The raised stage under the decorated mandap for the wedding ceremony.
The large hall for the dinner and party after the ceremony.
The dressing room where the bride puts on her sari and jewellery.
The main entrance with real space set aside for tassa drummers to lead a procession in.
“The stage really is tall and wide enough for a full mandap; our decorator did not have to shorten anything. Guests at the back tables could still follow the ceremony, which mattered to us.”
“The tassa drummers could set up by the main entrance without blocking guests from getting past. At the previous hall we viewed, that whole procession would have had to happen in the car park. Big difference.”
“Mother of the bride. Priya always replied within a day, even to my tenth question about the seating plan. We had 280 guests and there was still room left by the dance floor.”