Baat pakki is Urdu for 'the matter is settled' — the traditional South Asian ceremony where the two families formally agree to the marriage. Gifts are exchanged, prayers are made, and the commitment is made public before the larger engagement or wedding follows.
Whether you call it baat pakki, mangni, or simply the engagement, these are usually small gatherings — twenty to sixty people, often at home or in a restaurant's private room. They are also, increasingly, the first event a family books with us, and the one that decides whether they come back for the wedding.
What we set up
- Backdrop and seating for the couple — sized for small rooms, freestanding
- Ring and mithai trays — velvet fancy trays and decorated thal
- Mithai toppers for the sweets exchanged between families
- Floral garlands and gajras for the couple
- Corsages and boutonnieres — real or artificial, in your colours
- Card box and podium décor
- Floral hoops and selfie rings with LED for the photographs
Intimate gatherings, done properly
An engagement is where décor has the highest leverage of any event we do. In a room this close, the difference between a bare wall and a properly built backdrop is immediately visible in every photograph — and the budget required is a fraction of a wedding.
The palette is usually softer than the wedding events: blush, ivory, sage, dusty rose. We keep two-panel backdrops in wild rose and pastel specifically for this.
Restaurants and home setups in Ottawa
We set up engagements in restaurant private rooms across Ottawa — we have worked at venues including Palki — as well as in family homes and small community halls.
Restaurants have short access windows, often only thirty to sixty minutes between service periods. Tell us the venue and we will confirm the access time with you before we plan the build, because it is the single thing most likely to compromise the setup.
Tell us your date
Send your date, venue and guest count on WhatsApp. Faya will come back to you directly with what fits and what it costs.
Good to know
Questions we get asked
Baat pakki is an Urdu phrase meaning 'the matter is finalised'. It is the traditional South Asian ceremony where the families of the couple formally agree to the marriage — gifts are exchanged, prayers are made, and the commitment is celebrated before a larger engagement or wedding takes place.
It is usually a small, family-focused gathering.
Engagements are among our most affordable bookings — the events are small and the setups are modest. A backdrop with couple's seating and decorated trays sits comfortably at the accessible end.
WhatsApp +1 (613) 883-4969 with your date, venue and guest count for a quote.
Yes, we do this regularly across Ottawa. The one thing to confirm early is the access window — restaurants often allow only thirty to sixty minutes between service periods, which limits how large a setup we can build.
Give us the venue name at enquiry and we will work to their timing.
Yes — mithai toppers, velvet fancy trays, decorated thal and mithai tokras. They are used in the exchange between families and get photographed closely, so they are worth doing well.
Available for nikah, engagement and baat pakki bookings.
Yes, small private setups for proposals — a backdrop, florals, candles and lighting. These are usually very short-notice bookings and we accommodate them when the date is free.
Message on WhatsApp and tell us the location and time.