youngsters are inclined to follow western rituals so they settle on february 14 despite the absence of a mahurat i did not intend to shop for roses but today is valentines day so we will simply place the bouquet at the dinner table said shreyasi uke who was passing by bandra station the almanac did not appoint an auspicious mahurat so most couples who went ahead had chosen the date over astrological calculation a marriage hall in jogeshwari saw two nuptials at once wedding planner franklin castellino also worked double shift if not one can keep faith in god and go ahead he said we are ethnic maharashtrians who hail from the coastal belt and have no use for western fads i have chalked out an auspicious timing especially for this couple armloads of valentines day paraphernalia like red hearts balloons ribbons and roses found their way to wedding halls on saturday both couples are very happy said a relative kamlesh mehndi artiste jyoti chheda decorated the palms of two brides pooja chheda from matunga and dr shirin shaikh from panvel rajnigandha cost rs 100 per kg which was in fact rs 20 lower than thursdays rate while marigold came for the normal average of rs 4050 per kg said vendor shyam bhagat interestingly rates were normal at the dadar wholesale market where a cluster of 15 roses sold for rs 60 interior designer vipul devda and his sister jinal took the mangal pheras with their partners we happened to get a booking this day by a lucky coincidence we received orders to despatch flowers to peoples homes at midnight saturday so our stall was open well past 1am the owner said bella jaisinghani it matters nothing that my wedding coincides with valentines day he scowled the pretty arrangements also charmed impulse buyers who used the occasion to express love for family and friends over in thane priest prakash pendse solemnised the love marriage of a south indian groom with a maharashtrian bride a certain manjrekar who got married at noon at sohrab palamkote hall in dadar was particularly disenchanted with valentines day we wanted a weekend and we got a booking for saturday their partners had proposed to them keeping this day in mind jyoti said scores of youngsters sealed their relationship this day partly for the romance of being able to celebrate their wedding anniversary on february 14 peddlers sold bunches of assorted flowers at pedestrian crossings and railway station subways for rs 3050 meanwhile vinayak waghe who owns a production house and his bride sonali arrived for the reception at shehnai hall in andheri e after the saptapadi was complete bouquets flecked with carnations and orchids in lokhandwala complex were quoted for rs 600700 over the average rate of rs 300400 sumedh rasal and ruchira mayekar who got married two days ago held the reception at kohinoor hall in dadar her valentines day mehndi design shows a man on his knees and the bashful bride nodding