City Palace complex · Udaipur
Wedding makeup inside Udaipur's City Palace
Two palace hotels stand inside Udaipur's City Palace complex: Taj Fateh Prakash Palace, managed by Taj since 2020, and Shiv Niwas Palace, run by the Mewar family's HRH Group. A wedding here can move from a chandelier-lit Durbar Hall to an open courtyard to a lake terrace in one evening, and the bride's look has to work in all of them.
Good to know first
From Pune to the City Palace for your wedding.
Tejaswini is based in Pune. For a City Palace wedding she stays in Udaipur's old city through your functions and does the bride personally. Getting her to Udaipur and back, plus a room near the venue, is billed at actual cost.
- ConsultationPune or video call
- Looks from₹50,000
- Rooms & faresPaid by the couple
The palace venues
Several venues inside one royal complex.
Fateh Prakash spaces are booked through Taj and Shiv Niwas through the HRH Group; availability and capacities are confirmed for your dates.
- Taj Fateh Prakash Palace
- 65 heritage rooms; managed by Taj since 2020
- Shiv Niwas Palace
- Former royal guest palace, run by the HRH Group
- Durbar Hall
- Foundation laid in 1909; a crystal chandelier of about 1,000 kg
- Crystal Gallery
- Above the Durbar Hall
- Owned by
- The House of Mewar
- Setting
- Eastern shore of Lake Pichola
History
A royal palace still in the family.
The City Palace has been built up over centuries by the Maharanas of Mewar on the eastern shore of Lake Pichola. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Maharana Fateh Singh added the buildings that are now the two hotels: Shiv Niwas, a royal guest palace curved around a courtyard pool, and Fateh Prakash, which faces the lake.
The Durbar Hall in Fateh Prakash, whose foundation stone was laid in 1909, is hung with chandeliers and royal portraits, with a gallery of crystal above. Since 2020 Fateh Prakash has been managed by Taj as Taj Fateh Prakash Palace, while Shiv Niwas next door remains with the family's HRH Group.
Because the complex is so large, weddings can use several settings in a single night. That is wonderful for photographs and demanding for makeup, because candle-lit halls and floodlit courtyards ask for different things.
Looks for a royal setting
Matching the look to the hall.
Mehendi by the Shiv Niwas pool
Open courtyard, white walls and water. Soft, fresh base and a light lip.
Sangeet in a courtyard
Floodlights and stone. A strong eye and a long-wear base.
Wedding in the Durbar Hall
Chandeliers and gilded frames. Rich, traditional colour so the bride stands out against the décor.
Terrace dinner over Pichola
Night air and lake views. A cooler palette and a sleek hairstyle.
A palace wedding day
Moving through the City Palace.
- 10:00
Bride begins
In a suite at Shiv Niwas or Fateh Prakash.
- 13:30
Portraits in the courtyards
Before guests and floodlights.
- 16:30
Baraat through the palace gates
The dupatta pinned for walking on stone.
- 18:00
Pheras
Courtyard or lake terrace.
- 20:30
Banquet in the Durbar Hall
Lip refreshed for chandelier light.
Palace logistics
Things to plan inside a royal complex.
Worth doing
- Allow walking time between halls, courtyards and terraces
- Get ready in the same palace as the first function
- Use the Durbar Hall for evening portraits
- Confirm photography rules for each space with the venue
Worth avoiding
- Long trains on palace stairways
- Shimmer under chandeliers
- Underestimating how warm stone courtyards stay after dark
- Very tight transitions between functions
Watch
How one bride changes across a wedding.
Bare skin to finished bride
Tejaswini
Your artist at the City Palace
Tejaswini has been a bridal artist since 2012. Inside the City Palace she plans for the change from daylight courtyards to the chandelier-lit Durbar Hall, and keeps a touch-up kit with the bride as she moves through the complex.
Her work
Tejaswini's bridal portfolio.
Her own work, so you can judge the finish yourself. Not photographed at Taj Fateh Prakash & Shiv Niwas Palace.
City Palace venues questions
City Palace wedding makeup questions.
Does Tejaswini cover weddings at the City Palace?
Yes, for confirmed bookings. Tickets and a room near City Palace venues are charged at actual cost.
Which venues are inside the City Palace?
Taj Fateh Prakash Palace, with its Durbar Hall, and Shiv Niwas Palace, plus courtyards within the complex. Fateh Prakash is booked through Taj and Shiv Niwas through the HRH Group.
Does the palace lighting change the makeup?
Yes. Chandeliers and floodlights each need a different finish, so the look is planned for the main setting of each function.
What does it cost?
Rs 50,000 upwards per bridal look, with hairstyling and draping included; travel is extra.
Can family members be ready at the same time?
Yes. Extra artists can join for mothers, sisters and bridesmaids, priced per person.
City Palace venues bookings
Planning a City Palace wedding?
Share which palace spaces you are using, the dates and who needs makeup for an itemised quote.
