§1What this business is

The business meets the client, designs a theme within the budget, buys flowers, fabric and props, sets up the décor, lighting and sound at the venue and takes it down after the event. It owns its lights, sound equipment, chairs, tables and stage platforms. Weddings, birthdays, engagements and corporate functions are the main work.

Capacity: Sales of ₹19.71 lakh a year in the profile, about half from weddings and the rest from birthdays, engagements, parties and other events.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A creative person with a feel for colour and design who can manage a crew and build ties with venues, florists and caterers.

Who it is not for

Someone who wants regular office hours or cannot handle last-minute changes on the event day.

Advantages

  • Weddings and festivals bring steady seasonal work
  • Destination weddings in hill towns are growing
  • Own stock of lights, sound and furniture can be reused at every event
  • Tie-ups with hotels and planners bring repeat orders

Drawbacks

  • Work bunches in wedding and festival months
  • Fierce competition and price pressure
  • Flower and material costs change quickly
  • Late nights and tight set-up deadlines

Skills you need

  • Theme design and décor
  • Budgeting and quoting
  • Managing a set-up crew
  • Working with venues, florists and caterers

Why difficulty 2/5: Small capital and simple equipment, but income is seasonal and depends on reputation.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Families holding weddings and engagements
  • Birthday and party hosts
  • Companies holding functions
  • Hotels and resorts hosting destination weddings

How it sells

  • Preferred-vendor tie-ups with hotels, resorts and wedding planners
  • Social media and an online portfolio
  • Word of mouth

Good to know

  • The profile names Dehradun, Nainital, Haridwar, Mussoorie and Rishikesh as busy wedding and event markets.
  • Demand peaks in wedding, festival and tourist seasons.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Lighting equipment (LED, fairy, stage and battery lights)1 set₹0.50 lakh
Sound equipment (speakers, microphones, mixer, amplifiers)1 set₹1.00 lakh
Chairs, tables, cushions and stage platforms—₹1.50 lakh
Ladders and tool kit—₹0.02 lakh
Computer with software1₹0.30 lakh
Portable inverter2₹0.35 lakh

From: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Event and Wedding Decoration Services

  • Flowers, drapes and fabricbought for each event; the profile puts raw materials at ₹2.00 lakh a year
  • Candles, centrepieces and artificial flowersdecorative consumables listed in the profile

From: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Event and Wedding Decoration Services

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST registration
  3. Trade licence from the local body
  4. Event permission for specific venues where required
  5. FSSAI registration only if food is served

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP covers service projects up to ₹20 lakh; MUDRA suits buying décor stock; CGTMSE backs a loan without collateral.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: DUY profile total ₹8.65 lakh: computer, network, printer and 2 inverters ₹0.75 lakh, décor equipment ₹3.05 lakh (lights ₹0.50 lakh, sound ₹1.00 lakh, chairs, tables, cushions and stage platforms ₹1.50 lakh, ladders and tool kit ₹0.02 lakh), rented building ₹0.36 lakh, misc. fixed assets ₹0.02 lakh, preliminary ₹0.62 lakh, working capital ₹3.85 lakh. Promoter ₹3.46 lakh, bank ₹5.19 lakh.

Working capital: Working capital ₹3.85 lakh — flowers, fabric and labour must be paid before the client settles the bill.

Year not printed on the DUY (Devbhoomi Udyamita Yojana) profile — check current prices before you buy.

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§8Export potential

A local service business — not an export business.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Off-season with little work
  • Damage or loss of stock at venues
  • Late payment by clients
  • Weather spoiling outdoor set-ups

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

  1. Days 1–30: Visit a working event and wedding decoration service unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST registration), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
  3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

§11Who to connect with

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§12Watch

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Sources

  1. Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Event and Wedding Decoration Services

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.