10 Stunning Resorts and Palaces That Allow Outside Catering for Your Wedding
Introduction:
At most Indian weddings, the food is what people remember. A lot of families have a halwai they have used for years, or a community caterer who knows exactly how the dal should taste, or strict Jain or satvik rules, all hotel kitchens can not always get right. The problem is that most good resorts insist you use their in-house catering and nothing else. So the part of the wedding your relatives will judge hardest ends up being the part you have the least control over. This is why "resort and palaces that allows outside catering" is one of the first things many couples and families look for in a venue. Bringing your own caterer changes two things at once: the food, and sometimes the bill. You serve what your family actually wants, and you often pay less than a hotel's per-plate rate. At Eternal Weddingz, we have put together ten resorts and palaces across Maharashtra and Rajasthan that allow outside catering. Some are hill-station lawns, a couple of hours from Mumbai. Others are full Rajasthani palaces. Every one of them lets you bring your own caterer.
⚠️ A Quick Note on Outside Catering Charges
Most venues that allow outside catering still charge for it, usually in two separate ways. One is a royalty: a fee just for letting an outside caterer work on the property. The other is a kitchen or usage charge, for the venue's kitchen space, equipment, gas, and staff. The two are billed separately, and both move around a lot depending on the venue, the season, and your guest count. Get both numbers in writing before you book, so nothing surprises you later.
Near Mumbai & Pune: Maharashtra Resorts That Allow Outside Catering
These resorts are close enough to Mumbai or Pune for a comfortable drive, they sit in green hill or riverside settings, and they let you bring your own caterer. A few are also pure-veg, which makes them easy choices for vegetarian and Jain families.
1. Ikshana Resort & Spa - Khandala, Lonavala
Ikshana is one of the most booked properties in the Khandala and Lonavala Belt, set high in the Khandala hills with Sahyadri views and some of the biggest event spaces in Lonavala. There is a lot of room to work with: a 16,000 sq. ft. terrace, two large lawns, a poolside lawn, an amphitheatre, and the indoor Avkash dome, so it handles everything from a small function to a 2,000-guest night. There are 100 rooms and an Akshoba spa on site, and Khandala station is five minutes away, which makes it one of the easier large venues to reach from Mumbai or Pune.
Catering: Outside catering is allowed, which really matters at a venue this size. You can bring your own caterer to feed a large guest list across several functions, exactly the way your family wants it.
📍 Location: Khandala, Lonavala · 👥 Capacity: 200–2,000 · 🛏 Rooms: 100
2. Sterling Stolen Heaven - Karla, Lonavala
Stolen Heaven in Karla is an outdoor venue, and that is the whole point: green, open, and away from the noise. It has two spaces, a big wedding lawn for up to 2,000 guests, and a smaller poolside lawn that works well for a Haldi. There are 96 rooms and apartments on site, so your close family can stay over. It suits couples who want the whole celebration under an open sky rather than inside a hall.
Catering: Outside catering is allowed, so the menu is yours to decide. Useful if you already have a caterer you trust or a specific community cuisine in mind.
📍 Location: Karla, Lonavala · 👥 Capacity: 200–2,000 · 🛏 Rooms: 96
3. Anchaviyo - Palghar
Anchaviyo is the most unusual venue on this list. It is a riverside resort on the Vaitarna where the rooms include tree houses, an igloo, a glass house, barrel rooms, and geodesic domes, 120 keys in all. For the wedding itself, there is a lakeside lawn with a vidhi mandap, an indoor banquet hall, and a poolside area, enough for up to 500 guests. If you want a setting your guests have not seen at every other wedding, this is it.
Catering & Décor: The in-house kitchen here is pure-veg, which is exactly why the outside-catering option matters. Jain, Satvik, and vegetarian families can bring their own halwai or community caterer and serve the menu they actually want.
📍 Location: Palghar (near Mumbai) · 👥 Capacity: 150–500 · 🛏 Rooms: 120 · 🍝 Pure-veg
4. The Corinthians Resort & Club - Kondhwa, Pune
The Corinthians is a proper five-star spread over 25 acres in South Pune, with Moroccan and Egyptian-inspired architecture that gives it a look unlike most wedding hotels. It has eight event spaces, from the Pantheon lawn for up to 2,500 guests down to smaller indoor ballrooms, plus 181 rooms, several restaurants, a spa, and a club. It is built for big multi-day weddings, and both Pune station and the airport are only minutes away.
Catering: Even with a full in-house F&B operation, The Corinthians allows outside catering. That is unusual for a five-star, and it means you get the polish of the venue with your own caterer's food.
📍 Location: Kondhwa, Pune · 👥 Capacity: 100–2,500 · 🛏 Rooms: 181
5. Relax Adventure Resort — Igatpuri
Relax Adventure sits in the Sahyadris near the Ashoka Waterfall, an easy drive from both Mumbai and Nashik. The accommodation is villa-style, with three to six-bedroom villas that are handy for keeping a whole family under one roof. For functions, there are two large lawns, Royal Garden and Royal Vista, each up to 1,000 guests, plus the Garvik banquet hall for anything you would rather hold indoors.
Catering: The resort is pure-veg in-house, so outside catering is one of its bigger draws. Vegetarian and Jain families can hand the menu to their own caterer.
📍 Location: Igatpuri · 👥 Capacity: 50–1,000 · 🛏 Rooms: 103 · 🍝 Pure-veg
Rajasthan: Jaipur & Udaipur Palaces and Resorts With Outside Catering
If you want the Rajasthani palace wedding, these Jaipur and Udaipur properties give you the lawns and the grandeur without locking down your kitchen. You get the royal setting and your own caterer.
6. Bhanwar Singh Palace - Mansarovar, Jaipur
Bhanwar Singh Palace is one of Jaipur's newer palace venues, built specifically for weddings across 21 acres on the Jaipur-Ajmer Expressway. The event spaces carry proper Rajasthani names: the Char Bagh lawn for up to 2,000 guests, the Maharaja Lawn, the Darbar Hall, and a few smaller courtyards, with 155 rooms keeping everyone on site. It is also Jaipur's first upscale pet-friendly hotel, so couples who want their dog at the wedding can actually have it there.
Catering & Décor: Outside catering and décor are both allowed, so you can run a full Rajasthani wedding and still control the food and the styling yourself.
📍 Location: Mansarovar, Jaipur · 👥 Capacity: 100–2,500 · 🛏 Rooms: 155
7. The Jaibagh Palace - Amer, Jaipur
The Jaibagh Palace is in the old Amer district with the Aravallis behind it, and it has been a steady choice for couples after the classic Jaipur palace look. The Bageecha Lawn takes up to 1,800 guests, the Sarovar Lawn looks out over water, and the Chowk Courtyard gives you something more traditional and low-key. There are 143 rooms for guests, and Jaipur airport is about an hour away.
Catering & Décor: Outside catering is allowed, so your own caterer can handle the veg and non-veg menus across all your functions.
📍 Location: Amer, Jaipur · 👥 Capacity: 50–1,800 · 🛏 Rooms: 143
8. Roop Garh Palace - Achrol, Jaipur
Roop Garh is a newly built palace on the Delhi-Jaipur road, and it is one of the more distinctive venues here. The whole place is laid out as a "His Palace" and a "Her Palace," with traditional tikri mirror-work throughout. The 141 rooms come in just about every form you can think of: palace rooms, suites, villas, dome villas, winter cabins, tents, and yurts. There are also separate spaces for the varmala, the vedi, the pheras, the ballrooms, the courtyards, and the 2,000-guest Rambagh Lawn, so each ceremony gets its own spot instead of reusing one hall.
Catering & Décor: Roop Garh is the clearest of the lot on this. It offers both in-house and outside catering, plus outside décor and DJ, so you can put the food and the look together however you like.
📍 Location: Achrol, Jaipur · 👥 Capacity: 50–2,000 · 🛏 Rooms: 141
9. The Lotus County - Udaipur
The Lotus County is one of the largest wedding resorts in Udaipur. Both the Main Lawn and the poolside lawn can take up to 5,000 guests, with a big club banquet hall and the Lotus Courtyard for the smaller functions. It has 115 suites, and it is only about 20 minutes from Maharana Pratap Airport, which is a real plus when most of your guests are flying in.
Catering & Décor: The in-house kitchen is pure-veg, but here is the unusual part: the venue allows both outside catering and outside alcohol. That gives you full say over food and drinks, which is rare for a pure-veg property.
📍 Location: Udaipur · 👥 Capacity: 100–5,000 · 🛏 Rooms: 115 · 🍝 Pure-veg (outside catering & alcohol allowed)
10. Via Lakhela Resort & Spa — Kumbhalgarh
Via Lakhela is built right on the edge of Lake Lakhela, with the Aravallis around it and Kumbhalgarh Fort nearby, so the lake and hill views do a lot of the work for you. The 26,000 sq. ft. Nirvana Lawn handles the big functions, with the Raj Mandir banquet hall, an 11,000 sq. ft. pool area, and a couple of smaller halls for everything else. There are 124 rooms and suites, including Super Deluxe rooms with private plunge pools, plus a spa, which makes for an easy weekend wedding.
Catering & Décor: In-house dining is pure-veg, and outside catering is allowed, which makes it a good fit for vegetarian and Jain families who want their own caterer in a lakeside setting.
📍 Location: Kumbhalgarh (Udaipur) · 👥 Capacity: 100–3,000 · 🛏 Rooms: 124 · 🍝 Pure-veg
Find the Right Outside-Catering Venue for Your Wedding
These ten venues sit in very different places: the hills around Lonavala and Igatpuri, the palaces of Jaipur, the lakeside at Kumbhalgarh, but they share the one thing a lot of families care about most: you choose the caterer, not the hotel. Whether you need a pure-veg property for a Jain wedding, your family halwai for a Marwari one, or just the freedom to plan your own menu, one of them will fit. Which one is right depends on your region, your guest count, your budget, and the exact catering terms each venue sets. That is where we can help. Eternal Weddingz can compare these venues for you, get the royalty and kitchen charges clear at each one, and help you lock in the right fit. Get in touch, and we will start planning.
