Our weddings at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore
Panigrahana Weddings has planned and designed weddings at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore, including Sandeep and Meghana’s wedding. If you are planning a wedding at The Ritz-Carlton, talk to a team that already knows the property; we reply on WhatsApp within 24 hours.
The property file
Which wedding planner and decorator works at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore?
Panigrahana Weddings plans and decorates weddings at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore, with a published wedding of 350 guests in December 2023 for a family from Bangalore, and as of 31 October 2026 planning starts at ₹2 lakh a day for two events and decor at ₹5 lakh, both plus GST.
Three things in writing before the advance: the guaranteed count and when it locks (two weeks out, never below the contract figure), the menu tier at the published ₹5,000-a-guest reception rate or above, and the ballroom's rigging rules with the service-lift size. The first two set the budget; the third decides whether your mandap can be built. Our published wedding here shows the finished work, so ask to see it beside the plan for yours. Our Bangalore team designs and builds the decor itself, with no team travel charge.
Sources: Published wedding, checked ; The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore, checked ; Panigrahana founding team, confirmed .
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About The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru
The Ritz-Carlton is Bangalore's service play. The ballroom is pillarless and 5,780 sq ft, with crystal-strand fixtures and a curved staircase down into a green-carpeted pre-function corridor behind jaali screens. What families are actually buying is the operating layer around it: a hotel-side celebrations team, 277 rooms and suites that the hotel says are the largest in the city, and a lobby your guests photograph before a single stem of decor goes up. It sits at 99 Residency Road, which puts MG Road, Brigade Road and UB City within minutes and makes a largely Bengaluru guest list drive minutes rather than hours.
Structurally it is a vertical property with real outdoor corners. Nine event rooms and five breakout rooms stack inside one air-conditioned building: the ballroom divides into three, the Junior Ballroom takes 120 at a reception, Tasar and Eri together take 100, and Mulberry at 523 sq ft takes a nischayathartham. Around them sit an open-air ballroom foyer of 1,961 sq ft, a lawn and a poolside deck the hotel offers for cocktail receptions, and BANG, the rooftop bar whose terrace looks over the skyline. The core programme carries no weather risk, so a June reception costs nothing in nerves, and the ballroom sangeet can run past the hour every lawn in the city has to stop.
The number to chase is the guarantee, not a rental, because there isn't one. The hotel publishes catering at ₹5,000 a guest for a reception, ₹5,500 for dinner and ₹4,500 for lunch, before taxes, and the guest count you confirm two weeks ahead becomes the bill. WedMeGood's entry figure is ₹3,500 per vegetarian plate. Taste two menu tiers, then compare another five-star only at the same tier and the same guaranteed count.
- 5,780 sq ft pillarless ballroom: 1,000 at a reception, 300 at a banquet, 700 theatre-style, dividing into three rooms (hotel chart)
- Nine event rooms and five breakout rooms, 1,102 sq m in all, from Mulberry at 523 sq ft to the full ballroom
- Catering published per guest on the hotel's events page: ₹5,000 reception, ₹5,500 dinner, ₹4,500 lunch, before taxes
- 277 rooms and suites on Residency Road, with a complimentary room for the couple on the wedding night
- Outside florists and vendors allowed with insurance and a signed vendor agreement (events page)
- A lawn, a poolside deck, an open-air ballroom foyer and BANG's rooftop terrace for cocktails and sangeets
The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore: venue facts
| Address | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is at 99 Residency Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025. |
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| Area | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is in 99 Residency Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Central Bangalore. |
| Venue type | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is a hotel wedding venue in the 5-star tier. |
| Group | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is operated by The Ritz-Carlton (Marriott International). |
| Established | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore has been operating since 2013. |
| Capacity | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is listed for 12–1,000 guests across its function spaces. |
| Guest rooms | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore has 277 guest rooms on site. |
| Function spaces | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore has 11 named function spaces: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom, Ballroom 1, Ballroom 2, Ballroom 3, Ballroom Foyer, Ballroom Outdoor Foyer, Junior Ballroom, Tasar & Eri (combined), Mulberry, Lawn and poolside deck, BANG - rooftop bar and terrace. |
| Airport distance | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is about 35 km from Kempegowda International Airport. |
| Nearest metro | The nearest metro station to The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is Cubbon Park / MG Road (Purple Line), about 10 minutes by road. |
| Landmark | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is close to Residency Road at the Richmond Road junction, minutes from MG Road, Brigade Road and UB City; Indiranagar, Koramangala and Jayanagar are 15-25 minutes off-peak. Kempegowda International Airport is about 35 km, 60-90 minutes depending on the hour.. |
| Price reference | The price reference for The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is ₹3,500 vegetarian per plate (WedMeGood listing (₹3,500 vegetarian, taxes extra) + the hotel's events page (catering per guest by meal), checked 2026-09-11). It is a reference point, not a quotation for your date. |
| Decorator policy | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore's decorator policy: The hotel allows outside florists and a vendor of your choice, with a certificate of insurance and a signed vendor agreement, and keeps a resident florist and a list of preferred vendors (events page, checked 27 October 2026). Settle the load-in and load-out windows and the ballroom's rigging and ceiling-load rules in writing before any design is fabricated. No outside-vendor fee: Panigrahana's booking records show none at five-star hotels other than Royal Orchid (October 2026). |
| Catering policy | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore's catering policy: In-house only: all events are catered by the hotel's culinary team, with vegetarian, vegan, Jain and gluten-free menus (events page). Menu selections are fixed with the catering sales manager up to five weeks before the event. |
| Reviews | The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is rated 4.8 from 9 reviews on WedMeGood listing review score, checked 2026-09-11. |
Listed guest ranges cover several spaces and layouts; they are not a seated guarantee for the hall you choose. Confirm every figure in a written proposal for your date.
Every function needs its own room
Function spaces at The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru
| Space | Type | Seated | Floating | Sq ft | Air-conditioned | Indoor or outdoor | Source and check date | Notes |
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| The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom | hall | 300 | 1,000 | 5,780 | Yes | Indoor | ritzcarlton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | The pillarless main ballroom, 5,780 sq ft: 1,000 at a reception, 300 at a banquet, 700 theatre-style (hotel's capacity chart, checked 27 October 2026). It divides into Ballroom 1, 2 and 3, so a 150-guest mehendi and a 600-guest reception can use the same room on different days. Crystal-strand ceiling fixtures and a curved staircase into the foyer are its signature. |
| Ballroom 1 | hall | 100 | 175 | 1,961 | Yes | Indoor | ritzcarlton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | Ballroom section: 175 at a reception, 100 at a banquet, 200 theatre-style. |
| Ballroom 2 | hall | 96 | 150 | 1,827 | Yes | Indoor | ritzcarlton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | Ballroom section: 150 at a reception, 96 at a banquet, 196 theatre-style. |
| Ballroom 3 | hall | 84 | 175 | 1,959 | Yes | Indoor | ritzcarlton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | Ballroom section: 175 at a reception, 84 at a banquet, 180 theatre-style. |
| Ballroom Foyer | hall | — | — | 1,968 | Yes | Indoor | ritzcarlton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 1,967.7 sq ft beside the ballroom, with no capacity on the hotel's chart: the receiving line, the bar and the photo wall before the doors open. |
| Ballroom Outdoor Foyer | terrace | — | — | 1,961 | No | Outdoor | ritzcarlton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 1,961.2 sq ft open-air foyer (67.9 x 28.9 ft, 17.7 ft high) on the hotel's chart, with no capacity printed. A cocktail or welcome-drinks space on the way into a ballroom function; ask for its capacity by name. |
| Junior Ballroom | hall | 80 | 120 | 1,724 | Yes | Indoor | ritzcarlton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 1,724 sq ft: 120 at a reception, 80 at a banquet, 113 theatre-style. The room for a mehendi, an engagement or a family lunch. |
| Tasar & Eri (combined) | hall | 72 | 100 | 1,496 | Yes | Indoor | ritzcarlton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 1,496 sq ft combined: 100 at a reception, 72 at a banquet, 120 theatre-style. Tasar alone is 875 sq ft (50 at a reception) and Eri 695 sq ft (40). |
| Mulberry | hall | 32 | 20 | 523 | Yes | Indoor | ritzcarlton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 523 sq ft: 32 at a banquet, 20 at a reception, 40 theatre-style. A nischayathartham or a close-family lunch. |
| Lawn and poolside deck | lawn | — | — | — | No | Outdoor | ritzcarlton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | The hotel's events and weddings pages describe an outdoor lawn for cocktail receptions, a lush garden and a poolside deck, and show the lawn set for a Western-style ceremony, but the capacity chart has no row for them (checked 27 October 2026). Ask for the lawn's capacity in writing. |
| BANG - rooftop bar and terrace | terrace | — | — | — | No | Outdoor | Sources below, checked 27 Oct 2026 | The hotel's event-led rooftop bar with an open terrace over the city (hotel overview page). The WedMeGood listing names a rooftop dining space for cocktail receptions, sangeets and mehendis. No capacity is published; ask for it by name. |
The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom
Hall · 300 seated · 1,000 floating · 5,780 sq ft · indoor · air-conditioned
Ballroom 1
Hall · 100 seated · 175 floating · 1,961 sq ft · indoor · air-conditioned
Ballroom 2
Hall · 96 seated · 150 floating · 1,827 sq ft · indoor · air-conditioned
Ballroom 3
Hall · 84 seated · 175 floating · 1,959 sq ft · indoor · air-conditioned
Ballroom Foyer
Hall · 1,968 sq ft · indoor · air-conditioned
Ballroom Outdoor Foyer
Terrace · 1,961 sq ft · outdoor
Junior Ballroom
Hall · 80 seated · 120 floating · 1,724 sq ft · indoor · air-conditioned
Tasar & Eri (combined)
Hall · 72 seated · 100 floating · 1,496 sq ft · indoor · air-conditioned
Mulberry
Hall · 32 seated · 20 floating · 523 sq ft · indoor · air-conditioned
Lawn and poolside deck
Lawn · outdoor
BANG - rooftop bar and terrace
Terrace · outdoor
A dash means the figure is not published. Ask for a measured plan of each space with the mandap, stage, dining and service access marked before you fix a guest count. A space with no source of its own takes its figures from the sources listed at the end of this page.
Photographs
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What it actually costs
Wedding cost at The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru (2026)
The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru is ₹3,500 vegetarian per plate — WedMeGood listing (₹3,500 vegetarian, taxes extra) + the hotel's events page (catering per guest by meal), checked 2026-09-11. Venue use, food, rooms, decor and production are quoted separately; ask for a written proposal for your date.
Wedding cost at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore
The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore is ₹3,500 vegetarian per plate, taxes extra (published by WedMeGood listing, checked 11 September 2026).
| Line | Figure | Source | Checked |
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| Catering, vegetarian | ₹3,500 per plate | WedMeGood listing | 11 September 2026 |
A full wedding at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore adds the in-house catering bill for every function, not just the wedding, design and production — mandap, stage, florals, lighting and fabrication — the guest room block, photography and film, entertainment, transport and the planning fee, each quoted for its own scope; the figure above is the venue line only.
How much does a wedding at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore cost?
The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore is ₹3,500 vegetarian per plate, taxes extra (published by WedMeGood listing, checked 11 September 2026). A full wedding at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore adds the in-house catering bill for every function, not just the wedding, design and production — mandap, stage, florals, lighting and fabrication — the guest room block, photography and film, entertainment, transport and the planning fee, each quoted for its own scope; the figure above is the venue line only.
Figures above are what their named source publishes, on the date shown, and are reproduced rather than estimated. Ask Panigrahana for a written proposal for your date.
| Vegetarian plate | ₹3,500 per plate — ₹3,500 per vegetarian plate, taxes extra, is the entry figure on the WedMeGood listing (checked 11 September 2026). The hotel's own events page lists catering at ₹4,500 a guest for lunch, ₹5,500 for dinner and ₹5,000 for a reception, before taxes (checked 27 October 2026). The bar is licensed and billed separately. |
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| Minimum guarantee | The guest count confirmed two weeks ahead is the billing guarantee; the minimum is fixed at contract signing (hotel events page) |
What a wedding here tends to come to
₹4,500–5,500 a guest for lunch, dinner or a reception, before taxes
Price source: WedMeGood listing (₹3,500 vegetarian, taxes extra) + the hotel's events page (catering per guest by meal), checked 2026-09-11. Published figures are reference points; ask the property for a written proposal for your date.
What does the food alone come to?
This uses The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore’s published per-plate reference for one meal service. It excludes tax, venue hire, rooms, drinks, decor and production.
300 guests × ₹3,500 per plate
A published rate is a reference, not an offer from Panigrahana or a guaranteed venue rate.Checking dates at The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru? Send your name and WhatsApp number. A planner checks your date with the venue and WhatsApps you within 24 hours with what a wedding here would come to.
Designed, not just planned
How we would design a wedding at The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru
This is a design job about lighting and ceilings, not about ground. The ballroom's crystal-strand fixtures are set in coffered drops and they are beautiful and they are fixed — the first decision is whether your scheme lives with them or under them. Living with them means warm-white uplight on the wood-panelled walls, low centrepieces and letting the crystal do the ceiling; going under them means a suspended installation hung off the rig points, which requires the ballroom's rigging and ceiling-load rules in writing before anything is fabricated, and those rules at a Ritz-Carlton are stricter than at an estate. The curved grand staircase into the pre-function area is the best entrance in any Bangalore hotel and is chronically underused: dress the staircase and the pre-function corridor as a sequence and the reception starts before anybody enters the room. That corridor already carries a strong green-and-gold carpet and dark jaali screens, so a cool white-and-silver palette fights it. Work with amber, ivory, deep rose and brass. The jaali motif runs through the whole building and is worth echoing in the mandap rather than ignoring. Second design fact: there is no ground-floor outdoor space, so the two outdoor options are the wellness-floor pool deck and the BANG rooftop. Both are hard-landscaped, both are wind-exposed at height, and both are governed by the 10 pm outdoor sound rule, so specify ballast rather than stakes and keep suspended elements modest. Third, everything loads in by service lift, which caps the size of any single fabricated element. Measure the lift before you draw the mandap. That single check is the difference between a set that arrives and a set that gets cut down on the loading dock.
Which function goes where
| Haldi | Junior Ballroom or Tasar and Eri combined — a daytime room you can make a mess in, with the family already resident upstairs. The pool deck on the wellness floor is the outdoor alternative if the hotel will hold it exclusively. |
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| Mehendi | Junior Ballroom at 120, or BANG's rooftop terrace for a daytime mehendi with the skyline behind — the listing gallery shows exactly that, dressed with hanging florals and a long console of potted marigold. |
| Sangeet | The main ballroom. This is the property's quiet advantage: Bengaluru's 10 pm outdoor sound rule ends every lawn sangeet in the city, and inside the ballroom the performances, the DJ and the dance floor run later under the hotel's own licence. |
| Wedding ceremony | The ballroom, undivided, with the mandap set against the long wall so the staircase reads as the entry rather than the backdrop. Open-flame homam needs placement agreed in advance under the hotel's ventilation and fire-safety rules. The pool deck is the alternative for a small, atmospheric ceremony. |
| Reception | The ballroom again, re-dressed, with the pre-function corridor carrying the receiving line and the bar so the room itself stays clean. At 1,000 reception it is the ceiling of the property. |
Season and weather
November to February is the coolest stretch, near 10°C at night by the hotel's own weather guide, and the busiest for muhurtham weekends, booked 9 to 12 months out. The ballroom is indoors, so March-to-May heat and June-to-September rain change nothing inside, and those months often carry softer guarantees. 57% of the Bangalore weddings booked with Panigrahana in 2026 fall between November and February (booking records checked 24 October 2026).
Arrivals, access and logistics
Central Bengaluru is the point: MG Road, Brigade Road and UB City are minutes away, and Cubbon Park and MG Road metro stations about ten minutes by road. Indiranagar, Koramangala and Jayanagar are 15 to 25 minutes off-peak; traffic peaks 6 to 8 pm, so a 7.30 pm reception needs a valet plan and an arrival window. Kempegowda International Airport is about 35 km away and the hotel's airport car is ₹18,000 one way (overview page, checked 16 October 2026). With 277 rooms on site the wedding party never leaves the building.
The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore policies
| Outside decorators | The hotel allows outside florists and a vendor of your choice, with a certificate of insurance and a signed vendor agreement, and keeps a resident florist and a list of preferred vendors (events page, checked 27 October 2026). Settle the load-in and load-out windows and the ballroom's rigging and ceiling-load rules in writing before any design is fabricated. No outside-vendor fee: Panigrahana's booking records show none at five-star hotels other than Royal Orchid (October 2026). |
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| Catering | In-house only: all events are catered by the hotel's culinary team, with vegetarian, vegan, Jain and gluten-free menus (events page). Menu selections are fixed with the catering sales manager up to five weeks before the event. |
| Alcohol | Served by the hotel only: outside beverages are not allowed under government regulations and must be bought from the hotel (events page). The bar is billed separately from the menu. |
| Music and DJ | DJs and live bands are standard. The ballroom runs under the hotel's own licence; on the lawn, the poolside deck and BANG's terrace, outdoor music has a hard stop at 10:30 pm, as at every Bangalore venue we work at (Panigrahana booking records, October 2026). |
| Music curfew | Bengaluru closes amplified outdoor sound at 10 pm under the noise rules; in practice, outdoor music on the lawns and terraces has a hard stop at 10:30 pm, as at every Bangalore venue we work at (Panigrahana booking records, October 2026), and ballrooms run later under the hotel's rules. Confirm in writing. |
| Fireworks and effects | Not published by the hotel. Confirm in writing before planning any pyrotechnics or cold pyro, indoors or on the lawn. |
| Overnight stay | Yes: 277 rooms and suites (hotel overview page), with a complimentary room for the couple on the wedding night and preferential rates for family and friends for the week (events page). |
| Parking | Valet parking at no additional charge (events page); the overview page also lists complimentary on-site parking. No car count is published, so agree the number the hotel will hold for your date. |
| Changing rooms | A complimentary guestroom for the couple on the wedding night (events page); ask which function room near the ballroom serves as the family holding room. |
Policy source: ritzcarlton.com events and weddings pages (checked 27 October 2026); WedMeGood listing (checked 11 September 2026); Panigrahana booking records for the outdoor music practice and vendor fees (October 2026), checked 2026-10-27. Get the current policy in writing before you commission any fabrication.
Decor at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore
| Outside decorators | The hotel allows outside florists and a vendor of your choice, with a certificate of insurance and a signed vendor agreement, and keeps a resident florist and a list of preferred vendors (events page, checked 27 October 2026). |
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| Fireworks and effects | Not published by the hotel. |
| Music curfew | Bengaluru closes amplified outdoor sound at 10 pm under the noise rules; in practice, outdoor music on the lawns and terraces has a hard stop at 10:30 pm, as at every Bangalore venue we work at (Panigrahana booking records, October 2026), and ballrooms run later under the hotel's rules. |
Full terms are in the policies table above. Get each rule in writing for your date before any fabrication starts.
Panigrahana designs and builds every mandap in-house; ask us for the design brief for The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore.
Already done here
Real weddings and journal notes from here
Before you book
Planning notes for The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru
Is The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore the right venue for your wedding?
| Right for you if | Families who rank service and brand above lawn area; receptions and sangeets where the ballroom is the design; guest lists of 100 to 1,000 with overseas arrivals who know the flag; families with elders, because every room and function sits in one lift-served building; monsoon and off-season dates, where an indoor programme keeps the plan intact. |
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| Look elsewhere if | A seated dinner above 300 suits a larger ballroom such as the JW Lawns next door or The Leela Palace; a ceremony on a wide open lawn suits a garden estate. Families who want their own caterer will prefer a standalone venue, since catering here is in-house. |
| Planner tip | Three things in writing before the advance: the guaranteed count and when it locks (two weeks out, never below the contract figure), the menu tier at the published ₹5,000-a-guest reception rate or above, and the ballroom's rigging rules with the service-lift size. The first two set the budget; the third decides whether your mandap can be built. |
Where The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is
99 Residency Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025
Planning a wedding at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore from abroad
At The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore, the vegetarian plate rate is ₹3,500 (WedMeGood listing, checked 11 September 2026), so food for one 150-guest function is ₹5.25 lakh before taxes: about US$5,470 or £4,140 at the 26 Sep 2026 rate; contracts are in INR. The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is about 35 km from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR).
Kempegowda International Airport is about 35 km away, 60 to 90 minutes by road, and the hotel runs an airport car at ₹18,000 one way. All 277 rooms and every function room are in one building, so overseas family make the airport run once, and the hotel quotes preferential rates for family and friends for the wedding week. November to February is the cool, dry window. A remote walkthrough covers the ballroom, both foyers, the lawn and the room categories.
| Vegetarian plate | ₹3,500 ≈ US$36 · £28 · AED 130 · C$52 · A$52 |
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| Food for 150, one function | ₹5,25,000 (₹5.25 lakh) before taxes ≈ US$5,470 · £4,140 · AED 20,100 · C$7,750 · A$7,790 |
| Rooms | 277 rooms ≈ 554 guests at two a room. A 150-guest block at two a room needs 75 rooms, which fits on site if the venue releases that many rooms for your dates. |
| Season | November to February is the coolest stretch, near 10°C at night by the hotel's own weather guide, and the busiest for muhurtham weekends, booked 9 to 12 months out. |
Converted at the 26 Sep 2026 rate; contracts are in INR (US$1 = ₹95.91, £1 = ₹126.86, AED 1 = ₹26.12, C$1 = ₹67.74, A$1 = ₹67.36; mid-market rates from open.er-api.com). Rates: WedMeGood listing, checked 11 September 2026. Room and airport figures come from the venue facts on this page.
Planning from abroad: the wedding desk for couples living abroad · guests flying in: visas, rooms and who pays · registering the marriage in India · what a video walkthrough of a venue should show · Indian wedding cost in US dollars
What families usually ask about The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore
Parents usually ask where the mandap and homam go, what the kitchen can cook and how far elders must walk. The ballroom takes the mandap against the long wall, with the fire terms agreed in writing under the hotel's fire-safety rules. The kitchen cooks vegetarian, vegan, Jain and gluten-free menus at a tasting. Every room and function space is in one lift-served building, so grandparents can rest upstairs between functions; ask for rooms near the ballroom lifts.
What time does the music stop at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
Bengaluru closes amplified outdoor sound at 10 pm under the noise rules; in practice, outdoor music on the lawns and terraces has a hard stop at 10:30 pm, as at every Bangalore venue we work at (Panigrahana booking records, October 2026), and ballrooms run later under the hotel's rules. Confirm in writing.
Reviews
The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru reviews: what couples and our planners noted
The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore is rated 4.8 from 9 reviews on WedMeGood listing review score, checked 2026-09-11.
When you read reviews of The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru, look for the three things that shape a wedding day there: how the venue team kept to the timings, whether the food served on the day matched the tasting, and how the rain and sound plan worked for a function the size of yours. Take those three questions to your site visit.
Asked and answered
The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru wedding questions
How much does a wedding at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore cost per plate?
₹3,500 per vegetarian plate, taxes extra, is the entry figure on WedMeGood (checked 11 September 2026). The hotel's own events page lists catering at ₹4,500 a guest for lunch, ₹5,500 for dinner and ₹5,000 for a reception, before taxes (checked 27 October 2026). The bar is billed separately, so taste two menu tiers before you fix the number.
What does a wedding reception at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore cost?
A 300-guest reception comes to ₹15 lakh in food before taxes at the ₹5,000-a-guest reception rate on the hotel's events page (checked 27 October 2026). The bar, rooms, decor and 18% GST are extra, and the guest count you confirm two weeks ahead becomes the billing guarantee.
Does The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore charge a hall rental or a minimum guarantee?
No hall rental: the ballroom is sold with the food, at ₹5,000 a guest for a reception on the hotel's events page (checked 27 October 2026). The count you confirm at least two weeks ahead is the billing guarantee, and it cannot fall below the minimum agreed at signing, so set that figure carefully.
Does The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore have wedding packages?
Marriott India Weddings lists a luxury package for 150 guests with two nights in 75 rooms on double occupancy and all meals, with no price shown (checked 20 September 2026). The hotel's own pages publish per-guest catering instead and add a complimentary room for the couple on the wedding night (events page, checked 27 October 2026).
How big is the ballroom at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
5,780 sq ft and pillarless: 1,000 at a reception, 300 at a banquet and 700 theatre-style on the hotel's capacity chart (checked 27 October 2026). It divides into Ballroom 1 (1,961 sq ft), Ballroom 2 (1,827) and Ballroom 3 (1,959), so a 150-guest mehendi and a 600-guest reception can use it on different days.
What is the Junior Ballroom at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
A 1,724 sq ft room for 120 at a reception, 80 at a banquet or 113 theatre-style, on the hotel's capacity chart (checked 27 October 2026). It suits a mehendi, an engagement or a family lunch, and Tasar and Eri together add 1,496 sq ft for 100 at a reception.
What is the total event space at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
1,102 sq m across nine event rooms and five breakout rooms, on the hotel's events page (checked 27 October 2026). Beyond the ballroom and its three sections that covers the Junior Ballroom, Tasar and Eri, Mulberry (523 sq ft), the Boardroom for 12, and two foyers of about 1,960 sq ft each.
Is there outdoor space for a wedding at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
Yes: the chart lists a 1,961 sq ft Ballroom Outdoor Foyer, and the events page describes a lawn for cocktail receptions and a poolside deck, with no capacity published (checked 27 October 2026). BANG, the rooftop bar, adds a terrace over the city. Ask for each outdoor capacity in writing.
How many rooms does The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore have?
277 rooms and suites, which the hotel calls the largest guest rooms in the city (overview page, checked 16 October 2026). Every function room is in the same building, and the hotel quotes preferential rates for family and friends for the wedding week (events page, checked 27 October 2026).
Can we bring our own decorator to The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
Yes: outside florists and a vendor of your choice are allowed with a certificate of insurance and a signed vendor agreement, per the hotel's events page (checked 27 October 2026). No outside-vendor fee: Panigrahana's booking records show none at five-star hotels other than Royal Orchid (October 2026). Settle load-in windows and ceiling-load rules in writing.
Can we use an outside caterer at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
No: all events are catered by the hotel's culinary team, with vegetarian, vegan, Jain and gluten-free menus, per the events page (checked 27 October 2026). Menu selections are fixed up to 5 weeks before the event, so book the tasting early and put any Jain or allergy needs in the contract.
Is alcohol allowed at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore, and how is the bar billed?
Yes, from the hotel only: outside beverages are not allowed under government regulations, per the events page (checked 27 October 2026), and the bar is billed apart from the ₹5,000-a-guest reception menu. Ask for per-bottle and package prices side by side for your guest count.
What time does the music stop at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
Outdoors, music has a hard stop at 10:30 pm, as at every Bangalore venue we work at (Panigrahana booking records, October 2026); Bengaluru's noise rules set 10 pm for amplified outdoor sound. The ballroom runs later under the hotel's own licence, so move the late part of a lawn sangeet indoors.
What is the rain plan at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
The 5,780 sq ft ballroom is the rain plan, taking 1,000 at a reception on the hotel's chart (checked 27 October 2026), so a June-to-September date needs no tent. Only the lawn, the poolside deck, the outdoor foyer and BANG's terrace are exposed; agree the indoor fallback and the time of the weather call in writing.
How far is The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore from the airport?
About 35 km from Kempegowda International Airport, 60 to 90 minutes by road, in Panigrahana's venue records (checked September 2026), and the hotel's airport car costs ₹18,000 one way (overview page, checked 16 October 2026). Cubbon Park and MG Road metro stations are about ten minutes away.
When is the best time for a wedding at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
November to February, the coolest stretch at about 10°C at night on the hotel's weather guide (checked 27 October 2026), and 57% of our Bangalore weddings in 2026 fall then (booking records, 24 October 2026). The ballroom is indoors, so monsoon dates work and often carry softer guarantees.
Is The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore manageable for elderly guests?
Yes: all 277 rooms and every function room sit in one lift-served building (hotel overview page, checked 16 October 2026), so elders move from room to ceremony to reception without crossing a lawn. Ask for rooms near the ballroom lifts and a quiet family lounge beside each function.
Can we hold a mandap and an early muhurtham at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
Yes: the 5,780 sq ft ballroom takes a mandap and an early muhurtham (hotel chart, checked 27 October 2026), with open-flame placement agreed under the hotel's fire-safety rules. The family sleeps upstairs, so a dawn start is practical, and the kitchen serves breakfast and lunch in the same building.
Which weddings suit The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore best?
Weddings of 100 to 1,000 guests that want an indoor programme: the ballroom seats 300 at a banquet and takes 1,000 at a reception on the hotel's chart (checked 27 October 2026). Families with elders, monsoon dates and overseas guests do well here; a seated dinner above 300 suits a larger ballroom.
How does The Ritz-Carlton compare with The Leela Palace and Taj West End?
The Ritz-Carlton has 277 rooms and a 5,780 sq ft ballroom for 1,000 at a reception (hotel chart, checked 27 October 2026); The Leela Palace has 357 rooms behind a palace front, and Taj West End has a 20-acre garden with 117 rooms. Choose the Ritz-Carlton for an indoor programme in one building.
How does The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore compare with JW Marriott and ITC Gardenia?
All three are central, and the Ritz-Carlton's ballroom takes 1,000 at a reception (hotel chart, checked 27 October 2026). JW Marriott next door has the 7,955 sq ft JW Lawns for 1,500, and ITC Gardenia's Mysore Hall takes 650 at a reception. For an indoor reception above 650, the Ritz-Carlton fits.
What do couples rate The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
4.8 out of 5 from 9 reviews on its WedMeGood listing (checked 11 September 2026). Read them for the banquet team's follow-through, the tasting and how fast the ballroom turned round between functions, and ask the hotel for two recent weddings of your size.
What is the contact number for weddings at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
+91 80 4914 8000, the number on the hotel's events page (checked 27 October 2026), at 99 Residency Road, Bengaluru 560025. Wedding enquiries go through the hotel's wedding planning form: send the date, functions, guest count and rooms, or ask us to check the date with the hotel for you.
How do we plan a Ritz-Carlton Bangalore wedding from abroad?
Fly into Kempegowda International Airport, about 35 km away (Panigrahana venue records, September 2026), and book the hotel's airport car at ₹18,000 one way (overview page, checked 16 October 2026). We walk the ballroom, the foyers and the room categories with you on video, and the guest count only locks two weeks out.
Do you plan weddings at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
Yes: Panigrahana planned and designed Sandeep and Meghana's 350-guest wedding in the Ritz-Carlton ballroom in December 2023 (our published wedding story). Our in-house team has planned 500+ weddings since 2018; we take no vendor commission, and you pay the hotel directly for the venue, food and rooms.
Which wedding planner and decorator works at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore?
Panigrahana Weddings plans and decorates weddings at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore, with a published wedding of 350 guests in December 2023 for a family from Bangalore, and as of 31 October 2026 planning starts at ₹2 lakh a day for two events and decor at ₹5 lakh, both plus GST.
What is The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore, and where is it?
The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore is a 277-room hotel at 99 Residency Road, Bengaluru 560025, and the hotel describes its rooms and suites as the largest in the city. People search for it as Ritz Carlton Bangalore, The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru, Ritz Bangalore and Ritz hotel Bangalore. For weddings it has a 5,780 sq ft ballroom for up to 1,000 at a reception, a 1,724 sq ft Junior Ballroom and BANG, its rooftop bar.
Can you have a wedding at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
Yes, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore hosts weddings in a 5,780 sq ft ballroom that takes 1,000 guests for a reception or 300 at a banquet, and it divides into three rooms for smaller functions. Marriott Certified Wedding Planners help with menus and set-up, the couple gets a complimentary room on the wedding night, and guests can be quoted preferential room rates for the week. All catering comes from the hotel's own kitchens.
What happens if fewer guests attend than we guaranteed at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
At The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore you pay for the guaranteed number even if fewer guests come. The events page says the count you confirm at least two weeks before the function becomes a guarantee you are charged for, and that the minimum cannot fall below the figure set at contract signing. Keep the contract minimum realistic and give the final count after RSVPs close. Shortfall terms are usually negotiable before signing, so raise them early.
How many rooms does The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore have, and is there a rate for wedding guests?
The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore has 277 rooms and suites, which the hotel says are the largest in the city. Its events page says the hotel will quote preferential rates to the wedding party's family and friends for the week of the event, and gives the bride and groom a complimentary room on the wedding night. No group tariff is published, so ask for the block rate and the date unused rooms are released.
How far is The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore from Kempegowda airport?
The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore is 42 km from Kempegowda International Airport, according to the hotel's official overview page, which also lists an airport shuttle at ₹18,000 one way or ₹36,000 for a return trip. The hotel is at 99 Residency Road, Bengaluru 560025, in central Bengaluru. For guests landing on the wedding weekend, group the transfers by flight time and allow extra time for evening traffic.
Ritz-Carlton Bangalore or Lalit Ashok for a wedding?
Pick The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore for a ballroom wedding on Residency Road: its 5,780 sq ft ballroom takes 1,000 for a reception or 300 at a banquet, its 277 rooms are in the same building, and it publishes catering from ₹4,500 a person. Pick The LaLiT Ashok Bangalore for lawns and floor area, with about 10 acres of gardens and Kalinga, a 10,800 sq ft pillar-less hall, quoted on request.
Can we bring our own alcohol to a wedding at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
No, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore does not allow outside alcohol: its events page says that under government regulations outside beverages are not allowed and must be bought from the hotel. That puts the bar inside the hotel's quote, so ask for per-bottle and package prices for your guest count and the closing time for each function. Write the bar menu and its hours into the same contract as the minimum guarantee.
Is parking free for wedding guests at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
Yes, parking is free at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore: the hotel lists complimentary on-site parking and complimentary valet parking on its official overview page, and its events page says event valet parking comes at no additional charge. For a large reception, ask how many cars the hotel can hold at once and agree an arrival window with the events team so the hotel driveway stays clear when most guests arrive together.
Sources and dates: ritzcarlton.com, checked 16 Oct 2026; thelalit.com, checked 16 Oct 2026; Panigrahana venue record, checked 16 Oct 2026.
Have a question about The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore?
The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore has its own thread in our free wedding Q&A community on Discord, with the published rates, capacity and what to know. Ask our planners there; most questions get an answer within a day.
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Venues couples weigh against The Ritz-Carlton Bengaluru
Compare other five-star venues in Central Bangalore
Each has its own guide: spaces, capacity, rooms and any published prices, with sources. To compare every one side by side, see 5-star hotel wedding venues in Bangalore. For planning, see our wedding planner in Bangalore page. Comparing Marriott hotels? See Marriott wedding venues, compared.
- Conrad Bengaluru
- ITC Gardenia Bengaluru
- ITC Windsor
- JW Marriott Bangalore
- Radisson Blu Atria Bengaluru
- Renaissance Bangalore
- Artezia Bengaluru (formerly Shangri-La)
- Taj MG Road, Bengaluru
- Taj West End Bangalore
- The LaLiT Ashok Bangalore
- The Oberoi Bangalore
- Vivanta Residency Road
Close by, in West and South Bangalore:
5-Star Luxury HotelLeela Palace Bangalore
5-Star Heritage HotelTaj West End Bangalore
5-Star Luxury HotelFour Seasons Bangalore
5-Star Luxury HotelITC Gardenia Bengaluru
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The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore compared with similar venues
| Venue | Guests | Rooms | Rate | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ritz-Carlton, BangaloreAshok Nagar, Central Bangalore | 12–1,000 guests | 277 | ₹3,500 a plate (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 11 Sep 2026 |
| Conrad BengaluruUlsoor, Central Bangalore | 80–1,200 guests | 285 | ₹3,000 a plate vegetarian, ₹4,500 non-vegetarian (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 11 Sep 2026 |
| Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Brigade GatewayMalleswaram–Rajajinagar, West Bangalore | 60–1,000 guests | 230 | ₹2,000 a plate vegetarian, ₹3,050 non-vegetarian (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 27 Oct 2026 |
| The Leela Palace BengaluruKodihalli, East Bengaluru | 12–1,000 guests | 357 | ₹4,500 a plate vegetarian, ₹5,000 non-vegetarian (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 25 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 25 Oct 2026 |
Listing and record rates are estimates. A dash means we hold no dated, sourced figure for that venue. Confirm current terms with each venue.
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