Mandaps are the most beautiful elements in a wedding. Mandaps are mostly set up in the weddings more than receptions. It is a temporary porch that’s set up where the holy fire is set and the bride and the groom sit around it along with very close friends and family while the rituals are performed and the wedding takes place. The sanctity and purity of the institution of marriage is enhanced with the setting up of the mandap, the place where the actual ceremony takes place. The place where you and your fiancee become man and wife. This place definitely needs a lot of dramatisation, the more the better. Mandap decorations are nice and fun to plan, especially if you have a wedding decorator helping you with this.
Wedding decorations are generally a lot more traditional when compared to the reception decor, and most of it is contributed to by mandap decor. The mandap has a lot of elements by itself, the backdrop and the flower decorations. You could choose a theme and go by it, or you could stick to a classic mandap decoration. Whichever it is, you could always use the help of your flower decorators who always keep brimming with ideas in order to make your wedding funner than usual.
However, these are a set of collective ideas you could implement so you know that you haven’t missed out on any of the decorations possible for the beautiful mandap
- Use a lot of flowers
- Use drapes as satin always brings out a regal feel
- Make use of a lot of lights, be it serial lights or lamps, lights always illuminate the place well.
- Make it more like a canopy, so that all the pictures look pretty
- Speaking of pictures, make sure your mandap is set up keeping in mind the pictures and the photography techniques. Make the mandap as photogenic as possible
- Use a lot of props, maybe bells, or even some festive lights. Bells create a lovely sound, and also add to the rustic look.
- Use regal looking furniture for the bride and the groom. It adds a lovely look to the entire setup.
- If it’s an outdoor setup, make sure your mandap goes with the lighting. For example, if its a morning wedding, use light colours that reflect sunlight into the place.
- You could also use diwans and fluffy pillows if it goes with the entire look of the mandap.
- Finally, theme it up, keeping in mind the general theme of the rest of the decor.
