In the mood for big indulgences on V-Day? There are several ways to really splurge on your Valentine.
And you thought the perfect Valentine’s date would be to take her to a romantic candle-light dinner and gift a diamond ring. Boring! Go quirky and get more creative this V-Day. It is quite possible if you pick from the several unique options at hand — both budget and superbly pricey.
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Make heads turn! Book a billboard at a location of your choice and publish a message on it. Walk him/her to the area and ask her to look up. Keep a camera handy to capture that expression on his/her face. Several city advertising agencies can help you book a hoarding for a day for a price tag of a cool Rs2 lakh! For a whopping Rs3.5 lakh, Chef Hemant Oberoi will cook a special nine-course meal at the Taj hotel in Colaba. Book a private yacht, carry champagne bottles, some continental fare and propose to her in the middle of the sea. You could rent a yacht for Rs1 lakh for about four hours.
A thousand times over
Get a three-seater helicopter provided by several city chopper services for Rs60,000 an hour. Pop the question mid-air. Or go for Aamby Valley’s romantic getaway package that includes a private chopper ride starting at Rs61,000. Pamper your ladylove with flowers while you unwind in a luxurious Cabana. “Valentine’s is the occasion to express your love in larger-than-life ways, so keeping this in mind we have tailor-made our package, complete with chopper services to ensure that our patrons can create an incredibly treasured memory,” says Avinash Sahay, Head sales and marketing, Aamby Valley City. City cake shops are offering life-size (15 kg) chocolate cakes with dry fruits for approx Rs12,000. If you wanna say it the filmi way, shell out Rs15,000 and you’ve got an entire private theatre to yourselves. Make a movie out of the pictures of just the two of you, order dinner, sit back and enjoy. Ruma Shah did just that for her husband last year, as she recalls, “I will never forget the expression on his face. It’s something to cherish forever!” Surely, Bollywood style proposals are in. So pick a movie and get yourself and your partner on the poster as the protagonists with a filmi title of your choice. A life-size Bollywood poster can cost anything between Rs5,000 and Rs10,000.
Mush dos
Who says being on a budget can’t buy you love? Simply take a walk, hand-in-hand, buy heart-shaped balloons and roses. For a reasonable royal treat, Rs300 can buy you a short ride in one of those many silver lit-up chariots around Marine Drive.
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