VELLORA
A candlelit ritual corner set for an event, with a rose garland arch, a small white draped table of candles and roses, and deep red drapes against a plaster wall

Bridal Showers  ·  Bachelorettes  ·  Toronto

Before the vows,an evening for her.

Velvet, candlelight and rose petals, brought to the room where she gathers the women she loves.

  • 8 to 10 guests
  • Two practitioners
  • 3 to 4 hours

What the Evening Holds

Her women around her. One candlelit corner, waiting for each of them.

  • I

    The room, transformed

    Velvet drapery, candlelight and rose petals, and a private ritual corner set apart from the celebration.

  • II

    A ritual for every guest

    Each woman is called into the corner in turn, for a short ritual of the hands, neck and shoulders.

  • III

    Ninety minutes for the bride

    She receives a full signature ritual of her choosing, Stillness, Peony or Rose Devotion, while the evening carries on softly around her.

  • IV

    Letters for her wedding morning

    Every guest writes to the bride. Each letter is sealed in wine wax, to be opened on the morning she marries.

  • V

    The oil bar, if you wish

    A lit table of botanical oils where each guest blends a scent of her own to take home.

  • VI

    Nothing left for the host

    We bring everything, set it all, and clear it all. You keep the evening, and the room is returned as it was.

For the Wedding Morning

Every woman in the room
writes to her.

Somewhere between the candles and the laughter, each guest is given paper, a pen and a few quiet minutes. What she has watched the bride become. What she wishes for her. What she would never say out loud.

Each letter is folded and sealed in wine wax with the V. The bundle goes home with the bride, to be opened on the morning of her wedding, before anyone else arrives.

A room full of voices, kept for the quietest hour of her day.

The Bride's Ritual

Ninety minutes, and she chooses the room.

A practitioner hands working warm botanical oil into a guest hand in a candlelit room of roses and dark red drapes
A practitioner of the house in a wine Vellora shirt seated between drawn red velvet curtains, a single candle lit behind her
An ornate gold tray on a red clothed table holding stacks of wine coloured Vellora matchboxes beside the house sign

Before You Ask

What the maid of honour wants to know.

How many guests can gather?
The evening is shaped for up to eight to ten guests, so every woman has her moment in the ritual corner.
How long does the house stay?
About three to four hours, with two Vellora practitioners for the whole of the evening.
Where can it take place?
In a home, a hotel suite or a short-term rental, across Toronto and the GTA. Where the house comes
Who arrives?
Women practitioners, licensed or certified, trained in Vellora's rituals, background checked and insured. Meet who arrives
What does it cost?
Every gathering is shaped to its room and its guests, so the house shares the price once it knows yours. Write to us and we reply within 48 hours.

Planning Her Evening

Tell us about the bride.

A date, a room and how many will gather are enough to begin. We reply within 48 hours with what her evening could hold.

I of VII

Your details stay with the house and are used only to reply to you. You can also write directly to hello@vellora.ca.

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