The Studio

We don't simply organise events. We create experiences people carry with them.

A gala evening produced by the studio
Our Story

Founded on a single dinner.

Élan began in 2012 with a fortieth birthday for twenty-two guests in a borrowed Mumbai apartment. The brief was simple: make the evening feel inevitable.

Fourteen years later the studio runs three-day palace weddings and thousand-delegate summits, and the brief has not changed.

Our Philosophy

Restraint, then generosity.

We remove before we add. A room with one idea executed completely will always read as more considered than a room with five.

Then we are generous where it counts — in service ratios, in rehearsal time, and in the hours our team stays after the last guest has left.

250+

Events Created

48

Luxury Venues

18

Cities

96%

Client Satisfaction

People

Our Team

The Élan Events leadership team
  • Amara SenFounder & Creative Director
  • Dev MalhotraHead of Production
  • Rhea KapadiaDirector, Weddings
  • Ishaan RaoDirector, Corporate
Recognition

Awards

  • 2025Event Studio of the Year — Hospitality India
  • 2024Best Destination Wedding — Bridal Council
  • 2023Excellence in Production — LiveEx Awards
  • 2022Design Honour — Interiors & Events
Clients

Testimonials

"Three hundred guests, four ceremonies, and my mother did not have to make a single phone call."

Nikhil & Sara · Jaipur

"The most disciplined production team we have worked with anywhere."

Harper Group · Bengaluru

Work with the studio.