PUNE: The buzz was unmistakable as couples flocked the marriage registrar’s office at Agarkar Nagar on Monday. They all wanted wedlock on Valentine’s Day.
“We always get more candidates for marriage on February 14 and Akshay Tritiya every year. Usually, we register 30-35 marriages per day but twice the number of these two days. Since the marriages are by appointment and we get more applications for special dates, we stay open for two hours longer than usual,” said an operator at the office.
After opening at 10am, catering to the crowd delays closing time from the usual 5-5.30pm to 7pm on Valentine’s Day.
Rounak Sethi, who runs a marriage bureau and wedding management company, said, “Even ward offices are crowded with couples wanting to get their marriages registered on February 14. Each group has at least five members — the bride, groom and three witnesses. But in most cases, more than five people, including friends and family, come along to celebrate, forming a crowd at the offices.”
As friends joshed bride Nikita Wankhede about falling prey to a cliché as the couple waited to file paperwork, she said, “There’s no cliché behind choosing this date. It is a good day, with usually good weather this time of the year, and a date that is easy to remember.”
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