Latest party craze has no couples, just celebrations

New Delhi, August 31: Décor? Tick. Mehndi, music and mad dancing? Of course. Lavish buffet? That too. Baraatis? Yes. Bride and groom? Err... no. Not necessary at all.

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Welcome to the new world of partying in urban India. With the band, baaja, baraat in place, these big fat Indian ‘weddings’ are as fun as they can be - sans family fuss and an actual couple entering into matrimony. The faux wedding theme has become all the craze with the urban young and maybe not so young too grooving their way through commitment free bashes.

“It's about letting guests dress up, dance, eat, and play the part - purely for the joy of it,” said Nishant Kumar, founder of Tahia, a rooftop restaurant in Noida, who recently hosted a sold out fake wedding event.

The idea worked.

The ticketed events, priced between Rs 1,500 and above Rs 10,000, have partygoers unleashing their inner baraatis in not-wedding season.