“One should believe in marriage as in the unmortality of the soul”

“A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems short”

Event Managers

• Micky Jain + 91 983173183 (His contact number in Bangkok 00 666 851 740400)- He is exceedingly good with decoration/food and everything.

• ChitvanJaipuria – + 91 9831651399

• Nidhi Poddar – Emarald Events + 91 9831550052

• Sanjay Bhanduri – Encore Events + 91 9831026796

• Vinod Bhandari – + 91 9831076066

• Pramod Lunawat – +91 9830049050
  Email: [email protected]

Concept Designers & Pandal Designers

• Arup Babu + 91 9830740447/+91 33 22412802

• Baishaki – + 91 9830032109

• KrutiMistri + 91 9830141619

• SudhaDalmia + 91 9830248137

• Shuklaji + 91 9831023209

• Madhushree Kejriwal(Excellent Linen Kurtas) +919830121916

Wedding Cards

• EDC – Poonam Khandelwal+ 91 9831070307

• Juhi Jain + 91 9831583307

• Red Square –SidharthSonthalia+ 91 9831000055

• Mansi Poddar – +91 9831054945

Pandits

• Durgesh/Abhyash– Arya Samaj + 91 9833162844

• Gopalji + 91 9830662277

• KusheshwarPandit + 91 9039455566

• LalaMaharaj + 91 9830026963

• PanditNachiketaji (Havan&Wedding) + 91 33 24633939

• Prakashji + 91 9830058082

• VinodjiSehal + 91 9804786867

Ladies who assist you in Wedding & Puja preparations

• Vardhan Shop in Emami Market – For BhagawanjiKeVastra 1st Floor + 91 33 22821227

• Indu Bai – Preparaton of Parhani clothes, Gangols and Phera+ 91 9330871706

• Kiran Bai + 91 9830486169

• Sushila Bai – Wedding preparation + 91 9903156799

• RachanaKejriwal + 91 9831818854

• RashmiKajaria + 91 9830562538

Flowers & Vermalas

“The earth laughs in flowers”

“Each flower is a soul blossoming out to nature”

• Fern N Petals – Ashish + 91 9830159309

• ArunSamant – Floralis – + 91 7407044356

• Baisakhi – High end +91 9830032109

• Floral – ArunSamant + 91 7407044356

• KrutiMistri– High end + 91 9830141619

• MadhuKhaitan + 91 9830096909

• MinuJhunjhunwala – Dry Flowers + 91 9874247901

• Oriental Flowers – Pawan Agarwal – 9, Camac Street, Basement
  + 91 9331053681/9831061230

• Pappilon – Alipore – +91 7407608649

• RanjitMali – + 91 33 22596995

• Sanjay Patodia + 91 9831142138

• Sanjay Maali (Champa Flowers) + 91 9831071241

• Shuklaji – Shola, Indian Flower, wedding conceps + 91 9830042085

• Swapana Nursery – A.K. Mondal – They deliver puja flowers from Howrah –
  + 91 9433906842

Mehendi

• Amit Kumar + 91 9830147048/9830147038

• Anurag Jaiswal – + 91 9830056328

• Bappa + 91 9830604817

• Baby + 91 9830592280

• Kalpana + 91 9830085983

• Manibai + 91 9831924116

• Menwaz + 91 9883139796

Photographer

• Amit Jhunjhunwala – + 91 9831039381

• Ashok Sultania – + 91 9830081451

• LeenaKejriwal – High End + 91 9831025181

• NarendraGoswami + 91 9831075550

• Rajesh Gupta + 91 9831002369

• Rahul Maheshwari + 91 9830600234

• Rajesh Tantia + 91 9830081451

• Ravi Tulsyan + 91 9831893541

• Raju Sultania + 91 9830081451

• Sidharth Varma &Indraneil +91 9433206299

Choreographer, Singers, Dance Teachers & DJ’s

• AnamikaDidi + 91 9830338988

• Ajoy Chakraborty – Singer

• Amit Sir + 91 9830808325

• Anu – Punjabi Dholak + 91 9830432452

• Anil – Bhajan&Keerthan + 91 9830314169

• Arpitha – Choreographer for small functions +91 9831020301

• Bonani – Good for Indian + 91 9830866575

• ChandanaVerma + 91 9903072339

• D.J. Sanjheev _ 9820072237

• D.J. Vicky + 91 9831089189

• Kruti Sharma + 91 9833105899

• MarutiMohta + 91 9830124949

• Madhav Kothari – teach dancing to the bride + 91 33 24746634

• Namrata – songs + 91 9836669588

• Ramujit + 91 9830775677

• RekhaJhavar + 91 9748527251/9830537522

• RekhaMimani +91 9748527251 (Singer for small functions like Baby Showers)

• Rohan – Dadika Mangal +91 7439304418

• Sharmistha + 91 9051138482

• SangeetaDaga – Wedding Songs – + 91 9831755558

• Shoojit – High End + 91 9830036615

• Sumit Roy + 91 8296888020

• Sumit Sir – Theatre Workshop+ 91 98312900051

• Vishal Kanoi – High end + 91 9830065085

Make Up/Wellness

• AnirudhaChakiladar + 91 9830039699

• AbhijitChanda
  Bridgette Jones + 91 33 32526266/32512829/+91 9831081290

• Chic Beauty Parlour – 31, Near Vijoya Bank, Judges Court Road, Alipore + 91 33 24790079/+91 9831355042

• June Tomkyns – 26/2, Ballygunge Circular Road + 91 33 24768969/24757025

• Juice Salow& Spa + 91 33 24565015

• Home Pedicare – + 91 9830880753

• Mili + 91 9830073179

• Nail Parloor + 91 9831847188

• Nisha + 9830159870

• Polly – Hair & Make up + 9831081290

• Reshma – + 91 9831156464

• Refloxologs – Kasim + 91 9748684164

Sarees Draper

• Dolly + 91 9831812133

• Manisha – + 91 9830105102

• Nisha – + 91 9830221356

• Sanju – + 91 9830221356

Packaging

• AnshuSaharia – + 9831292325

• Bejal Kothari – Boxes for Mithai + 91 9339850051

• Hsy Bitsy + 91 9830775280

• Karmyog – 12B, Russel Street + 91 9836862580

• Kruti + 91 9830141619

• Lakshmi Hmmatsingka + 91 9830787150

• RachnaKejriwal + 91 9831818854

• Sumedha Bansal + 91 9830175280/9903480008/+91 33 22801955

• ShailajaSutodia + 91 9830066639

• Utsav Creations – 15, Loudon Street, Theatre Road, + 91 33 22879849/30227996

Jewellers

• B.C. Sen Jewellers – NawabAbdur Rahman Street, Taltola – + 91 33 22654098

• Deepak Mookim + 91 9830041273

• MrsDalmia – Traditional costume jewellery +91 9830032615

• Grace – ShrinidhiBajoria + 91 9331827850, + 91 9331157737

• 1, Alipore Road NemichandBamalwa& Sons Vinod Ji – 16, Shakespeare Sarani, Mullick Bazar, Elgin, + 91 33 22823386

• P.C. Chandra – 127/1a, Near Bank of India, BipinBehariGanguly Street, Bowbazar – + 91 9830282594/+91 33 22277272/22279440

• Raju Saraf – + 91 9830042958

• Ravi Badalia – + 91 9831003800

• RanuKhaitan Costume Jewellery – +91 9831059667

• Splendeur – Radhika Poddar + 9831802014

• SatramadasDhalamal – Queens Mansion, 12J, Park Street + 91 3340001498/40051123

• VasundharaMantri – Costume Jewellery – + 91 9830161481

• Vera – (For fancy bangles) – 4, VaibhavPlazar, 2nd Floor, Lee Road – + 91 33 22890041

• Vasundhara – PrabhaBajoria +91 9830043434

Silver

• Bunty – + 9830177270

• Bhattar + 91 33 44137335

• Babita Kanoria + 91 9831134460

• Baraque – RajshreeBhartia – + 91 9830118789

• Kalipad – Elgin Road + 91 33 22231283

• Kejriwal Gold – Kailashji + 91 9831016694, VasudevJi+ 91 33 40068226 (X gold silver)

• MadhulikaPeriwal + 91 9830763590

• Pramod Agarwal +91 9830022977, SudhaTiberiwal +91 9830082359

• Princess – AnshumanGarodia – Ideral Plaza, Suite No. N-216, 11/1, Sarat Bose Road
  + 91 33 22831858

• Sanat Das – Elgin Road + 91 9830280742

• SarojRateria – Southern avenue +91 9830366762, +91 3324638803

• Vinita Kedia – Niharika Building + 91 33 24795967

Designers & Boutiques

• Allur – DivyaTodi 26, Old Ballygunge Road + 91 33 24615980/24615317

• AnshuModi +91 9836050252

• Bon Bibi – KavitaBaneerjee +91 9830917701

• Ekru +91 3324862136

• EktaJaipuria +91 9830015425

• Ritu Kedia Decorations
  For beautiful candles, gift wrapping & accessories.
  +91 9831258293
  +91 9831263776

• FrangiPani, SmithaBajoria +91 9903021201

• Istara/Divya Poddar +91 9831088883, SunainaJalan +91 9830075776

• Hugli Shop Garden Reach Road

• Mr. Vicky Tulsyan +91.9831209345

• KiranUttam Ghosh + 91 33 24860476

• MinaxiDadu – Alipore + 91 9830080800/+91 33 24494328

• NupurKanoi – + 91 9831005351/+91 33 22480232

• Nathasah +91 9830446848

• Anamika Khanna – High End – Outram Street + 91 33 22896128

• Kali – Alipore + 91 9836809915

• KanupriyaBajoria – Alipore + 91 9831011898

• Little Bee, Padma Jalan +91 9830066147

• Rukeru +91 9830733305

• SugandhaBhartia – Alipore + 91 33 24790854

• ShanthanuGoenka – High End +91 9831061585

• Sabayasachhi– High EndBridal Store – 80/2, Topsia Road + 91 9836043953

• ShrdhaSaraf – 8/1B, Hazra Road + 91 33 32969299/+91 9830064601

• Swapnil +91 9830030309, Seema +91 9831030309

• VasaviSahai +91 9007774977

• ShantaDaga&Seema +91 9831010522

• Zenon – North Chakraberia Road, Sarat Bose, + 91 24865513/40675204
  85, Lansdown – + 91 24862136/24549484/9830011280

• Debashri Samanta +91-9836732562

• Sayantan Sarkar +91-9831089794
  Design Studio: 42A,
  Rash Behari Avenue,
  Ground Floor,
  Kolkatta-700026

Sherwanis&Kurtas

1) RaghavendraRathore
Camacstreet

2) LalitaChokani
Shop name shishu, Park street
on top of rangoli sarees

3) Shreee boutique
in anew alipore
+913323961574
9830332344

4) Burlingtons
#22299588
22295699
64502349
64500887

Dev R Nil 144 Remount Rd. Alipore
+918820677077

Medhavaniaggarwal
#9831050033

Poonam Kasera – Gents Kurta
+91 9830059840

Desi girls for ladies kurtas and fusion wear.
Two locations:-
40 mcleod street
Kolkata-700016

8a asoka road alipore
Kolkata-700027
madhulika
+91 9831307920

Sarees

• BalramSaha – Very good Bengali sarees – 14/6, Gariahat Road, 1st Floor
  + 91 33 24408676

• Bunkari India – 29,R, Hindustan Park, + 91 33 40074747

• Byloom – 58B, Hindustan Park + 91 33 24198727/24198278

• Finnes – +9133 24790545

• Gaurang – High End Upadda, Khadi, Kalamkari etc. – No 3C&3D, Sarat Chatterjee Avenue
  + 91 9831232825

• Kalakriti 10 Lands down terrace

• Mahua – Good Orissa Sarees + 91 9830317949

• NiteshSaraf – +91 9831169299

• RadhaKotari +91 9830038887

• Rangolisarees for printed & traditional sarees 97 park street +913340071717

• Simaaya Shop for embroidered sarees, suits &lehengas 10/4 B Elgen Rd. near Forum mall
  +913322892871

• ShyamaluDudheja – Very good Kantha – + 91 9830026288

• SunainaJalan
  Weavers – Usma 5/1, Anil Motra Road, Dr. A.B. Road, BallygungePhari
  + 91 9831283201/+91 33 24408926

Odhna + Wedding Related Articles

• Boxes – Siddhi Creations 15A Raja Santosh Road

• Chattarwala… anitkumarajitkumar….

• 6 little russel street
  +913322813617

• Terracota Utensils for Jeeman – Sanath Kumar Das in Tolichowki +9133 25545820/25546011

• Pitambari – Odhna& other wedding related things2, Snehji +91 9830946563,
  +91 33 40082527

• Ram Chandra JamiatRam –Nirav – High end traditional real zariodhna
  + 91 33 22687031 + 91 9903127801

• Nilgur + 91 9836837697

• Poshakfor bhagwan, Geetabai and her son +919830748573, +913325544810

• SafaBandhnewala – Navaneet Damani +91 9748329918

• Bags &Potlies – ShikhaSrimal +91 9831045777

Rakhi

• Mody House +9133 40062978, +9133 22172664

• Manoj Wholesale Rakhi +91 9331880997, +91 33230622032

• Ram Chandra Jameeyat Ram, Manohar – Real Zari Rakhi +9133 22687031

• Ishwarlal, Mani Lal +9133 22693749, +9133 30622333

• Vrinda Kanoria +91 9051082777

• SujathaSinghania +91 9831876324

Birthday Planners

• Gurpreet/Kaur Sethi – + 91 9830856640

• Sunaina Agarwal + 91 9830279767

• Theme Weaver – + 91 9830163734

Food & Caterers

• AartiNathani + 91 9830165577

• Behari/Shankar – Very Good Ladoos/Chandrakala and Pistakapeda
  + 91 9433013797

• KailashMaharaj – Gujarati Food +- + 91 9231639340

• Kookie Jar = 91 9836804110

• Gandhi + 91 9830021915

• MadhuMaharaj – +91 9239460240

• MunnaMaharaj + 91 9830023401 (His GudkaRasagollas are to die for)

• Nemichand + 91 9831813748

• Ramavtar + 91 9836163277

• RamuMaharaj – + 91 9831089686/+91 33 24582987

• Raju TanduriKulchawala – + 91 9331021966

• Richpal + 91 9830139414

• SurjaMaharaj + 91 9830249001

• ShivprakashMaharaj + 91 9831464310/8433004789

• NavinPai + 91 9903920916

• Vishaka – Indian & International Cuisine + 91 9830537285/33 22176629

• Shoma + 91 9903109638

• Upendra Panda – + 91 9903213766

• ShyamSundarMaharaj – Bikaneer Food

Personal Remark

All this information doesn’t arise entirely from my own experiences but I was able to compile this list from the generous contributions of my family, relatives and dear friends.