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Happy March to all you guys there. Two months of 2016 are gone. Time to start ticking things off on your 2016 wish list.
My cousin ticked one major wish from her list by getting married a couple of days back. It was a 6 day affair in Mumbai split up in two weekends kicked off by a wild bachelorette party.
It was my first time throwing a bachelorette party and hence I had no idea the cost involved in readymade, glitter infused plastic items. Even a simple bride-to-be saash costs ₹380 bucks in Mumbai.
Me believing it to be a waste money decided to use my brains and do things my way. So below our some common stuff that feature in a bachelorette party. I will show you how you can have it all and not burn a hole in your purse.
1. Saash:
A saash for ₹380 bucks was a major shock initially. One that took me a couple of days to fathom. But there is a simple solution that will cost you mostly nothing. You need black chart paper, pink glitter, glue, pink crape paper and a pin. Except for the glitter all the other things were already at my place. Cut the chart paper into a shape of a saash(as in the picture). Then crumple crape paper and stick it on the back with a small part of it coming out. Then with the help of the glitter write 'Bride-To-be' and it's done. Use a safety pin to pin the two together.
2. Decor:
Instead of going for some new drapes, we used an old drape in the background. This is a typical drape that you get for Ganapati decoration. My cousin had one so we borrowed it from her. As we were on the cost saving mode, we used the sexy lingerie(her gift) as decoration. Also the saash that we made was also used for decoration (as in the picture). We placed all the stuff on a flat table and used a small cushion to place the tiara on it.
3. Cake:
My cousin is quite the shy girl. So when it came to cakes we decided not to go really wild. We googled wild cakes and ignored the ones with man parts on it. Instead we went with a bikin and make up essentials for her first night. A normal cake with all these things come with a fondant base in minimum 2 kgs costing ₹2000 easily. We made the cake decorator lose the fondant base and asked her to make the base in icing itself. It costs us just ₹1000 and it tasted so delicious sans the sticky & sugary fondant.
4. Gifts:
Even though we cut back on a lot of things, we splurged on the gifts for our bride-to-be. The lingerie that we used for decoration was especially flown in from Victoria Secret, USA. Also the tiara we bought from a local store named Madcaps at Kemps Corner, South Mumbai. I bought badges for the bridesmaids from Madcaps itself. We also bought floral wreaths from a local jewellery store for the other girls at the party.
Gyaan:
In all the planning madness, we forget that the party is for the bride and some special touches for the bride is a must. Hence we played close attention to her. We actually kidnapped her from her place. We got her dressed in her one piece and did her make up and hair. Completely got her decked up because it was her first night from the many nights to come.
I hope these tips help you guys. Please leave a comment below and tell me about your bachelerotte party experiences.
Until my next gift
This is your serial gifter signing off,
Manasi Kabadi
Happy March to all you guys there. Two months of 2016 are gone. Time to start ticking things off on your 2016 wish list.
My cousin ticked one major wish from her list by getting married a couple of days back. It was a 6 day affair in Mumbai split up in two weekends kicked off by a wild bachelorette party.
It was my first time throwing a bachelorette party and hence I had no idea the cost involved in readymade, glitter infused plastic items. Even a simple bride-to-be saash costs ₹380 bucks in Mumbai.
Me believing it to be a waste money decided to use my brains and do things my way. So below our some common stuff that feature in a bachelorette party. I will show you how you can have it all and not burn a hole in your purse.
1. Saash:
A saash for ₹380 bucks was a major shock initially. One that took me a couple of days to fathom. But there is a simple solution that will cost you mostly nothing. You need black chart paper, pink glitter, glue, pink crape paper and a pin. Except for the glitter all the other things were already at my place. Cut the chart paper into a shape of a saash(as in the picture). Then crumple crape paper and stick it on the back with a small part of it coming out. Then with the help of the glitter write 'Bride-To-be' and it's done. Use a safety pin to pin the two together.2. Decor:
Instead of going for some new drapes, we used an old drape in the background. This is a typical drape that you get for Ganapati decoration. My cousin had one so we borrowed it from her. As we were on the cost saving mode, we used the sexy lingerie(her gift) as decoration. Also the saash that we made was also used for decoration (as in the picture). We placed all the stuff on a flat table and used a small cushion to place the tiara on it.
3. Cake:
My cousin is quite the shy girl. So when it came to cakes we decided not to go really wild. We googled wild cakes and ignored the ones with man parts on it. Instead we went with a bikin and make up essentials for her first night. A normal cake with all these things come with a fondant base in minimum 2 kgs costing ₹2000 easily. We made the cake decorator lose the fondant base and asked her to make the base in icing itself. It costs us just ₹1000 and it tasted so delicious sans the sticky & sugary fondant.
4. Gifts:Even though we cut back on a lot of things, we splurged on the gifts for our bride-to-be. The lingerie that we used for decoration was especially flown in from Victoria Secret, USA. Also the tiara we bought from a local store named Madcaps at Kemps Corner, South Mumbai. I bought badges for the bridesmaids from Madcaps itself. We also bought floral wreaths from a local jewellery store for the other girls at the party.
Gyaan:
In all the planning madness, we forget that the party is for the bride and some special touches for the bride is a must. Hence we played close attention to her. We actually kidnapped her from her place. We got her dressed in her one piece and did her make up and hair. Completely got her decked up because it was her first night from the many nights to come.
I hope these tips help you guys. Please leave a comment below and tell me about your bachelerotte party experiences.
Until my next gift
This is your serial gifter signing off,
Manasi Kabadi
