Dream Occasions

Dream Occasions is a Hanover Park, Illinois decorator and event design studio founded by architect and set designer Shilpa Patel, offering wedding decor, floristry, lighting, and drapery for Indian and American weddings. The studio covers multi-event South Asian wedding weekends (including garba-sangeet, wedding ceremony, and reception) with custom mandap fabrication, floral arrangements, lighting, drapery, and budget-flexible design; all sets are hand crafted at the studio or at a factory in India. Founded in 1999, Dream Occasions has over 15 years of experience in the event industry, with a background in high-profile weddings in London and Chicago, and a client track record that includes the PGA Ryder Cup, the Marriott Group, the Hilton Chicago, and celebrities including Tiger Woods, Justin Timberlake, and Michael Jordan. Based in Hanover Park, Illinois, with a reputation established across major venues in the Chicago-land area. Couples consistently praise lead designers Min and Shilpa for adapting to budgets without compromising quality, offering design suggestions when couples lack a clear vision, coordinating directly with venue managers, and delivering custom mandaps and multi-event decor that drew guest compliments across every event.