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Pooja Haria
No longer is a wedding an occasion for your father to have a heated shouting match with the decorator who has made sure to overcharge you for his delivery of immensely tacky drapes. With the young brigade of Bengaluru getting behind the business of party planning — the bachelorettes, store openings, engagements, birthdays and weddings of today are wacky as they are beautiful and an expression of personal taste.
As more youngsters leave their corporate jobs to take up a passion that was born out of their teen years, theme parties are no longer a terrible headache. One of the most popular event ninjas in the city is Pooja Haria, who through her company Confetti, makes sure to hand craft party props for each client. “I founded the company almost two years ago. Back then, it was just for affordable art and customised gifts. Gradually, more people started asking me if I would design their rooms for them and slowly I started doing parties. I never turn a client down, no matter how short the notice is. Just this morning, I received a call for wedding invitations that were due on Friday! I make sure to do my research and channel the clients’ thoughts as well. In the end, it’s a huge deal to be able to make a person’s vision a reality,” says Pooja, who works with independent crafters in an effort to give them a platform as well.
While most of them function through their ‘well-liked’ Facebook pages, as opposed to decorators whose offices have to be visited, this has its challenges. Nilma Dileepan, who is the head of ‘With Love, Nilma,’ says, “I was working as a television producer when all of a sudden a lot of my friends began getting married. I was always their go to person for planning surprises and parties, so I decided to get into it full time. It is a difficult business to function in, mainly because there are many factors involved. A vendor might not deliver, a person involved might not be able to arrive on time and so on. However, the great thing about a Facebook page is that people can upload pictures of events by me that they have loved.”
For US educated techie Swathi Bavanaka and her husband and partner B Anjaneyulu Reddy, the struggle to plan their own wedding led them to form the e-platform Evibe.in – through which you can access vendors for your party. “It surprises me how easy it is for customers to return to us, simply because they are assured of a service. It does not bother them that the platform is online because they are not missing out on anything. We are now thinking of expanding,” says Swathi.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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