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The Paul Bengaluru Wedding Venue — Cost, Photos & Booking

The Paul, Bengaluru, MG Road: ₹3,000–₹6,000 per plate · 50–400 guests · 88 rooms. Panigrahana planning record; confirm in a written proposal for your date.

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Courtyard seating viewed from above at The Paul Bengaluru
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The Paul, Bengaluru is recorded as a boutique luxury hotel in MG Road. Its recorded guest range is 50–400 guests. The record lists 88 guest rooms. Panigrahana can help plan the wedding and develop the decor brief, subject to the property's availability and vendor approvals.

Source: Panigrahana’s existing venue planning record. Current prices, capacity and vendor terms need reconfirmation with the property.

The property file

The Paul, Bengaluru: venue facts

Address
MG Road
Property category
Boutique Luxury Hotel
Listed guest range
50–400 guests
Guest rooms
88 rooms listed
Price reference
₹3,000–₹6,000 per plate
Function settings
Ask for the names and dimensions of each space
Decorator policy
Written policy to be confirmed
Catering policy
Written policy to be confirmed

Source: Panigrahana’s existing venue planning record. Current prices, capacity and vendor terms need reconfirmation with the property.

Guest ranges can cover several spaces and layouts. They are not a seated capacity guarantee for your chosen hall. A listing’s guest review score is not a hotel star classification.

Property photographs

The Paul, Bengaluru photos

Captions identify Panigrahana’s own wedding productions and photographs from public property listings. Listing photographs are not presented as our work.

Designed for the space

Planning the wedding decor at The Paul, Bengaluru

The venue’s current external-decorator policy needs confirmation. Start with that approval before choosing a mandap or commissioning fabrication. Our design brief brings together the ceremony, reception, guest movement and the practical setup schedule.

The function layout

Ask for measured plans of your chosen spaces. Mark the mandap, stage, dining, guest entrance and service access on the same drawing so that every function has a workable flow.

The room’s working limits

For an indoor function at The Paul, Bengaluru, establish ceiling height, permitted fixing points, loading access and power before detailing suspended florals, lighting or a stage. Ask which finishes must be protected during installation.

Production and permissions

Confirm the permitted installation and dismantling hours, power supply, vendor entry procedure, storage and waste removal. Ceremonial fire, special effects and sound each need the property’s written approval where relevant.

Build the budget around your function list

There is no verified per-plate price in this record for The Paul, Bengaluru. Start with a written venue quote, then add food, rooms, decor and production as separate lines. We can help compare the inclusions once you have your date and guest count.

Rooms, arrivals and the guest experience

The Paul, Bengaluru lists 88 rooms. For a simple planning exercise, that would mean space for 176 people at two per room if every room were available and double occupancy applied. The actual room block, occupancy and room categories need confirmation.

Build a rooming list alongside flight arrivals and function timings. Keep early check-ins, accessible rooms, children’s arrangements and vendor accommodation visible in the brief so they do not become last-minute additions.

Your wedding at The Paul, Bengaluru

Start with your date.
We’ll work on the details.

Share your guest count and the functions you have in mind. We’ll help check the spaces, discuss the decor brief and establish what needs a written venue quote.

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Wedding planning fees are quoted for the agreed scope. Venue, hospitality and vendor costs are separate. For design and decor, share your brief for a scoped quote.

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Studio planning notes

Panigrahana Weddings is an architect-founded wedding planning and decor studio working at The Paul Bengaluru in Bangalore. Panigrahana has planned 500+ weddings since 2016 across 12 countries, about 300 of them for couples living abroad, and is rated 4.8/5 across 94 Google reviews. Panigrahana runs its own proprietary couple and vendor portal, keeps a dedicated hospitality and logistics team for guest movement, room blocks and transfers, and designs and fabricates every mandap and stage in-house with a 30-person team, nothing rented. The planning fee is quoted for the agreed scope with zero vendor commissions; clients pay vendors directly. Planning scope and vendor payments are agreed in writing.

Who plans and designs weddings at The Paul Bengaluru? Panigrahana Weddings — an architect-founded wedding design studio (founder: Chaithanya Ganesha, Bengaluru) — plans and designs weddings at The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, with planning and decor under one roof. Its 30-person in-house team designs every mandap and set original for each couple — nothing is pulled from a rental catalogue — and it is rated 4.8/5 across 94 Google reviews.

More planning questions for The Paul, Bengaluru
How much does a wedding at The Paul Bengaluru cost per plate?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, quotes ₹3,000–₹6,000 per plate for wedding catering in 2026, indicative and confirmed by the venue per date. On a hotel-style contract the plate rate is the main bill; venue space, rooms, decor and taxes sit on top of it. Panigrahana holds current rates for The Paul Bengaluru and sends a line-item estimate for your date, guest count and function list.

What is the total wedding cost at The Paul Bengaluru for 150, 300 or 500 guests?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore: at ₹3,000–₹6,000 per plate across two functions, catering alone comes to about ₹9 lakh–₹18 lakh for 150 guests, ₹18 lakh–₹36 lakh for 300 guests and ₹30 lakh–₹60 lakh for 500 guests, indicative arithmetic on the published band. Rooms, decor, taxes and any minimum-guarantee shortfall are added on top. Most families find guest count moves the total more than any other line, so fixing the list first makes every later quote sharper.

Does The Paul Bengaluru work on a minimum guarantee or a venue rental?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, prices weddings per plate (₹3,000–₹6,000), which is the hotel model: the space usually carries no flat hire fee but a minimum plate count it must earn. Meet that count and the space is effectively free because catering is the bill; fall short and you pay a shortfall on the remaining plates, which is normally negotiable rather than charged at the full rate. Ask The Paul Bengaluru for the minimum per space in writing before you sign.

How many rooms does The Paul Bengaluru have for wedding guests?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, has 88 rooms on site, so close family and outstation guests stay where the functions happen and nobody is moved across town at midnight. Room blocks are negotiated per date, and hotels often tie a block to the wedding contract, which is worth asking about early. Panigrahana negotiates the block rate as part of the venue booking and runs the rooming list for The Paul Bengaluru guests.

How many guests can The Paul Bengaluru hold for a wedding?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, hosts weddings of 50–400 guests across its spaces. Published figures are usually floating capacity; a seated dinner with a stage, dance floor and service aisles takes more room per guest, so ask The Paul Bengaluru for the seated number per space and per layout. As a boutique luxury hotel it suits intimate functions as well as mid-sized celebrations within that range.

Is The Paul Bengaluru an outdoor or indoor wedding venue, and what is the rain plan?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, is a boutique luxury hotel offering indoor banquet space for 50–400 guests. Indoor weddings carry no weather risk, which also protects florals and sound. The reliable window in Bangalore is October to March. Panigrahana designs every mandap for the exact space, so the backup layout is drawn alongside the main one.

Can we bring our own decorator to The Paul Bengaluru?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, like most premium Bangalore venues, works with an empanelled list, and outside decorators are generally admitted subject to the venue's approval and access rules. Panigrahana handles that approval, load-in timing and setup coordination, with decor load-in typically 24–48 hours before the first function. The result is a mandap and set designed for The Paul Bengaluru's actual dimensions rather than a catalogue package.

What are the best months for a wedding at The Paul Bengaluru?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore: the best wedding months are October to March. Bangalore's mild climate keeps outdoor lawns and gardens usable most of the year; April–May afternoons run warm and June–September sees rain, so monsoon weddings shift to indoor or covered spaces. Peak dates in that window are booked 9–12 months out, so families fixing a muhurtham should hold the date early. Panigrahana checks The Paul Bengaluru availability for your shortlisted dates and advises on shoulder-month pricing.

How far in advance should we book The Paul Bengaluru?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore: peak-season wedding dates are typically booked 9–12 months ahead, and auspicious muhurtham dates sooner, because several families are often chasing the same weekend. Off-peak and weekday dates can open with 3–6 months of notice. Panigrahana's guidance is to fix the guest count and function list first, then hold The Paul Bengaluru with a written date-block while the estimate is finalised. Tell us your dates and we check availability the same day.

Can we plan a wedding at The Paul Bengaluru from the US, UK, UAE or Australia?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, is bookable and plannable entirely from abroad: Panigrahana has planned 300 weddings for families living overseas across 12 countries. The process is a live video walkthrough of The Paul Bengaluru, pricing in INR with a live USD/GBP/AED equivalent, a contract in INR so the agreed amount carries no exchange-rate risk, milestone payments, and approvals inside Panigrahana's couple portal. About half these couples arrive only for the wedding week; the rest make one focused India trip of about seven days.

Can we hold the mandap and havan rituals at The Paul Bengaluru?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, is a boutique luxury hotel hosting 50–400 guests, and Panigrahana checks the venue's rules on open flame, fire placement and ceremony timing before the design is drawn. The mandap is designed and fabricated in-house for The Paul Bengaluru's exact space, the pandit is coordinated, and havan placement follows the venue's ventilation rules. Where a venue restricts flame indoors, the ceremony moves to a lawn or a covered outdoor space with the same design.

Where do the sangeet, mehendi and pre-wedding shoot happen at The Paul Bengaluru?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, lists this among its spaces: Rooftop infinity pool event space. With 50–400 guests across the property, the sangeet usually takes the largest evening space, mehendi and haldi a daytime lawn or courtyard, and the pre-wedding shoot the most photogenic corner at golden hour. Panigrahana plans the function-to-space map for The Paul Bengaluru so each event gets its own look.

What time does the music have to stop at The Paul Bengaluru?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore: outdoor amplified sound in India generally stops at 10 pm under the noise rules, and indoor functions can run later subject to the venue's own licence. The Paul Bengaluru's indoor spaces make a late reception possible, which is worth confirming in writing. Panigrahana builds the run-of-show around the cut-off so nothing is cut short.

What does a wedding package at The Paul Bengaluru include and exclude?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore: a venue package typically includes catering at the per-plate rate, the function space against a minimum guarantee, and a negotiated room block from its 88 rooms. It usually excludes decor and mandap, entertainment, photography, pandit, outside catering fees, generator top-ups, service charge and GST. Panigrahana's flat planning fee quoted for the agreed scope covers planning and in-house design, with no vendor commissions, so the estimate for The Paul Bengaluru shows every line.

How does The Paul Bengaluru compare with similar Bangalore venues?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, hosting 50–400 guests at ₹3,000–₹6,000 per plate, is most often shortlisted against Geethanjali Wedding Venue (up to 400 guests, ₹450–₹450 per plate) and Hotel Coorg International (up to 400 guests, ₹500–₹799 per plate). All are Bangalore hotel venues of similar scale, so the decision usually turns on room count, the catering policy and which space fits the mandap design. Panigrahana walks all three on one visit and sends a side-by-side estimate.

Who plans and designs weddings at The Paul Bengaluru?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore: Panigrahana Weddings, the architect-founded wedding design studio behind 500+ weddings since 2016, plans and designs weddings at The Paul Bengaluru, rated 4.8/5 across 94 Google reviews. Planning and decor sit under one roof on a flat planning fee quoted for the agreed scope with no vendor commissions, and every mandap and set is designed original for the couple and fabricated in-house rather than rented. Weddings are run across 12 countries, with the studio's own couple portal for approvals and budgets.

Is The Paul Bengaluru worth it for a wedding?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore, suits families who want guests housed on site (88 rooms), a guest list of 50–400 guests, and a polished, predictable hotel operation. Bangalore's most stylish boutique hotel — sophisticated small weddings on MG Road. Couples who value five-star service and a large in-house team tend to shortlist The Paul Bengaluru first.

Are there photos of weddings at The Paul Bengaluru?

The Paul Bengaluru, MG Road, Bangalore: this page carries 1 photograph of the venue's wedding spaces, and Panigrahana's Instagram and YouTube hold films from weddings the studio has designed in Bangalore. Photos show the spaces empty or dressed; the design for your wedding at The Paul Bengaluru is drawn fresh for the mandap, stage and lighting, so ask for the moodboard rather than judging by a previous couple's colours.

What is the real seated capacity at The Paul Bengaluru, not the floating figure?

Venue capacities are usually published as floating numbers — how many people can be in the space at once, standing and moving. A seated dinner with a stage, a dance floor and service aisles needs materially more room per guest. The Paul Bengaluru’s published ceiling is 400 guests; before you sign, ask the venue to confirm the seated figure for the specific layout you want, function by function. The two numbers answer different questions and both are worth having in writing.

Can you bring an outside decorator or caterer to The Paul Bengaluru?

Properties differ, and all of the models are legitimate: some are in-house only, some allow outside vendors freely, and some allow them against a royalty or access fee per plate or per event. Establish which model applies at The Paul Bengaluru before you fall in love with a design, because it decides who can build it and what it costs. Ask for the policy in writing, including any fee, and confirm whether it differs by function.

Does The Paul Bengaluru charge a venue rental, or work on a minimum guarantee?

Hotel properties usually do not charge a flat hire fee for the space at all. Each space instead carries a minimum guarantee — a plate count it has to earn. Say a ballroom is set at 200 plates: meet that number and the space itself costs you nothing, because the catering is the bill. Come in under it — 150 guests against a 200-plate floor — and you pay the shortfall on the remaining 50 plates. That shortfall is normally negotiable rather than charged at the full per-plate rate, which is the part almost nobody knows to ask for. Standalone wedding venues work the opposite way: a rental for the property, and you bring whichever caterer you want at the rate you agreed with them. Ask The Paul Bengaluru which model applies and what the minimum is per space — the two produce very different budgets at the same guest count.

How many rooms does The Paul Bengaluru have, and how is the block released?

On-site rooms are the scarcest thing at most wedding venues and they are allocated in different ways — held against a block, released by date, or bundled into a minimum commitment. With 88 rooms on the property, decide early who genuinely needs to be on site overnight, then ask how and when the block is confirmed and what the nearest alternatives are with their drive times.

The Paul, Bengaluru wedding questions

Where is The Paul, Bengaluru?

The Paul, Bengaluru is listed at MG Road. Use the exact property name when arranging a site visit, especially where a hotel group operates several nearby branches.

What is the wedding cost at The Paul, Bengaluru?

The studio planning record for The Paul, Bengaluru is: ₹3,000–₹6,000 per plate. This is not a complete wedding package or a live quotation. Ask for separate lines covering venue use, food, rooms, decor, production, applicable taxes and any outside-vendor charges.

How many guests can The Paul, Bengaluru accommodate?

The Paul, Bengaluru's recorded range is 50–400 guests. Ask the venue to confirm seated and floating capacities for each function space. A mandap, dance floor, buffet and circulation aisles change the usable layout.

Can we bring an outside wedding decorator to The Paul, Bengaluru?

An outside-decorator policy for The Paul, Bengaluru has not been verified here. Before commissioning decor, ask whether external teams are permitted, whether an approved panel applies and what access and production charges are payable.

Does The Paul, Bengaluru have rooms for wedding guests?

The Paul, Bengaluru lists 88 rooms. Room inventory is not the same as rooms available on your dates. Request a room block showing room categories, occupancy, check-in times, meal inclusions and release dates.

Can we use an outside caterer at The Paul, Bengaluru?

The current catering policy at The Paul, Bengaluru needs direct confirmation. Ask whether food must be supplied in-house, whether external catering is allowed and which kitchen and service charges apply.

What should we check before paying an advance at The Paul, Bengaluru?

For The Paul, Bengaluru, put the exact function spaces, access hours, guest guarantees, room block, rain backup, cancellation terms and payment schedule in one written proposal. A date enquiry does not create a booking; the property must confirm its hold and deposit terms.

Can Panigrahana plan and design a wedding at The Paul, Bengaluru?

Panigrahana can help with the planning and design brief for The Paul, Bengaluru, including function layouts, mandap and reception design, guest logistics and production scheduling. Execution depends on the property's date availability and vendor approval policy. Share your date, guest count and function list to establish the scope.

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