Bangalore Wedding Vendor Costs 2026: Photographer, Makeup, DJ vs Band, Pandit, Mehendi, Invitations, Return Gifts (Low / Typical / High)

Last updated: August 2026 · Reviewed by Panigrahana’s founding team

Third-party bands on this page are indicative and come from the Bangalore vendor listings on WedMeGood as of August 2026; where no public listing exists we say so and ask you to confirm the number with the vendor. The first-party bands (photography, makeup and hair, entertainment, mehendi, invitations, favours) match the ones already published in our Bangalore wedding cost guide.

A 300-guest Bangalore wedding in 2026 spends roughly ₹6–7 lakh on the vendors below at the typical band, before the three big lines: venue, catering and decor. Those three usually take 60–70% of the total and have their own guides, linked at the end. This page covers everything else a family signs a contract for: the photographer, the makeup artist, the DJ or the band, the purohit, the mehendi artist, the invitation printer and the return gifts. Each section gives a low, typical and high band, says where the number comes from, and notes what moves a quote up a band.

How much does a wedding photographer cost in Bangalore in 2026?

A wedding photographer in Bangalore charges ₹50,000–2.5 lakh per day in 2026, per the Bangalore photographer listings on WedMeGood, where individual studios list from ₹25,000 to ₹1.8 lakh a day. Per wedding, with video, the bands we publish on our cost guide hold: ₹50,000–1.5 lakh for a competent single team, ₹1.5–3 lakh for a good photographer plus a dedicated videographer over two days, ₹3–5 lakh for a premium studio with drone, same-day edit and a luxury album, and ₹5–10 lakh and above for the top studios with a full cinematic crew. Traditional coverage (posed, family-group, stage) is the cheaper end; candid teams charge ₹15,000–30,000 more per day because a second shooter is standard. Drone coverage adds ₹10,000–25,000 a day where the venue and local rules allow it. Ask every studio for the number of shooters, the number of days, delivery time and whether raw files are included; those four items explain most of the gap between quotes.

How much does bridal makeup cost in Bangalore?

Bridal makeup in Bangalore costs ₹15,000–30,000 per look in 2026 at the typical band, per the Bangalore bridal makeup listings on WedMeGood, which show individual artists from ₹8,000 to ₹20,000 per function and a small group of studios above ₹30,000. HD makeup is now the default at the typical band; airbrush is quoted ₹3,000–8,000 above HD by most artists. A trial is paid, usually ₹3,000–5,000, and most well-rated artists adjust it against the final booking. Family and bridesmaid looks run ₹3,000–8,000 each with the same team, and hair, draping and touch-up hours are sometimes separate lines, so ask. A South Indian wedding with a muhurtham look, a reception look and a sangeet or haldi look sits at ₹45,000–90,000 for the bride alone at the typical band, which is why our cost guide shows makeup and hair at ₹50,000–1.5 lakh for the mid tier.

Is a DJ or a live band cheaper for a Bangalore wedding?

A DJ in Bangalore costs ₹20,000–35,000 per event at the typical band in 2026, per the WedMeGood Bangalore DJ listings (₹5,000 to ₹60,000 and up), while live bands on the same site’s entertainment listings start at ₹55,000 and run to ₹1.5 lakh and beyond. A DJ is cheaper in every band. A good DJ at ₹30,000–50,000 fills a sangeet floor as well as a ₹2 lakh band, which is the line we use on our cost guide too. Two numbers hide behind both quotes. Sound and lights are usually separate: a basic PA with two speakers and a console is ₹15,000–25,000, and a sangeet-grade rig with truss, moving heads and a sound engineer is ₹60,000–1.5 lakh. And for the muhurtham itself a Carnatic ensemble, nadaswaram with thavil, is the right sound, at ₹15,000–40,000 for the morning; a small live Carnatic set for the reception entry runs ₹40,000–1 lakh.

How much is pandit dakshina for a South Indian wedding?

Purohit dakshina for a South Indian wedding in Bangalore runs ₹15,000–40,000 for the muhurtham day at the typical band in 2026, plus ₹8,000–15,000 for the homa samagri kit, and it is the one vendor line with no public listing price. Most families bring their own purohit, so the number is a dakshina, not a contract, and it is set by custom, seniority and how many rituals are packed into the day. A Kannada purohit for a single-morning dhare wedding sits at the lower end; a Tamil or Telugu Brahmin wedding with nischayathartham, kashi yatra, the muhurtham and nalangu across two days, with a second or third purohit assisting, is ₹40,000–1 lakh and above. Samagri covers the homa kund material, ghee, samidha, coconuts, betel and the kalasha set, and is cheaper bought through the purohit than through the decorator. Add travel and a room if the purohit comes from outside Bangalore, and keep ₹5,000–10,000 aside for the small dakshinas that happen through the day. For the ritual sequence itself, see our South Indian Hindu wedding ceremony guide.

How much does a mehendi artist cost in Bangalore?

Bridal mehendi in Bangalore costs ₹3,000–25,000 in 2026, per the WedMeGood Bangalore mehendi listings, where most artists open at ₹1,500–4,000 and the detailed, full-arm and foot bridal sets reach ₹10,000–25,000. The bridal set is priced as a whole (both hands to the elbow plus feet), not per hand, and the time it takes, three to five hours, is the real driver. Guest mehendi is the line that scales: an artist and two or three assistants charge ₹150–400 per guest for a simple one-hand design, or a flat ₹8,000–15,000 for a team for a fixed number of hours. For a 300-guest wedding with a mehendi function of 60–80 women, the total is ₹30,000–80,000 at the typical band, which is the mid-tier figure on our cost guide.

What do wedding invitations cost per card in Bangalore?

Printed wedding invitations in Bangalore cost ₹100–200 per card at the typical band in 2026, per the WedMeGood wedding-card listings, which bracket cards at ₹50–100, ₹100–200 and above ₹400, and say the range runs from ₹50 to ₹2,000 and beyond per card. Boxed invitations with a sweet or dry-fruit insert start around ₹400 and reach ₹1,500–2,000 with laser-cut acrylic or a hamper. Digital invitations are design cost only, ₹2,000–10,000 for a static card and ₹8,000–25,000 for an animated video invite. Most Bangalore families now print 100–150 cards for elders and close family and send the rest on WhatsApp, so a typical stationery budget is ₹15,000–50,000, and ₹50,000–2 lakh once a boxed card and a video invite are both in. Minimum print runs are usually 100 cards; below that the per-card rate rises.

How much should return gifts cost per piece?

Return gifts for a Bangalore wedding cost ₹200–400 per piece at the typical band in 2026, ₹80–150 at the low band for a brass kumkum box or a dry-fruit pouch, and ₹500–1,500 and above for silver-plated items, potted plants in ceramic or curated hampers. The family usually gives one gift per household for reception guests and a separate, richer thamboolam bag for the women at the muhurtham, with blouse piece, betel, turmeric, kumkum and a fruit, which adds ₹150–300 per bag. Order for 70–80% of the invited count, not 100%, and keep 30 spare. That puts a 300-guest wedding at ₹20,000–50,000 in the budget tier and ₹50,000–1.5 lakh in the mid tier, the same lines you will find on our cost guide.

Catering and decor: the two lines this page does not repeat

Catering in Bangalore runs ₹800–1,200 a plate at a budget caterer, ₹1,500–3,500 for a premium external caterer and ₹4,000–8,000 and above at a 5-star kitchen, and it is the single largest line at almost every wedding; the full per-plate and minimum-guarantee tables are on our Bangalore wedding venue cost guide. Decor is the most variable line, ₹1–3 lakh for a simple mandap and stage to ₹35 lakh and above for a full venue transformation, and the flower-by-flower breakdown is on our flower decoration cost guide. We have left both out of the vendor stack below, so the total here is what you add on top of the venue quote.

How our flat-fee model handles vendors

Panigrahana charges a flat management fee of ₹5–25 lakh+ for a Bangalore wedding, agreed in writing before any vendor is booked, and every vendor on this page is contracted and paid by you directly. We take no commission, no referral fee and no markup on any of them. What the fee buys on the vendor side is the work: we shortlist two or three options per line from teams we have run weddings with, negotiate the rate and the scope (shooters, days, looks, hours, sound spec), write the contracts so the exclusions are on paper, build the payment schedule, and run every one of them on the day against a muhurtham-backward timeline. In practice that means the photographer has the family shot list a week out and the DJ knows the minute the nadaswaram stops. Our fee stays the same whichever band you pick, so we have no reason to push you up one. More on the model on our wedding planner cost guide.

Worked example: a 300-guest Bangalore wedding vendor stack at the typical band

A 300-guest, two-function Bangalore wedding (muhurtham plus reception, with a mehendi evening at home) adds up to about ₹6.6 lakh in vendors at the typical band, before venue, catering and decor. These are the middles of the bands above. A real number for your date takes about an hour with us.

Drop the drone and the sound rig, print 100 cards and choose a ₹150 return gift and the same stack lands near ₹5 lakh. Move photography to a premium studio, add a live band for the reception and a boxed invitation and it passes ₹12 lakh without any change to the venue. The vendor stack is where a Bangalore budget moves by ₹5–8 lakh without guests noticing, so we set it line by line with you instead of as a percentage. To place these lines inside the whole budget, use our guide to setting a Bangalore wedding budget and the full Bangalore wedding cost breakdown.