Gautam Events, Mumbai

Popularly known as Gauri Shankar Horse Suppliers and Brass Band, Gautam Events has been bringing dance, music and revelry to weddings for 21 years. One of the most sought-after brass bands in the country, the company caters to all functions — pheras, reception, sangeet, mehendi — offering live bands and orchestras, light music orchestra, Koli, Jodhpuri and Catholic band, Punjabi and Nashik dhol, ghodis and elephants on hire with complete decorations and umbrellas, tutari or shehnai music, two- and four-hourse baggis with or without lighting, Arjun raths, dulhan dolis and safas for the baaratis. The team here can also arrange floral and other decorations for the main event. Price for basic décor (including stage, pillars, couple chairs and entrance, using flowers, lights, drapes and other decoration) for a sangeet party at a venue (of ~4,000 sq. ft.) that accommodates ~100 people is Rs. 50,000. Price varies based on type and quantity of décor, as well as venue size.