I had an excellent experience with Vijaya Menon's professional saree draping service. She was incredibly friendly, professional, and communicated wonderfully throughout the process. Vijaya made everything so easy and ensured my saree was draped beautifully and securely. She did an incredible job, and I couldn't have been happier with the result. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for expert saree draping services, especially for weddings and other special occasions! read more

TLDR: I paid $1,000 for wedding-day services, substantial portions of those services were not delivered by the person I hired, my family had to step in, and my request for a 50% refund was ultimately not resolved. I strongly recommend that brides carefully consider my experience before booking this vendor. I paid $1,000 for wedding-day draping and garment preparation, and significant portions of the services I hired her to perform were ultimately not performed by her. I did everything I reasonably could beforehand to set us up for success. We had multiple planning conversations, including a lengthy call reviewing my specific outfits, draping style, and their order, and I provided a detailed written timeline. She was specifically told in writing to arrive at 9:00 a.m. and begin steaming the outfits. On my wedding day, she arrived late, and shared that the steamer was not working, which it ended up working for my bridemaids who then steamed their own clothes in fully professional hair and makeup. My bridal lehenga was still in its garment bag even though I had been told it had already been steamed and was ready. When she showed me what she said was my prepared bridal outfit, it was actually my reception lehenga--despite the time we had spent beforehand reviewing which outfit was which. Most importantly: The professional I paid to drape me did not ultimately drape me for my wedding ceremony. My aunt had to step in and drape my bridal lehenga instead. At 2:32 p.m.--minutes before I was supposed to walk down the aisle--I received a text from the vendor saying, "All done. Can I leave now Neeti?" She also wrote that she had "pre pleated mom's saree and steamed the rest." I had not even completed the services I had hired her for at that point, including the later assistance with my reception outfit. This also doesn't capture how inappropriate that communication was, despite us having coordinators and other staff. The resulting delays had consequences that cannot be fixed with another appointment. Because I wasn't dressed and ready according to our planned timeline, we permanently lost a substantial portion of our professional wedding photography, including planned bridal details, getting-ready photographs, bridesmaids helping me dress, and candid moments from that morning. Those photographs cannot be recreated. After the wedding, I tried repeatedly to resolve this privately. I requested only a $500 partial refund--not even the full $1,000 I paid. Her response stated that the "core draping services were delivered" and attributed the problems primarily to illness and a broken/uncooperative steamer. I absolutely understand that people can become unexpectedly ill, and I never disputed that she may have been unwell. What I could not reconcile was the assertion that the core services were delivered when my aunt was the person who ultimately had to drape the bride. I was also surprised by the explanation regarding the equipment. Before the wedding, our venue coordinator had emailed the group--including the vendor--confirming that the venue had a Rowenta steamer approximately four feet tall and even provided a photograph of it. Regardless of any equipment issue she may have experienced that day, it does not explain why my bridal outfit was still bagged after I had been told it was ready, why my aunt had to drape me, or why she was asking to leave before all of the services I hired her for had been completed. I gave her multiple opportunities to resolve this privately. After she refused the partial refund, I responded in detail and again attempted to resolve the matter. I ultimately sent a final written demand giving her a specific deadline before I pursued formal recovery options. I received no further response or refund. I subsequently discovered that I could no longer access her business Instagram profile from my account, despite Instagram having been the platform through which I originally booked her. I don't leave this review lightly. I intentionally waited, documented what happened, and repeatedly tried to handle it privately before saying anything publicly. I also deliberately have not speculated about her motives or disputed whether she was genuinely ill. For a normal event, perhaps some of these issues could have been fixed later. On a wedding day, they cannot. There is no second opportunity to photograph the bride getting ready or to recover the moments that were missed. I am sharing my experience so other brides can make an informed decision when choosing someone for such a time-sensitive and important part of their wedding day. read more

The worst decision I made fory daughter's wedding. Paid for her flight, transportation, stay at 5star hotel and of course her fee for no service. She couldn't even drape my daughter's, the bride duppatta properly. read more

This review is due in a long time!! Vijaya is very quick, easy to work with and very professional. She invited me to her home for saree draping, ironed, and she was within 20 mins, reaching Livermore temple in a very short drive. The saree stayed put for almost the whole day! Nice job Vijaya! Thank you so much for your perfect services! read more

Positives: Her saree draping was amazing and looked very nice. Negatives: Unfortunately, I have to agree with previous reviewers with regards to the experience working with her being disappointing and unprofessional. 1. She's disorganized and absent-minded. She didn't come prepared with ironing board until we specifically requested her to. This resulted in her ironing my sarees on my makeup artist's expensive furniture when she came over for the pre-wedding shoot. On the day of my wedding, I wore are red saree in the morning. I told her the specific time to have my white saree ironed and ready to be draped as the pujari runs a tight schedule. She was wandering around and seems to have forgotten to do so. When the time came for my second draping, she was nowhere to be found. Fortunately some of family friends began draping me before she was flagged down. She then rushed and proceeded to drape an un-ironed saree on me (except with ironing via straightening iron) and fortunately I was able to be back on the mandap on time. She had another bride after me and was supposed to iron and set aside my third saree for another auntie to drape, but she left without doing so. At that point I was too tired to even bother, so just stuck to wearing the 2 sarees for my event. 2. I had paid her a deposit when I agreed to work with her as she requested. However, a few weeks before my wedding, right before my bridal shoot she suddenly contacted me saying she needed the remainder of the money ASAP and upfront with some personal excuse. I was surprised by this, as every other vendor took the remainder of the deposit the day of. She told me that if she was unable to arrive and drape me on my wedding day, her assistant would be there. I found this behavior to be extremely unprofessional, since it was *her* I hired and not her assistant. i refused to pay upfront as to guarantee her being there, and this created a lot of undue stress for me. 3. Her money model is not great, she will give you a fixed price for 1-6 sarees, regardless of whether you need one saree draped or six. It's bizarre. 4. If there are any alterations you need to make to your "contract" after talking to her, i.e time of arrival and time of departure, she will nickel and dime you worse than any other vendor I've ever worked with. read more

Vijaya is AMAZING, and I can't imagine making it through my FIVE saree changes during my wedding without her. Vijaya was the first "vendor" that I booked during my wedding planning. I knew I would have to feel absolutely comfortable in my sarees to have a great time at my wedding, and for that I needed a draping artist that was the best in the game. I am so lucky I found Vijaya! During the early planning phases, she was very communicative with me via email and phone. Leading up to the weeks before my wedding, Vijaya and I hashed out the draping details and scheduling. The wedding weekend flowed effortlessly- Vijaya was always early to the venue, and brought such a wholesome, positive energy always. It was great to have Vijaya on my side! She is INCREDIBLE! read more

Super Saree Draping by Vijaya - Traditional Clothing Near Me - Livermore, California

I love Vijaya, she is an excellent artist and perfectionist. She makes sure that the work pleases not only her but her customers too, if you would like certain style, she will offer even better & will keep you happy & smiling. The different styles of saree draping (Trendy, Traditional and Bengali style) she did for me were spectacular ! I recommend her 100%. She is very professional, does her work with great sincerity and dedication. It's fun to work with her, as she's always got a smile on her face. She is called "SUPER" saree draping for a reason! Vijaya is a master at what she does. Her work is so clean, elegant, refined, and she made me "feel" stunning. The pictures can attest, she is amazing. Thank you Vijaya !!!! read more

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Vijaya helped me drape a saree perfectly for an Indian wedding I attended yesterday. She was very professional and amazing.

Vijaya did an amazing job draping saree for me for an event. I reached out last minute and she was willing to give me an appointment. Everyone in the event appreciated the way saree was draped. I highly recommend Vijaya for saree draping. read more

Vijaya did an awesome job draping a saree on me during one of my family gathering. She is very professional and talented. Vijaya can drap a saree in different style. I highly recommend her. Vijaya draped my daughter too in two different draping styles and she did a great job. My daughter looked so pretty and was so comfortable in a saree. I highly recommend her to anyone that is looking for draping services. read more

I want to believe I caught Vijaya on an exceptionally bad day given all the other reviews are so positive, but she truly was the reason I had an extremely chaotic and stressful wedding morning and I would absolutely not recommend her to any other bride. Not only did she arrive to the wrong location and therefore started late, she immediately complained about being hungry despite me telling her weeks in advance that food would be available starting at 5 AM, a full hour before she even had to start. Once she ate (further delaying well past 6am start) she didn't know how to operate the steamer, she spilled water all over the grooms dupatta, she incorrectly pinned my mom's dupatta backwards, did a sloppy job on my bridal veil (had to be redone by an aunt later), and draped my bridesmaids sarees so tight they couldn't comfortably eat lunch or sit during the ceremony. It was atrocious end to end and my biggest regret about the ceremony was hiring Vijaya. Yes doing so was a complete waste of money but the worst part was her attitude and energy in the bridal suite. Would never recommend her. read more

We hired Vijaya from Super Sarre draping for our 3 day event in Napa Valley. We got in touch 6 months before and Vijaya helped us with suggestions on sarre materials and tips for blouse and inskirts. From the beginning she responded quickly and was always on time, or should I say before time always. She was also available for zoom calls from India at not so convenient hours. They draped around 28 dupatta, sarees in 3 days across 5 different events. Her work is beautiful and perfect. Attention is paid to every detail and she is very flexible and her draping style is customizable. It was a fusion wedding and most of them were wearing sarre for the first time and Vijaya and her assistant made them feel very comfortable. Vijaya was very easy to work with and coordinated well with our planners and make-up artists. They will help you with sarre draping/dupatta pinning from the scratch and also help with the jewellery setting. Vijaya was constantly running across multiple rooms as some of the guests were senior citizens or pregnant ladies with other babies. On the last day our venue was on a different property. Vijaya found the place quickly and was knocking at our doors in the wee hours of the morning...before her estimated arrival time. Her idea to use the hair straightener on the sarre pleats is very innovative! They will iron your sarees upon request and that really made a huge difference. We did not know that they have their own pins and hence we had ordered pins from Amazon..but Vijaya had her own kit ready and pins of all sizes were kept in proper order. And the best part was that we had some wait times between our events, but Vijaya was very patient in dealing with it. With our own very little knowledge about sarrees ...Our experience with Super Sarre was very pleasant and professional. Five stars and DEFINITELY recommended for your wedding! Good luck Super Vijaya! read more

Omg Vijaya is the best when it comes to being a saree stylist! She can drape the saree in any possible style, you name it and she does it! She is such a sweet person and makes the whole experience amazing for whoever she is working with! You can count on her to be on time and respectful to all of her clients! Her are some beautiful pictures of her saree draping! read more

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Vijaya helped me out recently with steaming and draping a lycra saree. She was a thorough professional and did a good job,

I had the first hand experience of Saree draping by Vijaya at the Durga pujo event by Bengal club of Bay Area. I had the Bengali drape. And it was awesome. Vijaya is perfect in all drapes. Will recommend her always! read more

Super Saree Draping by Vijaya - That's the Bengali drape! - Traditional Clothing Near Me - Livermore, California

Vijaya is very friendly. She draped my saree very well. It was very easy to walk around for me and carry the saree with elan.

I am really happy I chose Vijaya to drape saree for my maternity shoot. She was very professional and extremely patient! I had to reschedule twice, but she was super nice to accommodate me on a late notice. She also didn't rush, and took time to make sure I was completely satisfied with the final result. I highly recommend Vijaya, and she will be my choice for all future saree draping needs! read more

Amazing service for my valakapu and seemantham. She helped me with 3 sarees and stayed up for 4 hours to help with everything. Very energetic and helpful. Made wearing a saree fun for me. read more

Vijaya helped with draping my saree for the wedding. She is very professional and did a great job. I would definitely recommend her!

My friend hired Vijaya to tie sarees for her bridal party as well as her own for the reception. It was my first time wearing a saree & Vijaya did an amazing job!! We all loved our look! She is super sweet, professional, & patient. She is very quick with communication, & listens to what you want. We absolutely loved working with her. read more