Food as theatre · 2026 wedding season
Regional thali counters
One counter per region instead of one buffet pretending to cover all of them.
What it actually is
Separate stations for Kathiyawadi, Rajasthani, Sindhi, Bohra or South Indian, each cooked by someone who cooks it properly. It solves the problem where a hundred-dish buffet is a hundred mediocre dishes, and it lets guests from a particular community find their own food.
Indicative cost
₹350–700 per guest across three counters
A range for a Gujarat wedding in the 2026 wedding season, not a quote. It moves with guest count, city and how far out you book. Get three.
When it works
- A mixed guest list where two or three communities are well represented
- Multi-day weddings, where a repeated menu is the real risk
- You would rather have three excellent counters than thirty adequate dishes
The part nobody else prints
How this goes wrong
Only works if each counter is staffed by someone from that kitchen. A single caterer running all three produces three versions of their own house style with different labels, and the guests each counter was for will notice first.
Goes well with
- The live jalebi and fafda counter The one live counter that is never empty at a Gujarati wedding. ₹90–160 per guest
- The late-night comfort counter The food people actually remember, served at midnight when dinner has worn off. ₹120–250 per guest
- Edible menu cards A printed menu on a wafer or a chocolate tile that the guest eats. ₹60–140 per guest
Every idea here is easier than telling three hundred people about it.
You can book all of this and still spend the month chasing headcounts. That part is what we do — the invitations, the replies, the rooms, the arrivals, on WhatsApp, with a person making the first call and a person checking every count.
Launching for the 2026 wedding season. No wedding has run for a paying customer yet.