Sixteen straight answers.

We can hold a date informally for about a week while you decide. After that it goes back on the calendar. A signed agreement and a retainer are what actually reserve it.

The first conversation is free and there is no charge for the concept discussion. A formal design proposal with floor plans and a line-item quote is prepared once we agree on scope. Every quote is built for your specific venue and guest count — there is no flat price list, because there is no flat wedding.

Rarely, and never two that need the same lead designer at the same hour. If your dates overlap with an existing booking we will tell you before you pay anything.

No. Telugu ceremonies are where the deepest experience lies — Pellikuthuru, Pellikoduku, the Dhothi ceremony, Seemantham — but North Indian, fusion, interfaith and non-Indian events are all designed here too. What matters is that somebody understands the ritual well enough not to block it with a flower arrangement.

That is the normal starting point. Most couples arrive with a Pinterest board full of contradictions. The concept stage exists exactly to turn that into one coherent direction.

Yes, and please send a photograph of the actual fabric rather than a screenshot — screens lie about colour. If you can post or hand over a swatch, better still.

Both, deliberately. Fresh where it will be seen and smelled up close — garlands, the mandap, the bridal seat. High-quality preserved or silk where it needs to survive an outdoor Haldi in July or hang from a ceiling for three days. We will always tell you which is which.

Based in Clifton Park, New York, and regularly working across Albany and the Capital Region, Saratoga, the Hudson Valley, New York City, New Jersey and New England. Travel beyond that is quoted per event and is genuinely welcome.

Almost always. Hotels and banquet halls have rules about open flame, ceiling rigging, load-in windows and what may touch the walls. We would rather read the venue contract early than discover a restriction at 6am on the day.

Yes, both. Strike is included in every quote. The venue is returned in the condition we received it — that is usually a contractual requirement and it is always ours to manage, not yours.

Frequently. A great deal of Pellikuthuru, Haldi and Seemantham work happens in living rooms and back gardens. Domestic-scale design is a different skill from ballroom design and it is one we use constantly.

Yes, and the earlier we are all talking the better the photographs are. Your photographer will want to know where the light falls on the mandap; your planner will want the load-in schedule. Both get them.

You will see moodboards, floor plans and elevations. For larger builds a physical mock-up of a centrepiece or a section of the mandap can be arranged before you sign off.

Tell us as soon as you know. Guest count and layout changes are usually straightforward. A venue or date change is a bigger conversation, but it is a conversation, not a catastrophe.

Send a message through the contact page, an Instagram DM, or simply call. Include your dates, your venue if you have one, and which ceremonies you are planning. You will hear back within one working day.