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A room at a time.

Mandaps, jhoolas, marigold, rangoli and drape — sorted by ceremony so you can skip straight to the day you are planning. Open any frame to see it full-screen.

The gallery

Every ceremony,
in one place.

Showing all 21 projects

A floral mandap with decorated pillars and a carved seat
Four pillars, a canopy, a fire
A warmly lit mandap hall in amber and gold
Muhurtham staging
An Indian wedding stage with floral panels and seating
Talambralu, and the floor under it
A mandap at night under strings of light
A weekend in one palette
A traditional backdrop of banana leaf and marigold garlands
The jhoola at home
A floral stage backdrop in marigold and green
Rangoli at the threshold
An ivory draped ceremony setup with floral stands
Jasmine, and morning light
Guests in yellow at a haldi ceremony
Two hundred feet of marigold
Hands covered in turmeric at a haldi ceremony
Built to be hosed down
Mehendi-covered hands holding marigold
Mirror-work against flat sun
A sangeet stage draped in pink and gold
Ninety uplights, aimed away
A lit floral tunnel in magenta
Reads from the back row
A long banquet table with florals and candlelight
Drape, by the venue's rules
A circular white floral arch over a draped seat
Shot from directly above
A ring being placed during an engagement ceremony
Forty guests, eye level
An ornate ceiling of chandeliers above a red floral canopy
Dhothi, close-framed
A pastel baby shower table with florals and favours
The cradle takes the light
Hanging paper lanterns in many colours
Her seat comes first
A white floral aisle beneath hanging blooms
Fresh here, preserved there
A tunnel of red flowers over a garden path
A toran, measured
A candelabra burning in a dark stone alcove
Fabric, light, then flowers
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Moments

The eight frames
we design toward

Not rooms — moments. Each one has a place people stand, a direction the light comes from, and about ninety seconds in which to happen.

A floral mandap with decorated pillars and a carved seat
Muhurtham The first look Both families see the mandap at the same second. It only happens once.
A banquet room dressed with white florals and hanging greenery
Talambralu Rice, everywhere Design for the mess. Sweepable floor, nothing precious at ankle height.
A circular white floral arch over a draped seat
Jeelakarra bellam Two hands, one frame The tightest shot of the whole wedding. Nothing may block the sightline.
A traditional backdrop of banana leaf and marigold garlands
Jhoola The swing at home A living-room beam, a load check, then flowers. In that order.
A white floral aisle beneath hanging blooms
Rangoli The welcome on the floor Laid where guests cross, not where it looks safest in a photo.
Guests in yellow at a haldi ceremony
Pasupu Turmeric, at eleven Full sun, wet hands and colour that stains. Every surface is chosen for it.
A sangeet stage draped in pink and gold
Entry The doors open Three hundred people see the room at once. Lighting is set for that minute.
A pastel baby shower table with florals and favours
Strike The empty room Nobody photographs this one. It is still part of the quote.
Palettes

Four colour stories

Pick the one your eye keeps going back to. We will build the rest around it.

A floral mandap with decorated pillars and a carved seat

Ivory & deep rose

IvoryAntique goldDeep rose
Guests in yellow at a haldi ceremony

Turmeric & mirror

TurmericMarigoldMirror
A sangeet stage draped in pink and gold

Amber & plum

AmberPlumBrass
A pastel baby shower table with florals and favours

Blush & sage

BlushSagePearl

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The finished rooms
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Load-in at six in the morning. Marigold going up. The room ten minutes before the doors open, and then again once three hundred people are in it.

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A banquet room dressed with white florals and hanging greenery
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The images on this page are design studies drawn for this website, not photographs of finished events — the real event photography lives on Instagram at @katari.jyothsna.

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