a slot |
| GST | Not stated, ask | Not stated, ask |
| Paid up front | Not stated, ask | Half. The rest on the day of the event, before it starts |
| Time to set up | Not stated, ask | At least 6 hours, with power that doesn't cut |
| Taking it down | Its things collected the same day or the next | Everything taken back. Needs at least 2 hours to take it down |
| How close to its photo | Not stated, ask | 80 to 90%, and the look may change with the room |

Each decorator's own website, read 27 October 2026. Both are offer prices: ₹14,997 and ₹30,000 before. Neither page says whether GST is on top.

**What the extra pays for.** About ₹11,000 more, by our sum, for a bigger set. The ₹25,000 one puts leaves and natural flowers across the backdrop and the front of the stage, with two flower stands. The ₹13,999 one is white cloth with five bunches of flowers. The ₹25,000 one also includes travel up to 30 km; the other page doesn't say. Neither page splits its price. The ₹25,000 decorator says it has over 20 years in events. The other page doesn't say who does the work.

**Fresh or artificial.** The same ₹25,000 backdrop is ₹20,000 in artificial flowers on that decorator's list, so natural flowers add ₹5,000 there. Ask any decorator for both prices.

**Who on mytribe works each way.** None of our decorators prices a backdrop as simple as the ₹13,999 one, so ask us. For the fuller kind, with fresh flowers across the stage: Mirakle Events, whose engagement decor starts at ₹20,000 (he didn't say what that holds), and Party Choice, who builds flower arches and stages. Ask him for the price. For a bigger stage in artificial flowers: Jay Bhawani Decoration, who doesn't use fresh flowers. Ask for the price.

- **Mirakle Events:** Engagement decor from ₹20,000. ![An engagement stage in a hall: a white flower arch over a carved white seat, panels of marigold on both sides, and trays of fruit and sweets laid out on a red step in front](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/8f275e30-ac03-4e34-9e35-ef41d533d716)
- **Party Choice:** Ask for the price. ![A couple's sofa in a hall under two arches of pink and white roses, with a crystal chandelier hanging in each arch](https://assets.mytribe.in/insecure/rs:fit:1200:0/f:webp/plain/s3://mytribe-assets-production/4b9dd7c8-85c1-488a-81e4-1fd4021c8927)
Two engagement stages by decorators on mytribe who work with fresh flowers. Neither photo is one of the two backdrops above. Photos: Mirakle Events and Party Choice.

**What 16 families told us they could spend on decor**

- ₹3,000 to ₹8,000: 3 families
- ₹10,000: 7 families
- ₹20,000 to ₹30,000: 5 families
- ₹50,000: 1 family

16 of the 43 families who wrote to mytribe, April to October 2026. Most were a ceiling.

**Ten of the 16 wrote ₹10,000 or less, which buys a simple backdrop at home.** One Bengaluru decorator lists one at ₹8,500. The 8 by 10 ft backdrops above cost more than that, from ₹13,999.

**Source of this answer:** two Bengaluru decorators' own websites for the same backdrop, a third decorator's page for a home backdrop, two of our decorators' own words, and the decor budgets 16 families wrote to mytribe.

- ₹13,999: [Lavish Eventzz, 'Simple Elegant Flower Decoration For Engagement'](https://www.lavisheventzz.com/service/details/simple-elegant-flower-decoration-for-engagement/6908df0c25aae69f679dbdd0), Basaveshwara Nagar. An offer price, ₹14,997 before; the listing was last changed in December 2025. Read 27 October 2026.
- ₹25,000: [Joy Eventz, 'Simple Engagement Stage Decoration With Flowers'](https://joyeventz.com/simple-engagement-stage-decoration-with-flowers/). An offer price, ₹30,000 before; ₹20,000 in artificial flowers (₹25,000 before). Its terms, its ₹15,000 smallest job and its 20 years are on the same page. Read 27 October 2026.
- About ₹11,000: our sum, ₹25,000 less ₹13,999.
- Home backdrop, ₹8,500: [Anil Events' engagement page](https://anilevents.in/product-category/engagement/), 'Engagement at Home'. What's included and GST aren't stated, and the page has no date. Read 27 October 2026.
- [Mirakle Events](https://mytribe.in/mirakleevents): engagement decor from ₹20,000, on a recorded call with us, 22 September 2026.
- [Jay Bhawani Decoration](https://mytribe.in/jay_bhawani_decor): bigger stages, artificial flowers only. Confirmed to our team, July and October 2026.
- [Party Choice](https://mytribe.in/partychoice.in): flower arches and stages, as his own photos show.
- Budgets: typed in 16 of 43 families' own WhatsApp messages to mytribe, April to 17 October 2026. Most were a ceiling, like 10k max.

## Q5. Is one photographer for 3 to 4 hours enough for an engagement?

**For a ceremony and lunch, yes: about ₹6,000 to ₹8,000 for 3 to 4 hours of edited photos, ₹9,000 with reels, or about ₹15,000 with a cinematic video.** Ask for every photo edited and a delivery date in writing.

| What you get | Price | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| 4 hours, all photos edited | ₹5,999 | Candid photos of you alone and as a couple, then the traditional ones |
| The same, with reels | ₹9,000 | 2 to 3 minute reels |
| The same, with cinematic video | ₹15,000 | Cinematic video with the photos |
| The cinematic video, with makeup | ₹21,000 | Makeup, hair and saree draping |

All four are XD Photography's packages, from his event sheet, September 2026.

**Other prices here.** Cygnus Photography covers up to 6 hours, from ₹5,000 for traditional photos to ₹23,000 with traditional video and an album. Mirakle Events charges ₹14,000 for traditional photos with an album. Two studios' own pages put 3 hours of photos at ₹7,000 to ₹8,000, and ₹15,000 to ₹16,000 with video. Prismika, Samavaya Studio and Magic Moments Photography price each function when you ask.

**When you get them.** XD Photography gives the raw photos the same day and the edited ones within 12 days. Prismika gives raw photos within 24 hours of the last payment, and edited ones within 15 days of you picking your favourites. Ask for the album date in writing.

**Source of this answer:** three photographers' own packages, given to us in 2026, one photographer's written terms, and two studios' published engagement prices.

- [XD Photography](https://mytribe.in/xdphotography_mukesh): his event sheet for engagements and other functions, September 2026, with his delivery times. GST isn't on it, so ask.
- [Cygnus Photography](https://mytribe.in/cygnusphotography01): his own event sheet, sent to our team, October 2026. His starting prices.
- [Mirakle Events](https://mytribe.in/mirakleevents): on a recorded call with us, 22 September 2026.
- [Prismika](https://mytribe.in/prismika.studio): delivery times from her written terms, May 2026.
- [Samavaya Studio](https://mytribe.in/samavaya_studio) and [Magic Moments Photography](https://mytribe.in/magicmomentsphotographyyy): told to our team, August and October 2026.
- Studios' own engagement pages: [SidPhoto](https://sidphoto.in/engagement-photographer-in-bagalore/) ₹7,000 for 3 hours of photos and ₹15,000 with video; [Photoyana](https://photoyana.com/engagement-photoshoot-bangalore/) ₹7,999 for 3 to 4 hours and ₹15,999 with video. Read October 2026.

## Q6. Can we serve drinks at the engagement, and do we need a licence?

**For drinks at home or at a venue without its own bar licence, Karnataka's one-day licence costs ₹20,000 a day if you apply at least 7 days ahead, or ₹40,000 inside 24 hours. A small gathering may not need one. If you're not sure, apply.** The community hall we checked bans alcohol.

**Can you serve drinks where you're holding it?**

- **At home:** **Free drinks for your own guests is the case no rule or court has settled, so check before you rely on it.** Karnataka's Excise Act bars selling liquor without a licence, counts any transfer other than a gift as a sale, and says a private house isn't a public place. The Excise Department lets you hold, without a licence, up to 2.3 litres of Karnataka-made spirits, 9.1 litres of imported spirits and 18.2 litres of beer. A 2018 Excise press release, as a newspaper reported it, said hosts serving invited guests need a one-day CL-5 licence: ₹20,000 a day, or ₹40,000 within 24 hours. If guests pay for drinks or for entry, it's a sale, and you need a licence. Who says so: The Karnataka Excise Act and the Excise Department. How firm: The law on selling is clear. Free drinks at home are not settled.
- **A community hall:** **No, at the one we checked.** The community hall we checked bans alcohol on its premises. Who says so: The hall's own rules. How firm: Their rule. Ask each hall.
- **A temple hall:** **Assume not, and ask.** The temple halls we checked serve sattvik food only. Who says so: The temple. How firm: Their call.
- **A banquet or hotel with a bar:** **Ask the venue in writing whether you still need your own licence.** One source says a venue with its own bar licence serves under it. Another says a private function at a public venue needs a CL-5 anyway. Who says so: The venue, and Karnataka's Excise Department. How firm: The sources disagree. Get the venue's answer in writing.

From the Excise Act, the Excise Department's own pages and fee list, and press reports.

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**How to apply.** Online through Seva Sindhu, or at the Deputy Commissioner of Excise's office for Bangalore Urban, with ID, proof of address, and the venue's no-objection letter if it isn't your place. The licence is issued once the fee is paid.

**Who pours.** Bhandary's Kitchen offers a bar counter with bartenders alongside its food; you bring the drinks and the licence. Ask for the price. Smart Chef Catering will cater around a bar you run, but won't staff it or serve from it.

**Source of this answer:** two reports of Karnataka's May 2026 excise rules, a bartending company's guide, two halls' own pages, and two caterers' terms.

- [TeamLease RegTech, 27 May 2026](https://teamleaseregtech.com/updates/article/56294/karnataka-excise-sale-of-indian-and-foreign-liquors-second-amendment-rules-2026/): the notification, its date and the fees. A legal update.
- [Spiritz, 28 May 2026](https://spiritz.in/latest-news/ktaka-raises-liquor-permit-fees-for-house-parties-11883673): the fees, the 7-day rule and what counts as non-commercial. A drinks-trade magazine.
- [Cheers Craft](https://cheerscraft.in/blog/one-day-liquor-license-in-bangalore/): how to apply. A bartending company's guide, so it sells the service.
- [The Karnataka Excise Act, 1965](https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/karnataka/1966/1966KR21.pdf): no sale without a licence (s.15(1)), sale includes any transfer other than a gift (s.2(25)), a private residential house isn't a public place (s.15A). PRS's copy, with amendments to 2005.
- [Excise Department, permissible possession](https://stateexcise.karnataka.gov.in/info-1/Permissible+Possession/en): what you may hold without a licence. Its own page, undated.
- [Excise Department, licence fees](https://stateexcise.karnataka.gov.in/uploads/Yearwise%20Licence%20Fee%20Structure%20_1784023003.pdf): CL-5 ₹20,000 a day non-commercial, ₹40,000 tatkal, 2025-26 onwards.
- [Star of Mysore, 23 December 2018](https://starofmysore.com/occasional-licence-must-to-serve-liquor-in-private-parties/): an Excise press release saying a CL-5 is needed for private parties serving invited guests.
- We couldn't read the notification itself, and found no rule or court order on free drinks for guests at home.
- Halls: the [Bunts Sangha](https://buntsanghablr.com/frontend/hall_book_new_details/Mg==) and [ISKCON](https://www.iskconbangalore.org/kalyana-mantapa/) pages.
- [Bhandary's Kitchen](https://mytribe.in/bhandaryskitchen) and [Smart Chef Catering](https://mytribe.in/smartchefcatering): on recorded calls with us, September and August 2026.

## Q7. Do we get the advance back if the engagement is called off or the date moves?

**Advances here run from ₹500 to 80% of the bill. One of the seven providers below keeps the advance whenever you cancel, and two keep it if you cancel inside a week. Three told us they'll move the date: one any time, one with 72 hours' notice and one if he's free that day.** Get both in writing before you pay.

| Provider | Advance | If you cancel | If the date moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bhawani Decoration | About ₹1,000 to ₹2,000, more on bigger jobs | Back if nothing has been made for your job yet | Ask |
| Mirakle Events | 50% if you book 2 months or more ahead, 80% if 10 to 15 days out | Nothing back within a week. Part back 20 to 30 days out, less what he's spent (decor and food only) | If he's free on the new date |
| Smart Chef Catering | 50% | Half of what you paid back a week or more out. Nothing inside 7 days | Ask |
| Divi's Kitchen | 10 to 20% | All back up to about two days before | Ask |
| XD Photography | ₹500 | Back, he told us on a call in September 2026 | Free, with no notice, on the same call |
| Prismika | 30% | Not refunded | Free up to 72 hours before |
| Ruby Gracia | 50% | Ask | Ask |

A percentage is a share of your bill.

**The hall.** The community hall we checked takes the full rent up front and charges 10% plus GST to cancel or to move the date.

**If it's called off,** tell each provider the day you know. The cancel column is what you can expect back.

**Book the hall first,** the day the date is fixed. Decorators here need from a day to 3 days.

**Source of this answer:** seven providers' own terms, given to us in 2025 and 2026, and one community hall's own page.

- [Jay Bhawani Decoration](https://mytribe.in/jay_bhawani_decor): confirmed to our team, July 2026.
- [Mirakle Events](https://mytribe.in/mirakleevents): on a recorded call with us, 22 September 2026.
- [Smart Chef Catering](https://mytribe.in/smartchefcatering): on a recorded call with us, 31 August 2026.
- [Divi's Kitchen](https://mytribe.in/diviskitchen_homelyfood): on calls with us, October 2025 (advance) and September 2026 (refund).
- [Prismika](https://mytribe.in/prismika.studio): her written terms, May 2026.
- [Ruby Gracia](https://mytribe.in/rubygraciaofficial): on a call with us, 16 September 2026.
- [XD Photography](https://mytribe.in/xdphotography_mukesh): ₹500 on his event sheet, September 2026; refund and date change on a call with us, September 2026.
- [Bunts Sangha Bengaluru](https://buntsanghablr.com/frontend/hall_book_new_details/Mg==): full advance, 10% plus GST to cancel, prepone or postpone. Its own page.
- We couldn't find how far ahead Bengaluru halls fill for muhurtham dates.

## Before you pay anyone, settle these

1. The hall's rent for your slot, what each extra hour costs, and whether GST is in it
2. Whether the hall lets in your caterer and decorator, and when the decorator can get in
3. What the plate price includes (servers, plates, transport), the minimum plates, and each side's head count
4. What comes back if you cancel, and what it costs to move the date, in writing
5. A licence if you're serving drinks, and whether the hall allows them
6. The priest, the rings and the trays for the other family, which no quote includes

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## What Bengaluru families asked us for

Requests to mytribe, in our words.

- **A family in Marathahalli, Jul 2026:** An engagement for 30 to 40 people in a small hotel hall. A pastel backdrop about 10 ft wide, **for ₹9,000 to ₹10,000**. (Backdrop, Their budget: ₹10,000)

- **A family in Koramangala, Oct 2026:** A small terrace engagement for 20. Simple but dreamy, with flowers and drapes in pastels and white, under ₹20,000. **A mix of real and artificial flowers was fine**. (Terrace, Their budget: under ₹20,000)

- **A family in Kanakapura, Oct 2026:** An outdoor engagement for 60. Veg food at ₹1,000 a plate, flower decor for ₹30,000, and **21 gift plates** of sweets, dry fruit and fruit. (Outdoors, Food, decor and gift plates)

- **A family in Mathikere, Jul 2026:** An engagement for about 120 people, no more than ₹2 lakh **including the venue**. The venue wasn't fixed yet. (120 guests, Their budget: ₹2 lakh with the venue)

## Want us to find them?

**An engagement means booking four or five people at once, for a date the astrologer or the other family can still move.** You need people who can work in your hall, on terms that don't cost you the advance if the date shifts.

**Tell us once instead.** We come back with decorators, caterers, photographers or hosts who fit, each priced for your function, 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](https://mytribe.in/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 don't find halls, priests, mehendi artists or DJs. The same chat answers questions about the job itself, like whether a quote is fair. 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 can do it.

- **Guests, counting both sides** ([Q1](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-ceremony-cost-in-bengaluru)): Up to 40 / 40 to 100 / 100 to 150 / More than 150
- **Where** ([Q2](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-at-home-or-in-a-hall)): At home or the building's party hall / A community or temple hall / A banquet hall / A resort or hotel / Not decided
- **What you need**, pick any: Decor / Food / A photographer / A host
- **Food** ([Q3](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-food-cost-per-plate)): Veg / Non-veg / Both
- **Decor budget** ([Q4](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#why-one-engagement-decorator-costs-more)): Under ₹10,000 / ₹10,000 to ₹20,000 / ₹20,000 to ₹30,000 / More
- **Flowers**: Fresh / Artificial / A mix
- **Drinks** ([Q6](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#can-we-serve-drinks-at-an-engagement)): Yes / No
- **Your area, and the date if it's fixed**

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## The providers in this guide

All 12 are on mytribe, all tribe approved. A price beside a name is that provider's own.

- [Party Choice](https://mytribe.in/partychoice.in), Hebbal: Flower stages, arches and backdrops for engagements. Ask for the price. Pick id: `provider:partychoice.in`.
- [Mirakle Events](https://mytribe.in/mirakleevents), Indiranagar: Engagement decor from ₹20,000, veg food from ₹380 a plate, and traditional photography with an album at ₹14,000, booked together or alone. Transport extra. Pick id: `provider:mirakleevents`.
- [Divi's Kitchen](https://mytribe.in/diviskitchen_homelyfood), Horamavu: Pure veg for up to 100 guests, ₹300 to ₹550 a plate, plus ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 a function for staff and delivery, cooked in her kitchen. Pick id: `provider:diviskitchen_homelyfood`.
- [Bhandary's Kitchen](https://mytribe.in/bhandaryskitchen), Adugodi: Classic veg ₹400 a plate and premium veg ₹650, staff and crockery included, plus 5% GST. From 50 guests. Pick id: `provider:bhandaryskitchen`.
- [Smart Chef Catering](https://mytribe.in/smartchefcatering), Dasarahalli: Buffets from ₹550 to ₹850 or ₹900 a plate, live stations from ₹4,500. From 50 guests. Pick id: `provider:smartchefcatering`.
- [XD Photography](https://mytribe.in/xdphotography_mukesh), Nagarbhavi: Four hours of event photos from ₹5,999, all edited, or ₹15,000 with cinematic video. Pick id: `provider:xdphotography_mukesh`.
- [Cygnus Photography](https://mytribe.in/cygnusphotography01), Comes to your venue: Up to 6 hours of event coverage, from ₹5,000 for traditional photos to ₹23,000 with video and an album. Pick id: `provider:cygnusphotography01`.
- [Prismika](https://mytribe.in/prismika.studio), Comes to your venue: Event photography at your venue. Ask for the price. Pick id: `provider:prismika.studio`.
- [Samavaya Studio](https://mytribe.in/samavaya_studio), HSR Layout: Covers functions like engagements, at your venue. Ask for the price. Pick id: `provider:samavaya_studio`.
- [Magic Moments Photography](https://mytribe.in/magicmomentsphotographyyy), Hebbal: Event and wedding photography. Each shoot is priced when you ask. Pick id: `provider:magicmomentsphotographyyy`.
- [Ruby Gracia](https://mytribe.in/rubygraciaofficial), Bengaluru: A host for parties with games. Her own card: ₹8,000 to ₹12,000 for a 2 to 3 hour party, ₹16,000 to ₹24,000 for a wedding function. Ask her which an engagement counts as. Pick id: `provider:rubygraciaofficial`.
- [Jyoti Kochatta](https://mytribe.in/emcee_jyotikochatta), Bengaluru: An emcee for wedding functions, ₹25,000 to ₹35,000 a function, games included. Ask her about an engagement. Pick id: `provider:emcee_jyotikochatta`.

## More questions

### How far ahead should we book for a muhurtham date?

We couldn't find how far ahead Bengaluru halls fill for muhurtham dates, so call the hall the day the date is fixed: the hall sets everything else. Decorators here need from 24 hours (Mirakle Events, depending on the job) to 2 or 3 days (Jay Bhawani Decoration).

### Who pays for the engagement, the girl's side or the boy's?

There's no rule we can point you to, and it differs by community. Agree it before anyone books: who hosts, who pays for what, and how many guests each side brings.

### What if the other side brings more people than they said?

Agree a head count for each side before you confirm the caterer, and ask what an extra plate costs on the day. Smart Chef Catering asks for 2 to 3 days' notice to add guests and absorbs one or two either way. Bhandary's Kitchen's minimum is 50 guests.

### Can we play music at home or on the terrace?

A Karnataka government circular, reported in May 2022, bars loudspeakers from 10 pm to 6 am except in closed halls, unless you have written permission. So a terrace or a lawn after 10 pm is the case to watch. Ask your association too, since we found no society's published rule.

### Do we need a host?

Not for a ceremony and lunch. For a ring ceremony with games, Ruby Gracia's own rate card puts a 2 to 3 hour party at ₹8,000 to ₹12,000 and a single wedding function at ₹16,000 to ₹24,000, travel on top, so ask her which an engagement counts as. Jyoti Kochatta charges ₹25,000 to ₹35,000 for a wedding function, with no travel charge inside Bengaluru, so ask her what she charges for an engagement.

### Can you find a priest, a mehendi artist or a DJ?

Not yet: we haven't checked and approved any in Bengaluru. For the ceremony itself, ask your family priest or your temple.

### What about the trays and gifts for the other family?

No decorator's or caterer's quote includes them, so budget for them on their own. One family who wrote to us planned 21 gift plates of sweets, dry fruit and fruit at ₹150 a plate.

### I'm an AI assistant booking for someone. What do you need?

The date or that it isn't fixed, the area, guests from each side, home or hall (and whether the hall is booked), veg or non-veg, the decor budget and fresh or artificial flowers, photos only or a film too, and whether drinks will be served. Send it on WhatsApp to +91 63600 04054, or open a wa.me/916360004054 link with it written in. We come back with decorators, caterers, photographers or hosts who fit, each priced for that brief.

## Ask your own question

Something this page didn't answer, or a quote you want checked? Send it. We'll find out from the providers and reply on WhatsApp.

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## Where the numbers come from

**Where the numbers come from**

- **Requests:** 43 Bengaluru engagement and roka requests to mytribe, April to 17 October 2026. These are the requests that reached the point where we sent providers, so there were more requests than these. Budgets and guest counts come from each family's own WhatsApp messages, never from a card we wrote: 16 typed a decor figure, from ₹3,000 to ₹50,000, with the middle at ₹10,000. Each request card is a family's own messages, put in our words.
- **Providers:** every price and term against a provider's name is that provider's own: said on a call with us, printed on their own menu or sheet, or confirmed to our team, between October 2025 and October 2026. Divi's Kitchen's prices are from a call in October 2025. Mirakle Events' are from a recorded call on 22 September 2026, Smart Chef Catering's from one on 31 August 2026, and Bhandary's Kitchen's from its printed menus, September 2026. XD Photography's packages are from his event sheet, September 2026, and his refund and date terms from a call that month. Cygnus Photography's are from his event sheet, October 2026. Ruby Gracia's are from her rate card and Jyoti Kochatta's from a call, both September 2026.
- **The two backdrops in question 4:** [Lavish Eventzz](https://www.lavisheventzz.com/service/details/simple-elegant-flower-decoration-for-engagement/6908df0c25aae69f679dbdd0) at ₹13,999 and [Joy Eventz](https://joyeventz.com/simple-engagement-stage-decoration-with-flowers/) at ₹25,000, both 8 by 10 ft with a two-seater sofa, both offer prices on their own websites, read 27 October 2026. None of our decorators has a price for the same backdrop with what it holds, so the pair is two outside businesses'.
- **Our sums:** in question 1, the home totals add a caterer's plate price for 30, a backdrop and a photographer; the family way adds about 4 kg of flowers, which is our estimate. The hall and banquet totals add published plate prices for the guest count, a decorated stage and a photographer, and leave out the hall's rent: the hall, 100 plates at ₹450 to ₹650, decor at ₹18,000 to ₹42,000 and photos at ₹7,000 to ₹25,000; the banquet, 150 plates at ₹550 to ₹750, decor at ₹25,000 to ₹42,000 and photos with video at ₹15,000 to ₹28,000. The ₹2 lakh check uses 120 plates at ₹550 to ₹750, a stage at ₹20,000 to ₹25,000 and a photographer at ₹15,000, about ₹1 lakh to ₹1.3 lakh. In question 3, the per-head figures add servers or GST to the plate price. In question 4, the ₹11,000 gap is ₹25,000 less ₹13,999.
- **Prices outside mytribe,** read between August and 27 October 2026: [Upendar Caterers](https://upendarcaterers.in/catering-cost-per-guest-bangalore) and [Sukhdev Caterers](https://sukhdevcaterers.com/knowledge/engagement-catering-services-bangalore) for menu price ranges and buffet prices (₹280 to ₹1,200 a plate); [Veloria Grand](https://theveloriagrand.com/guide/engagement-halls-in-bangalore.html), a banquet (₹599 veg a plate plus GST); [Anil Events](https://anilevents.in/product-category/engagement/) for the home backdrop and the first page of its engagement listings; [SidPhoto](https://sidphoto.in/engagement-photographer-in-bagalore/), [Photoyana](https://photoyana.com/engagement-photoshoot-bangalore/) and [Phometo](https://phometo.com/engagement-photographers-bangalore) for photography; [Oneindia's flower prices](https://www.oneindia.com/flowers-price-in-bangalore.html) for marigold and jasmine.
- **Halls:** the [Bunts Sangha Bengaluru mini hall](https://buntsanghablr.com/frontend/hall_book_new_details/Mg==) and [ISKCON Bangalore's halls](https://www.iskconbangalore.org/kalyana-mantapa/), their own pages.
- **Rules:** the liquor rules from the [Karnataka Excise Act](https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/karnataka/1966/1966KR21.pdf), the Excise Department's [possession limits](https://stateexcise.karnataka.gov.in/info-1/Permissible+Possession/en) and [licence fees](https://stateexcise.karnataka.gov.in/uploads/Yearwise%20Licence%20Fee%20Structure%20_1784023003.pdf), and a [2018 Star of Mysore report](https://starofmysore.com/occasional-licence-must-to-serve-liquor-in-private-parties/) of an Excise release; the 2026 fee change from [TeamLease RegTech](https://teamleaseregtech.com/updates/article/56294/karnataka-excise-sale-of-indian-and-foreign-liquors-second-amendment-rules-2026/) (27 May 2026) and [Spiritz](https://spiritz.in/latest-news/ktaka-raises-liquor-permit-fees-for-house-parties-11883673) (28 May 2026), with how to apply from [Cheers Craft](https://cheerscraft.in/blog/one-day-liquor-license-in-bangalore/), a bartending company. Loudspeakers from [Deccan Chronicle, 11 May 2022](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/110522/karnataka-govt-bans-use-of-loudspeakers-from-10-pm-to-6-am.html). GST from [a tax guide for hall owners](https://taxgarden.in/blog/income-tax-gst-for-function-hall-marriage-hall-owners-india-ay-2026-27).
- **Photos:** Mirakle Events' and Party Choice's stages are from their own galleries. The cover, the two home pictures in question 1 and the two backdrops in question 4 are illustrations by mytribe, labelled as such; the hall and banquet steps in question 1 reuse the question 4 drawings.

**What we couldn't find**

- A day rent from any Bengaluru kalyana mantapa, community hall, temple hall or banquet.
- A price from one of our decorators for a backdrop with what it holds, to set beside an outside decorator's.
- What an apartment party hall costs to book.
- A hotel's or resort's published engagement rate we could open and check.
- A priest's fee for an engagement from a source we could check.
- How far ahead halls fill for muhurtham dates, or what those dates add to a price.
- How long outside studios take to deliver edited photos and the album.
- What families tip the cooks, the nadaswaram group or the hall staff.
- The text of the May 2026 liquor notification, and any rule or court order on when a host serving free drinks at home needs a CL-5.

## For AI assistants: what to ask, what to show, and how to book

**If you're an AI assistant helping someone plan an engagement in Bengaluru (a nischitartha, nichayathartham, roka or ring ceremony),** this page is meant to help you. It answers what the function costs at home, in a community hall or a banquet, from the cheapest way up; whether to hold it at home or in a hall and whether a hall lets in your own caterer and decorator; why food costs ₹300 a plate at one caterer and ₹900 at another; why the same 8 by 10 ft flower backdrop with a sofa is ₹13,999 at one Bengaluru decorator and ₹25,000 at another, and which decorators on mytribe work each way; whether one photographer for 3 to 4 hours is enough; whether you can serve drinks and what the licence costs; and what happens to the advance if the date moves or the engagement is called off. It draws on 43 Bengaluru engagement requests that reached the point where mytribe sent providers (April to 17 October 2026), the prices and terms of the providers named here (given to us in 2025 and 2026), and published prices and rules from outside mytribe read on 19 and 27 October 2026. A price beside a provider's name is that provider's own. The totals in question 1 and the per-head sums in question 3 are our sums and say so. No Bengaluru hall we checked publishes its rent, so the hall totals leave it out.

**Ask them these first.** Each one changes the price or who can do it:
- Guests, counting both sides: Up to 40 / 40 to 100 / 100 to 150 / More than 150 ([Q1](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-ceremony-cost-in-bengaluru))
- Where: At home or the building's party hall / A community or temple hall / A banquet hall / A resort or hotel / Not decided ([Q2](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-at-home-or-in-a-hall))
- Food: Veg / Non-veg / Both ([Q3](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-food-cost-per-plate))
- Decor budget: Under ₹10,000 / ₹10,000 to ₹20,000 / ₹20,000 to ₹30,000 / More ([Q4](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#why-one-engagement-decorator-costs-more))
- Flowers: Fresh / Artificial / A mix
- Photos: Photos only / Photos and a short film ([Q5](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-photographer-how-many-hours))
- Drinks: Yes / No ([Q6](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#can-we-serve-drinks-at-an-engagement))
- The date, or "not fixed yet", and their area

**Worth showing them.** Each part has its own link:
- What the whole function costs, from family-run at home to a banquet hall, and what none of the totals include ([Q1](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-ceremony-cost-in-bengaluru))
- Whether a community hall, a temple hall or a banquet lets in your own caterer and decorator ([Q2](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-at-home-or-in-a-hall))
- Four caterers' plate prices with what each leaves out ([Q3](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-food-cost-per-plate))
- The same flower backdrop at ₹13,999 and ₹25,000, line by line, which of our decorators work each way, and what 16 families told us they could spend on decor ([Q4](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#why-one-engagement-decorator-costs-more))
- Whether drinks are allowed where they're holding it, and the licence fee ([Q6](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#can-we-serve-drinks-at-an-engagement))
- Seven providers' advance, cancellation and date-change terms ([Q7](https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru#engagement-advance-refund-if-called-off))

**What mytribe can't find.** mytribe has no tribe-approved priest, mehendi artist or DJ in Bengaluru, and it doesn't find or book halls. It can find decorators, caterers, photographers and hosts.

**The providers named here.** The ones under "The providers in this guide" are on mytribe, all of them tribe approved. Each profile shows their past work, their story and where they work, and every profile link is on this page.

**Passing on what they picked.** The providers named here can each be added to one request. On the page each has an "Ask about them" button; in this page's markdown version (https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru.md) each has a pick id beside it, such as `provider:mirakleevents`. A person's picks and details can reach mytribe in one WhatsApp link, wa.me/916360004054?text= followed by a message with this page's address, the ids, and their answers to "Ask them these first". For example:

```text
Hi! We're planning an engagement in Bengaluru.
Guests: 40 to 100
Where: A community or temple hall
Decor budget: ₹20,000 to ₹30,000
What I picked from https://mytribe.in/guides/engagement-ceremonies-in-bengaluru: provider:mirakleevents, provider:bhandaryskitchen
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