Move past candle light dinners and red rose bouquets as people in the city are celebrating the day of love with their pets, getting inked and taking an exclusive romantic flight with their beloved, write Riya Sharma and Shrabasti Mallik
Enough of celebrating the ‘only day of your love’ by gifting your beloved a packet of chocolates or raising a toast in a fine dining hotel. For some, that may sound as the perfect way to thank Cupid but for many of us, this seems like an ordinary way to spend the day in the most cliched way. If you are the adventurous type and over with the idea of celebrating the day in the most usual way, then read on. We have some interesting and unconventional ways to tell not the world but the most special person in your life to feel important and loved.
It is not necessary for that person to be the one that you take as your life partner but it can be anyone. It can be your parents, friends and even your pets. You read it right, people are celebrating V-Day with their pets as well.
The pet love
They love you like nobody else does. They will love you when everyone in the world has turned their backs against you. This is the reason why Darveys.com has come up with a special way where you can celebrate your Valentine with your pet. No worries if you don’t have a valentine this year, as you can make it a memorable day for your pet. You can explore colourful essentials for your pets from Ralph lauren, Juicy Couture and many more from the online store. Nakul Bajaj, CEO of the company, said, “People are close to their pets and that’s a truth. The idea of this particular collection came from the thought that sometimes we do not involve them in our plans as much. This is a great way to not just spend time with them but also letting them know that you are there for them too.”
High on love
Every year, we all try to look for ideas that would make the day not only interesting but will also last in our memories. But, the only thing that we all can think of is an elaborate candle light dinner with an exquisite champagne ending on a musical note. Enough of the same idea again and again. How about taking her on a private aircarft to a destination of your own choice and leave everything on the crew to make it special for you. This Valentine, make the choice to celebrate your journey together and fly private with Imperial Air. Choose your destination, timing and aircraft! The rest will be taken care of. “The idea was to provide an international service experience in the country. Also, our target was to fly to places where other commercial planes can’t and to provide customised travel experience,” said Manav Singh, founder of Imperial Air. He added, “Our charges depend on the number of hours, starting from Rs60,000 to Rs2,00,000 per hour depending on the type of jet. Also, our charges may vary depending on the customisation and services used. We have collaborated with top notch brands from food to interiors to make the journey experience opulent.”
Get inked
Earlier, a bold declaration of love meant getting your lover’s name tattooed. But times have changed and so have people’s preferences. Vikas Malani, owner of BodyCanvas has seen his customers’ preference changing as they are moving on to more meaningful symbols and designs. “They no longer look for stereotypical tattoos like they used to before. Now people are looking for symbols like the flower of life and sacred designs which have a lot of meaning,” said Malani who recently inked an infinity band on three friends.
“Valentine’s Day is just not about your partner, it also celebrates the love you have for your friends and family. That is why we at BodyCanvas offer a 50 per cent discount for two people who get the same same tattoo done. It has to be the same design and the discount is on the second tatoo,” he added.
But, with time, we all have realised that the idea of celebrating Valentine’s Day has actually vanished. While talking to our friends, we got to know that many of them are skipping to even acknowledge that it is a special day. For others, they are the ones who say that they will prefer to sit at home than celebarting V-Day, but make plans on the very last moment. According to Nearbuy, over 60 per cent people make Valentine’s Day plans last minute.