Dashain has a rhythm. The first week, the roads empty as Kathmandu heads home. The second week, the shops fill again. By Vijaya Dashami, every hamper, every chocolate box, every framed photograph has already been claimed — or wishfully ordered too late.

If you're gifting for Dashain this year, plan in that same rhythm.

Start two weeks early

The single most important rule: order your Dashain gifts at least 14 days before tika day. Our studio takes 2–3 weeks to hand-wrap the bigger hampers, and the ones you want — the lokta-paper boxes of dry fruits and handmade chocolate, the personalised frames for grandparents — are the ones that sell out first.

Match the gift to the generation

Grandparents — a dry-fruit hamper wrapped in lokta paper, with cashews, almonds, pistachios and mithai. Nothing that needs explaining.
Parents — a personalised frame with a photograph from last year's Dashain, or a homemade chocolate bar with their names.
Siblings — a keepsake mug, a small frame, or a small crochet keepsake they'd never buy for themselves.
Nephews & nieces — chocolates, small plush, and cash bouquets for the ones old enough to spend.
Clients & employees — a premium hamper with a handwritten note, ordered with your brand printed on the wrap.

The three mistakes to avoid

1. Ordering the cake the same day. Fresh cream cakes are baked the morning of delivery, but our Dashain slots fill 4–5 days ahead. Order the cake with the hamper.

2. Forgetting the note. Every Dreamy Bouquet order includes a free handwritten note in Nepali or English. Write it at checkout — the moment the hamper is opened, it's the note that gets read first.

3. Waiting for "the perfect gift". Our studio will compose one for you in under five minutes if you send us a WhatsApp message with a budget and a relationship.

Delivery timing

Inside Kathmandu Valley — same-day if ordered before 2 PM, Sun–Fri.
Pokhara, Chitwan, Butwal, Biratnagar, Hetauda — next-day courier.
Dashain tika day itself — we deliver, but slots close 48 hours early.

Order early. Write the note. Wrap it in gold.