My wedding was in 2012--and I thought I left a review for Rami back then but I don't see it here, but I have to let you all know how great he is. His prices were comparable to other event designers but he does not charge extra for every little thing compared to others-- and his services were impeccable. He went above and beyond to make sure everything I envisioned came to life. He took care of uplighting, stage decor, flowers, centerpieces, flower necklaces, and made sure to remind me of things I was overlooking. I have had multiple friends go to Ramis Mandap for their wedding based off of my recommendation and have been very satisfied. I usually tell them to say "Sana sent me" and he remembers me and speaks highly of me to them and offers them the same great service he did to me. I've gone back to him for other events and I will continue to send my friends and family his way. His warehouse is located in Glenview and he let's you walk through so you can see all of the materials he can provide. We are always offered beverages while we're around, he takes the burden of planning off your shoulders. read more

Rami uncle did amazing job at our wedding decor. Everyone that attended our wedding couldn't stop talking about the colors and efforts of our decoration. I walked into our wedding hall and i couldn't stop saying oh my god!!! He went above and beyond my imagination for my wedding mandap and entrance. I highly recommend him for your next event. Just pick your colors and let him do his magic. read more

Rami's Mandap - Reception decor - Wedding Planning Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

Rami's mandap did all of our wedding decor. We had 5 events they decorated for and every single one looked gorgeous. We had met at the warehouse a year out and everything turned out exactly how we wanted it. They have been in the wedding industry for over 25 years and know what they are doing. read more

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Rami's Mandap decorated our Sangeet, Wedding, and Wedding reception. When I say they absolutely transformed the event venues, I mean that they would take you to another world. We were impressed by his communication throughout the planning process and overall execution on the vision we had set out for them. We had gone through a long list of potential decorators for our wedding weekend, but ultimately went with Rami's Mandap due to their attention to detail and reputation in our community. I would recommend Rami's Mandap to anyone who is looking to transform their event space into something grand. We will always remember our wedding weekend due to the transformative nature of their work. They let us know that we would not have to worry about anything and to let their creativity do the work. read more

We had hired Rami to do reception and wedding decor. He did a half decent job for reception and I could have given him 3 stars for that. But absolutely cheated us for wedding decor. We have had red-flags with Rami from the beginning but I went ahead and gave deposit as we were trying to co-ordinate the wedding from out of state and we had less than 2 months to plan the entire wedding and inlaws visited his office and happened to like his material etc. But is all down hill from here. Few red-flags. 1) Rami asks for entire payment one week before the event. All the vendors that I worked with took deposit before the event and the rest of the payment once the work is done. This is the first red-flag. NEVER EVER give entire money before services are delivered. He purposefully takes money before hand as he intends to cheat his clients. 2) He never agrees to sign a contract with details of the decoration and give a breakdown. Professional decorators always do. He seem to know that he does a sloppy job and doesn't want any legal contract that clients can use to sue him. Second red-flag. Now coming to how we got cheated. He agreed to drape and decorate the wedding mandap. There was a mandap already existing in the temple. A lot of wedding decorators told that they can't do much decor for temple mandap but Rami promised that he can do a wonderful job and he is the most experienced decorator. BUT he failed utterly. He just put curtains behind the mandap and draped artificial flowers around the pillar for which he charged me 4K. It is not even worth 300$ for cheap flowers from Micheals. The existing skirt around the mandap was left as is and it as awful looking with mismatched colors. He left the insides of the mandap as is and no drapings on the top and on the pillars. He didn't even execute 10% of what he had promised. All the wedding pictures have this mismatched skirt around the mandap and the existing cloth fabric on the top of the mandap...the existing is from Temple and looks very tired and mismatching. The most shocking thing is that he sent this nephew and niece who are hardly in early twenties and have absolutely no experience doing decor. The girl who came apologized and confessed that she didn't execute what they had promised. I have an audio recording of what he confessed and I am trying to upload that so that people can decide what a big cheater Rami is. If you ever decide to go with Rami and put your hard earned money in his hand...then please please don't make entire payment before the event. I want to warn folks so that they aren't disappointed on their big-day and lose their hard earned money. read more

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 read more

Rami's Mandap - Our Mehndi - Wedding Planning Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

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OMG! Ramis Mandaps has to be Chicago's best kept secrets for wedding decor/ 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 decor and flowers. You yelpers owe me for this one. read more

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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. read more

Rami's Mandap - setup for the Hindu ceremony - Wedding Planning Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

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Rami was very open to our ideas and understood our vision for our fusion wedding perfectly! He is very detail oriented and clearly very experienced at what he does. He used a combination of real and artificial flowers to create an arch for us to get married under, decor for the aisles, bouquets and boutonnieres, centerpieces, and so much more! He also provided a stage and chairs that we needed for the Indian part of our wedding. Rami was very easy to communicate with both in person and via phone. His team arrived promptly on time and completed set up and take down efficiently on the day of the wedding. read more

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. read more

Do not go with Indra Rami as your wedding decor 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 decor since I liked the wedding venue decor (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 decor 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 decor vendor at least a year out from your wedding date. I didn't realize how quickly the large decor vendors fill up their schedules. I have had friends choose Yanni's Decor 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/decor. Lesson learned for me: If you are spending $7200 on decor, 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. read more

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. read more

Rami's attention to detail is impeccable. He has an amazing talent and vision, and this is what made our wedding so beautiful!! Rami was easy to communicate with leading up to our day, and worked very well with all of our other vendors. Pricing couldn't be beat, and Rami actually threw in some extras on our wedding day to really make our décor perfect!! read more

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. read more

Rami did such an outstanding job in putting our stage together. He was very patient and spent a lot of time with me and my family to discuss what kind of stage we want. Rami made excellent recommendations of different designs, colors and the overall look of the stage. I took my wife's wedding outfit to which he coordinated the stage colors so beautifully. The stage decoration definitely made the entire look of the wedding hall and all the wedding pictures look so elegant, classy and absolutely gorgeous. I would recommend his work to anyone and will most definitely look to work with him for any other opportunities in life. 5 star rating for his work! read more

We hired Rami for our March 2016 wedding! He did a phenomenal job with decoration. I couldn't believe how beautiful everything looked! From the grand look of things and down to the details, Rami made sure there was no stone left unturned. Although his meetings are unconventional, Rami definitely knows what he is doing! He works with you to create the look you want and is full of ideas. He has done many weddings and takes the time to show you examples. He went beyond our expectations and every guest was in awe!! I cannot tell you how many of our guests asked who our decorator was! Thank you Rami! I would recommend him to anyone looking for a decorator for any of their events! read more

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Rami was very open to our ideas and understood our vision for our fusion wedding perfectly! He is very detail oriented and clearly very experienced at what he does. He used a combination of real and artificial flowers to create an arch for us to get married under, decor for the aisles, bouquets and boutonnieres, centerpieces, and so much more! He also provided a stage and chairs that we needed for the Indian part of our wedding. Rami was very easy to communicate with both in person and via phone. His team arrived promptly on time and completed set up and take down efficiently on the day of the wedding. read more

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! read more

Rami is amazing!!!! We used him for our wedding ceremony and reception a month ago and everything was AMAZINGLY perfect!!! First, Rami is smart and very very creative! We told him we wanted to do something different for the reception and he was able to create and sketch something new in front of us. He then walked us back to the store room to show us the materials / backdrops that he would use. We ended up using his idea and other additions that we added on. Second, his price is MUCH lower than any other vendor for the quality of his work. He could easily charge double for the quality of work that he provides. Third, Rami makes you feel very comfortable! He walks you through all the details and makes sure you are comfortable and happy with everything! When I walked into my reception venue I cried because everything was so perfect! Everything that I had imagined in my head, he made come to life and look amazing! I highly recommend Rami and will plan on using him for future occasions! read more

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! read more

If you are looking for someone who is unprofessional, doesn't listen to what the customer asks, and overpriced then go to Rami. I had a very bad experience with this florist. What we had agreed on were church flowers, reception centerpieces, and the bridal bouquet. Keep in mind that he doesn't write anything down in the meetings you have with him. If you ask him for a break down on how much each centerpiece costs, he will never tell you, but make run around answers. In two of our meetings he tried to put a guilt trip on us because we chose not to use his drapery and lighting. He was forcing us to use some candled backdrop that clearly we did not want, but he said he wanted to use it because he "can look at a bride and know exactly what she wants"... needless to say, we didn't use it because the bride did not want it. In one meeting we had with him he spent the whole time saying that he has a lot of bills to pay and he said that his brother fought with him because he chose to do our wedding instead of another wedding which would have been more profitable. The other thing was that when we asked for that appointment we said we can come in whenever time he is available and he made the timing for the meeting, yet when we saw him he was like "i'm missing temple because of this meeting". That reminds me of another point... He will never show up to meetings on time. He is always at least 30 minutes late. I know about indian standard time, but this is a business and when you make an appointment at a certain time, you should honor it. Back to the flowers.... We had 8 centerpieces at the church. When I saw them, I was shocked at how small they were. Regardless, we were planning to use the church flowers in the cocktail hour, but after the ceremony he came to collect the flowers to re-use them as centerpieces for the reception. When I confronted him about that, he claimed he "didn't remember". So ultimately we paid for 8 centerpieces twice. Another thing is that the flowers were so so sparse and it looked very cheap!!! This was the most disappointing of all. Our guests probably thought we went low budget on flowers by the way that it looked. Unfortunately we actually paid a large sum of money and he really cheated us on that aspect. Also, he did not use the flowers we had discussed in our meetings and basically used whatever he wanted. His claims about owning a flower farm in Florida seem a little fabricated. The catalogues we looked at were from different flower companies and it didn't even matter because the flowers we chose and the colors we decided on was not delivered. Perhaps his farm only grows two types of flowers because that is all we received. By the end of the night the flowers heads were drooping, which is probably because he didn't properly soak the green foam well. The bridal bouquet was poorly made. Flowers were falling out even before the ceremony started. And if you tried to push them back in, it would fall out again. After the wedding, we had a meeting with the reception vendors. They stated that they started the work late for setting up. The doors were open for them at 11am, but they didnt show up till a few hours before. This is probably because they were collecting the church centerpieces. At the end of the night Rami's workers were taking back the floral centerpieces!!!!! Our reception vendor saw this and they told him that they were told that they had to take back all the centerpiece flowers back and some were starting to load them onto their cart. Luckily, our vendor stopped them from taking them back because we paid for them and we were giving them out to our guests who stayed till the end. The reception vendors told us they will NOT use him as a recommended florist for others who are looking for a florist. I know this is a long, harsh review, but the truth has to be said. The other two reviews on here are from 2011... and I created a yelp account just to do this review because I don't want to see other people get cheated out of hard earned money based on those outdated reviews. Rami claims a lot of promises, but when it comes to the day of the event, he does not deliver what the customer wants or pays for. I would not recommend this florist to even my greatest enemy. I highly suggest that if you do go with him, you make a written contract with him before you pay your deposit money because you will get cheated. Unfortunately for us we did it the indian way and agreed on things verbally with good intentions that our hopes would be fulfilled. I wish that we had a written contract because I would have definitely sued him for the job he did at this wedding. read more

Going with Rami's mandap for my wedding events is honestly the best decision I have ever made! I showed him pictures of the set up I was looking for and he did an even better job than I expected!! He's got amazing customer service, always very friendly, very understanding, and very flexible in accommodating to my every need. He happily complied with all of my demands, even the ones made days before the events. His flowers were beautiful and fresh, he put so much thought into every detail of the wedding. No other event designer compares to this guy in either customer service, price, or quality of work. I've recommended him to several people and everyone has been extremely satisfied!! Meeting with him would always have me even more excited about my wedding, and that's because he goes above and beyond to make sure everything is perfect. I highly recommend him to everyone for any event! read more

Rami did mandap decoration for my sister's wedding this month (Feb 2014). He did an excellent job. Even though the wedding was in a small place in Illinois, he did an amazing job. He is very experienced and gives good suggestions on decoration. Our stage was very big and we selected a small mandap initially, he explained me and my sister that crystal mandap looks good on that big stage and the decoration looked great. I am so glad I listened to his suggestion. The flowers he used were so fresh and he matched the flower colors to colors in mandap. Everyone who attended the wedding gave compliments for the mandap. They said this is one of the best mandaps they saw in their life. I would highly recommend Rami!!! read more

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! read more

We have worked with Rami and his wife for multiple events over the course of 8 years. Let me start by saying his customer service is EXCELLENT. You will not find a more honest, punctual, responsive, creative and affordable team of designers anywhere in Chicago. They come through on their promises- and they work extremely hard to make your event nicer than you could imagine. The last two events I planned with him, I simply called and gave him my color scheme, my budget, the date and location of the event and ask him to impress us as he always does- he did not disappoint! With Rami's Mandap you can expect no hidden costs, and many additional surprises. His payment schedule is standard and reasonable. He has worked many corporate events as well and many weddings (both Desi and non Desi). The drive to Skokie might be cumbersome, but the amount you will save in money and follow up time compared to other places will more than compensate for that. read more

Awesome work. Beyond our expectations. He dedicated hard work and effort to make the decorations a lifetime memories for us and the guests. I would recommend him for anyone for decorations as above and beyond. Thanks Rami. read more

WOW!! What can I say about Rami...Man this guy took a huge load off our shoulders. My wife and I have been looking for a decorator for almost 3 months. We sat down with Rami at his warehouse in Glenview, IL and he asked us a series of questions about our events, budget, color schemes, etc. He then proposed a few ideas, drew us a possible outcome, and even showed us some of the items he will be using. The rest he said do not worry I will make it perfect and worth your while, and he sure as heck came through. Our decor for all events were amazing mA and many guests asked about who the decorator was. We had close to 900 guests everyone seem to be amazed by his work mA. I would highly recommend any to Rami. He can take lots of stress off your wedding planning journey. read more

i'd give rami zero stars if i could. our experience with him can be summed up in two words: NEVER AGAIN. despite multiple communications (including in person, on the phone, and via email) with him confirming the design of our fabric mandap and the aisle details (including photos of the the exact colors to be used), rami managed to get everything 100% wrong. it's almost as if he tried to give us the exact opposite of what was requested. the order we had confirmed with rami: a royal blue and magenta fabric mandap with white chairs, a white aisle runner and red rose petals, along with crystal ganeshes in the aisle. what we walked into our banquet hall to discover on the morning of the wedding an hour before it was due to start: an all BLACK fabric mandap, with red chairs and a red aisle runner and white rose petals, and red and white flower bouquets running along the aisle. rami could offer no explanation as to why everything was completely wrong. all he said was that it would take him about 4-5 hours to go and get the right materials and redo things (clearly not a viable option). the only way we saved our wedding was because our banquet hall coordinator (a shoutout to Empress Banquets) provided us with white and pink fabric and threw in some free blue uplighting to try to make things look decent. our coordinator also got down on her hands and knees and helped replace the aisle runner. he didn't even end up putting together the mandap we ended up with--a talented family friend put up all the new fabric that was provided. in short, rami is a complete disaster,--do NOT trust him at all. in a follow-up phone call post-wedding to discuss his complete screw-up, all he could say was "sometimes in business mistakes happen". you're best off finding a real professional, and rami is most definitely not it. read more

rami bhai khushbu and ashish here. we love u rami bhai. thank u so much rami bhai for the best decoration ever we love it. every event decoration was amazing. all are family member and friends and relative loved the decoration. thank u thank so much. thanks u so much for making are event so special and beautiful. who ever want to have best decoration they should contact rami mandap they will have amazing decoration and also best and reasonable price. read more