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Eco-Friendly Wedding Catering
Bagasse plates, 9-compartment thalis, bowls, cups and cutlery for Indian wedding catering — sized for 100 to 2,000 guests in one event. No steel washing, no plastic ban risk, compostable.
The wedding-catering trade-off, solved.
Indian wedding catering has three classic format choices: stainless steel thalis (premium feel, but four hours of dishwasher labour for 300 guests, and broken plates lost to staff hands every event), plastic / PE-coated paper plates (cheap, fast cleanup, but banned under the 2022 single-use-plastic notification and environmentally indefensible at scale), or leaf thalis (gorgeous, but cottage-volume supply that breaks down at 500+ guests).
Bagasse fills the gap. Disposable, no-wash cleanup like plastic, but compostable and PFAS-free. The 9-compartment thali is the same bay geometry as a steel thali so guests don't experience a downgrade. Air-couriered pan-India, so a destination wedding in Udaipur or Jaipur gets the same cataloguing as one in Delhi or Mumbai.
Wedding catering quantity calculator
Estimate plates, bowls, cups and cutlery needed for your event from guest count and meal style.
Recommended order
- 9-inch round plates1.2× guests (10% wastage buffer)240
- 12-oz bowls1.0× guests (one per cover)200
- 8-oz cups1.5× guests (refills accounted for)300
- Cutlery sets1× guests (one set per cover)200
Estimates only — adjust quantities at checkout. Tap Shop now to browse the catalogue and add the pack sizes you need. For events over 1,000 guests we recommend applying for HORECA pricing first.
For caterers and event planners — HORECA pricing
Typical 20% off D2C list with NET-15 invoice terms. Dedicated POC for events above 500 guests. Priority allocation in peak season (Nov-Feb, May-June). 24-hour admin review.
Apply for HORECA pricing →
9 Inch Round Plate
9 Inch Deep Round Plate
12 Inch Heavy-Duty Round Plate
10 Inch Round Plate
11 Inch Round Plate
12 Inch Round Plate
Round Bowl, 12 oz
Deep Round Bowl, 12 oz
Oval Bowl, 18 oz
Round Bowl, 24 oz
Oval Bowl, 32 oz
Round Bowl, 32 oz
Burrito Bowl, 28 oz
Round Bowl, 16 oz
Oval Bowl, 26 oz
Meal Tray, 7 Compartments
Meal Tray, 8 Compartments (B2B Heavy Duty)
9-Compartment Round Thali
Frequently asked questions
How many plates do I need for a 300-guest wedding?
Roughly 1.4–1.6 plates per guest (one main thali plate + breakage / second-plate overflow). For 300 guests plan ~450 thali plates, ~600 small bowls (raita, kheer), ~900 dip cups (chutney / pickle), 600 water tumblers, and 450 cutlery sets. The calculator above gives a precise estimate from your guest count, meal-style and event-format inputs.
Will bagasse thali plates hold up through a 2-hour wedding meal?
Yes — bagasse handles gravy, dal, hot rice and curries for the duration of a typical Indian wedding meal (60-90 min sit-down). For multi-hour buffet warming with food sitting on a plate, you'll see softening past 90 minutes. The 9-compartment heavy-duty thali (42 g, 500/carton) is the format we recommend for weddings.
What's the lead time for a 1,000-guest wedding order?
7-10 business days for a 1,000-guest order (~1,500 thali plates + cutlery + bowls). For peak-season weddings (Nov-Feb, May-June) we recommend ordering 3 weeks ahead. HORECA-verified accounts get priority allocation and dedicated POC.