ABOUT US

ASHA Events and Weddings is a full-service event design and planning firm that will develop, create and execute an innovative experience for you and your guests. Through superior design, excellent customer service, and pin-point attention to detail, ASHA Events and Weddings blends creativity and professionalism to bring your vision to life for your special event.

The core of ASHA Events and Weddings is a mother/daughter team with more than 25 years of professional experience. ASHA combines artistry, precision, and focus to unlock the potential of what your event can be. We strive to create events, not just assemble them.

In Sanskirt, ASHA means 'hope', and our goal is to fulfill the hopes of our clients and exceed their every expectation.

EVENT SERVICES

Services we can offer include:
Venue Selection
Event Concept
Design & Decor Concept / Production
Production Management
Catering and Bar Service
Entertainment / Talent
Printed Materials
Staffing and Labor
Guest Relations
Lodging / Transportation
Logistics / Scheduling
Client Gifts
Executive Retreat / Team Building

ASHA Events and Weddings can produce every aspect of your event from design through execution. Whether you want our team to handle it all or to simply help you with a single element, we can create the event you imagined.

Personal Event Design and Management
We know that your birthday, bachelorette party or anniversary is a special occasion for you. We make sure that each occasion is an event you want to remember. From brainstorming new and innovative ideas for your upcoming soiree to executing each detail with flawless precision, we believe in crafting your event, not just assembling it.

Professional Event Design and Management
We believe that corporate events should build your business. Even conferences and corporate retreats require an element of style and care that puts attendees at ease while reinforcing your corporate identity. We make sure your event is a success so you can make sure your business is, too.

WEDDING SERVICES

Wedding Design and Management
ASHA Events and Weddings is a full service wedding design and coordination service company that specializes in crafting custom events. We can help you with every aspect of planning your wedding, including choosing invitations, finding a venue, and selecting photographers, caterers, and the entertainment. We can also connect you with specialized services-whether you are looking for a Polynesian dance troupe to perform or a horse for the groom's wedding procession! Regardless of your budget, we will work with you to customize a wedding package that suite your needs.

ASHA Events and Weddings also provides "day-of" coordination services that allow you to enjoy your wedding! Our staff will be the point person for all of your vendors and can do as little or as much as you like so that you can enjoy every moment on your special day.

Wedding services we offer or coordinate:
Site selection
Catering and menu selection
Flowers
Vendor selection and contract management
Mendhi event planning
Horse/Carriage services
Ice Scuptures
Invitations (Traditional Indian and Western)
Wedding programs
Backdrops (Custom backdrops available)
Entertainment selection and management
Limousine/Transportation
Lighting

Linens/Chair covers
Mandap selection and set-up
Staffing and Labor
Rehearsal Dinner planning and coordination
Garba/Sangheet planning and coordination
Wedding Design and Decoration
Favors (ready-made or custom, hand-made options available)
Hair, Makeup, Waxing, Nails
Tuxedo Rental
Specialty Items
Cake Selection
Day-of services

PROFILES

KOSHA CARSTENS
Event & Wedding Coordinator
Kosha has more than a decade of event planning experience that includes corporate sales meetings, educational seminars and birthday, bachelorette and anniversary parties. Kosha blends her business experience with her love of event planning into her vision for ASHA Events and Weddings: to exceed her clients' expectations and produce innovative events that are executed with precision.

PURVI BAXI
Wedding & Event Designer
Purvi brings 16 years of expertise to wedding and event design. As the entrepreneur behind Purti Enterprises - which became ASHA Events and Weddings in 2011 - she specialized in planning and coordinating Indian weddings, including mandap selection,invitations, food and entertainment. An artist at heart, Purvi brings a creative eye and artistic touch to her work. Her portfolio includes hand-painted mandap backdrops, customized cake toppers/cake stands and original center Pieces.

TESTIMONIALS

ASHA Events specializes for complete wedding planning
Starting in 2011, Purti Enterprises has become ASHA Events and Weddings. Under this new name, the business has expanded into a full-service wedding and event planning company...
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"I wanted to write a few words to tell everyone about how wonderful ASHA Events can be. Our daughter's wedding was managed in the most fabulous way. Everything was done with perfection, on time, with no hassles and exactly as we wanted.
Thank you very much for your personal attention to details. I knew that with artist like Purvi Baxi, I did not have to worry. She made out daughter's dream of a perfect wedding come true. Thank you!!!"
Smriti Mehta

Kosha,
Thank you for organizing our sales meeting last week. Everything went so smoothly. I heard from several attendees that they couldn't believe everything was on time and didn't feel rushed. Sales meetings so often are boring and dragged out. The extra touches and fun break-time ideas you added throughout the afternoon kept everyone interested and on-task. Thank you for your hard work!
Jennifer H.

"ASHA Events & Weddings planned my Bachelorette party, and I had a blast! We started the party with an organized Wine Tasting and then went for dinner, drinks and dancing! I could tell Event Coordinator Kosha knows Chicago hotspots and nightlife because not only did she totally deliver what I had in mind, but also went the extra mile to find new and unique ways of celebrating. There was something for everyone and all of my friends were really impressed and couldn't say enough about how much fun they had. I wish I could get married again just to have another awesome night out with the girls!"
Spruha Thompson, married September 2010

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Web Design and Development by Yana Carstens

Photography by Andrew Morrell Photography and Spruha Thompson

Flower Arrangements by Phillip Flowers