Hosting a perfect party is such a tough task, and it becomes harder if we have a long, exhausting week at work. Drinks, music, snacks and return gifts struggle to find space in our ‘To-Do’ list already brimming with making calls, replying to mails, meetings and so on!  But fret not, here’s our list of party planners in Mumbai who will make planning a party fun.

Hop Skip and a Party
Hop Skip and a Party are party planners based in Mumbai, but if you are planning for a bash in a nearby town too,  they will be happy to arrange. From invitations to return gifts, they have it all so you can really enjoy the party along with your guest. What makes Hop Skip and a Party special is the wide range of themes, from casino to masquerade and Arabian nights to Caribbean theme, you have a lot to choose from and make your party fun!
Where: Malabar Hill
Contact: 9820107904

Zara Hatke
Zara Hatke is a party/ event organizing service in Mumbai, with an experience of more than two decades in hospitality industry. You just have to contact them and they will take care of conceptualization, location / venue selection, set designing / theme set up, audio visual / professional light and sound and everything else.
Where:  106, Building No 20, Sanskar, 1st flr, Chattrapati shivaji Raje Complex, Next to H P Petrol Pump and Atharwa College
Kandivali West
Contact: 9820865568

Angel Events
Birthday, Wedding, Pre-wedding, or just a get together, the team of enthusiastic, young professionals at Angel Events can arrange it all. They also have various themes for the party but boat party being special. And not just parties, if you have any big event lined up, you can contact them and they will make your event a hit!
Where: Leaf, 106, Sun Mill Compound, Sun Industrial Estate, Lower Parel
Contact: 9122-32109001

Purple Party Planners
From conceptualizing a theme to giving thank you notes and return gifts to the guests, Purple Party Planners will help you have a stress-free party. An anniversary or small kitty-party, they have themes and party ideas for all your needs. They will also take care of the details like gift wrapping and special designer cakes for the occasion.
Where: No. 11  Gayatri Building  , Marol Naka, Andheri Kurla Road, Marol, Andheri East
Contact: 9833249029

Joyride
From Kids to their parents and grandparents, Joyride arranges parties for all. They have amazing themes for the party like treasure hunt, monsoon, village fair and pirates. You can also plan a rocking pool party and party on an open bus with help from them. And if you want to freeze your happy party moments for posterity, you can get a picture clicked by them and an instant photo frame. Apart from arranging parties, they also plan events like Holy Communion, Baptism etc.
Where: 2/C, Sheth Minar, Opposite Jaslok Hospital, Peddar Road
Contact: 9820123752

Celebrations Party Organisers
This service is especially for the little ones. They arrange birthday parties of kids according to the theme. They can even arrange a small merry-go- round or a jumping castle, it you have the space big enough. You can choose from various themes like Superman, Ben 10 etc for boys and Tinker Bell or Hannah Montana for girls. Isn’t that fun? They have artists to entertain kids with various tricks. So you really don’t need to worry about the details!
Where: Unit no 8 Raul & Company Parsiwada, Sahar Rd, Andheri East
Contact: 9892255512

Party Poppers
This service is also for kids’ parties but their forte is educational theme based birthday parties. No, they are not boring at all. They have many fun games along with it so that kids enjoy learning as they play. They have themes like Princess Party for girls and F1 for boys. They also have invitation, birthday and thank you cards. Venue is not a problem, they can arrange parties at home, restaurants and even schools and kindergartens. That’s not it, you can also get tattoos and nail arts for small girls coming for the party. Also, if you want a tea party, they can arrange it too.
Where: Shop No. 4, Guru Simaran Building, Sector-13, Sanpada
Contact: 9320229394

And if you want to try your creativity you can log in to Party Manao.com. They have all party items on their website. Right from party hats to love whips (oh!) you can make your party really funky! And if you really have time (and energy) to manage it all by yourselves, visit Party Hunterz in Bandra.

Also, you need not worry about reaching home (or another party) safely after celebrating. Here’s a list of party drivers service which will make sure that you don’t need to drink and drive.

Party Hard Drivers
Party Hard Drivers  is a service that provides safe and reliable chauffeurs to drop guests home once the party is over. They also have valet service, drivers for a day and special services for girls’ night out. If you have a party out of city, they have a service for an outstation day trips too.
Where: 207 2Nd Floor, Fort, Perin Nariman Street, Fort
Contact: 022-43331333

Party Club Drivers
Party Club Drivers is another party driver service in Mumbai. They have services for corporate parties, bachelor/ bachelorette parties and valet parking.
Where: 2B, Om Shiv Sai CHS, Near Runwal and oswal esquare, opp Sion, Chunabhatti Signal, Sion East
Contact: 9321189555

Apt Party Drivers
A service to rent hire drivers to drop you home safely after your rocking party.
Where: 3, Anjali Niwas, Vakola Bridge, Demello Compound, Behind Dr. Manjrekar Clinic, Santacruz East
Contact: 022-65050008

Have you ever tried any of these party services? How was it? Share your experiences with us at story@mumbaimag.com.

Update: One of our readers, Harshit Shah, sent us this email with his feedback and suggestions:

Hi Omkar …i regularly follow your articles…had this article(#MumbaiList: Party Planners In Mumbai) bookmarked since i dunno a year may be..but when i really needed none of these guys actually helped……won’t go into story telling mode but i had enquired each single of them and they are not at all best,not even average..Joyride sent me there feedbacks when asked for details and previous work.Hop skip said they don’t have 3d setups they use there one(ohh..really..then why dint i get an image when asked for). trust me,i did my own research and found out dreamparty,playtime(http://www.playtimeindia.com/contact) and partyplanet(http://www.partyplanetindia.com/ ) and finally celeberated my kids b’day with dreamparty(check http://www.dreamparty.in ) i would really vouch for dreamparty …if possible contact them and if
you ask me really deserve a mention here. Harsit Shah.