Rami’s Mandap

Thank you so much for being a part of our special day. It was truly the best day of our lives and we loved every minute of it! Thank you for continually working with us and helping us create personalized touches, an amazing day, and truly unforgettable memories.
Our love and gratitude

We used Rami Bhais services for my mehendi and shaadi and everything was perfect. Service was great and he was very professional. We got more than what we asked for, (additional fabric and draping.) He has a vision and comes thru on the day off. He was willing to work with us on a price that fit our budget. We went to his showroom and picked out the color scheme and saw all the different types of fabrics and told him what we expect and he delivered on both days. We also ordered flower garlands and they were beautiful, fresh flowers. He is also very accommodating with what hours you want to come to his showroom and with the payment plan. I would highly recommend working with Rami for all your decoration needs!

Before booking Rami, I went through many decorators but I didn’t like any for one reason to the other! Rami was reliable, helpful and knew exactly what I wanted! He went above and beyond to make my wedding stage! When I walked into the hall I was in awe because everything looked so perfect! Thank you so much for making my wedding events even more special and beautiful! I would recommend Rami to everyone!

Rami is amazing. We gave him some direction on the look we were looking for, and he made our dream stage and room setup into a reality. He was quick to respond, very reliable, extremely creative and reasonably priced. We look forward to recommending Rami to all of our family members and friends. We couldn’t have been any happier with his service.

Worst decision ever. I had a choice between Yanni and Rami and I stupidly chose Rami, thinking that he had more experience with Indian-​style weddings. He was rude, unprofessional, the flowers looked like they were wilting at the end of my reception. I actually think that he re-​used flowers from a different wedding he did for my wedding. Why else would he insist on taking my reception flower centerpieces at the end of my reception? That must also explain why none of the flower schemes that I had chosen were selected. I don’t even think that he remembered the flowers that I meticulously picked out.
The flowers from my bridal bouquet were FALLING OUT during the wedding ceremony. There is footage in my video of me literally putting the flowers back into the holder. I checked with him several times throughout the planning of my wedding to ensure that my expectations would be met, only to be have my voicemails ignored and told «i know what i’m doing» the one time he did answer the phone. DO NOT USE HIM — go with Yanni instead. I went to a couple weddings where Yanni did the flowers and they were so beautifully done! Don’t make the same mistake I did.

Service was great, price was right. Everything was beautiful and we got more than we paid for (better flowers, additional fabrics). Rami was willing to work with us on a price that fit our budget. Not like a couple of other places we called, which the first question was how much do you want to spend? Also, Rami has a great sense of style. His showroom may not be upscale but the wedding was elegant and contemporary. He was so patient with us and really helped us in the planning journey.

We used Rami for the setup for our sangeet, wedding ceremony and reception last month, and the results were beyond stunning. Rami has an artistic eye that is on full display with his work – although the initial meetings with him may have had a bit of a non-​traditional approach, the finished product was beyond our wildest expectations. His prices are also extremely reasonable for the quality of work that he provides. If you are planning an Indian wedding, I would highly recommend working with Rami.

Do not go with Indra Rami as your wedding décor vendor. Most of the details we spoke about (mostly around flowers) were not incorporated at all the day of the wedding. We were supposed to have hydrangeas on a long table that sat 50 people, and there were absolutely none there… anywhere. The groomsmen were supposed to have purple freesia boutonnieres and they were no where in site. Instead, we had a bunch of wilted roses.
I was resistant to paying a lot for décor since I liked the wedding venue décor (paid about $ 7200) and I couldn’t get Yanni in time to actually get what I wanted. So I basically settled with Rami’s Mandap thinking it couldn’t be that bad and most of the other décor vendors were booked. Rami assured us that he would be there the entire day and this was not true either. I didn’t see him or any of his staff at all.
Do yourself a favor and find a décor vendor at least a year out from your wedding date. I didn’t realize how quickly the large décor vendors fill up their schedules. I have had friends choose Yanni’s Décor and I really wish I called them earlier so I didn’t end up settling and wasting a good deal of money on bad flowers/​décor.
Lesson learned for me: If you are spending $ 7200 on décor, just pay more for reliable and reputable vendors!
Also, ask your venue about their experiences with the vendor. Rami had made it seem like he often worked with our venue in a positive way, however it was obvious that the folks at the venue weren’t keen on him. That should have been my first clue to take the deposit as a loss and go elsewhere entirely.

Rami is an awsome florist, an amazing deal and I highly recommend him.
I married into an Irish family so we had both a Christian and Hindu ceremony. He did all the flowers for the church, all the bridesmaid bouquets, my AMAZING calla lilly bouquet, all the reception flowers, cocktail flowers.
THe initial meeting is not typical, you either meet in his family’s watch shop on Devon or at his home in Skokie. He sketches out a plan handwritten and uses flowers he ships from FLorida. He however has the best deal and the most gorgeous flowers. No one can beat this guy. We looked everywhere and had estimates thousands of dollars above him for bad quality.
I had calla lilly bouquets, red roses, beautiful tall centerpieces and a gorgeous mandap for bargain.
You must use him… get over atypical first meeting and you will have the best florist in Chicago for the cheapest prices, anywhere else and I would have paid three times what I paid here.
Email me if you have any questions!

OMG! Ramis Mandaps has to be Chicago’s best kept secrets for wedding décor/​florist. His prices were literally thousands lower than anyone else. Don’t get me wrong here, his quality of work is second to none. He has been in the business for 20 years and knows what he is doing. His prices for flowers are rock bottom because he owns a flower farm in Florida. Our approach with him was showing him images of centerpieces and flowers we liked in magazines and he created them and made our dreams a reality. I truly almost feel bad when I hear other couples talk about how much they spent on décor and flowers. You Unilocalers owe me for this one.