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Planning baraat crackers by budget
What ₹5,000, ₹12,000 and ₹25,000 will buy for a wedding procession.
Every wedding season we plan dozens of baraats, and the first question is always the budget. Here is roughly how we divide it.
Around ₹5,000 covers a short, cheerful start: two 1000 wala garlands for the departure, a box of big flower pots for the gate, and two 12-shot cakes when the groom reaches the venue. It suits a short route through a residential lane.
Around ₹12,000 adds a proper arrival. We add a 60-shot multicolour cake, a box of electric sparklers for the family to hold at the entry, and a second set of anars for the jaimala. This is what most families in Lucknow choose.
Around ₹25,000 gives you a planned finale with two or three larger cakes timed one after the other, colour koti along the entry path, and enough sparklers for the whole family. For this size we ask for the venue name early, because the lawn must allow aerials and there must be open space away from the shamiana.
Whatever the budget, we deliver to the venue in our own van on the day, and we send a printed order of lighting so the person in charge knows what comes next.
