The extras that finish the event

A rig sized to the lawn or the hall, mics for the ritual, and a DJ who can read the elders. Vrindavan Tent Decorators fits that rig to rooms in Delhi and resorts in Goa.

The platform, the mandap and a backdrop that still looks like the rest of the day. Mandaps in Jaipur courtyards and Mumbai halls are measured before the flowers are ordered.

Garlands, a stage of flowers, or balloon work that is built rather than tied on. Families in Uttarakhand and Delhi book both with the same crew.

An entry worth walking through, and a corner guests will actually queue for. Gates in Goa villas and Jaipur hotels are finished before the first car.

We line up the kitchen and the camera with the ritual, so neither waits on the other. Vrindavan Tent Decorators holds that clock in Delhi, Mumbai and Goa.

Chairs, linen, urns and the pieces that make a bare lawn feel furnished. The same hire goes to lawns in Uttarakhand and apartments in Mumbai.