A History of the American Wedding
Ancient Weddings
- First
original wedding
o
Yalom 2001
o
Men – often visit neighboring village for sole purpose
of carrying off a wife
o
Wives – use for sexual release and household
- Roman
civilization
o
Women have a chose to decide their own marriage
o
Chance to divorce
o
Pragmatism (Base on the need of the wedding, without
particular themes or styles) – general theme
- 1800s
o
Personal inclination (style of favor) comes in
o
Weddings in America are mostly private events
o They are often held at home at either the bride or the groom
house
- 1820s –
1830s
o
In the beginning
§ The upper
class weddings begin to evolve into modern American Wedding
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Cake
·
Wedding dress
·
Dinner reception
o
Industrial Revolution
§ It rises the middle class
§ It is when
wedding become more of a complex
Wedding
Industry Booms
- 1920s –
1930s
o
Brides start to go to professional wedding planners to
set up weddings for them
- Booming of
Jazz Age
o
Wedding salesmen beginning to see the potential in
Wedding business
§ Bridal
Department Store – Wedding dress merchandise (making bride wanting to buy)
§ Wedding
photographers
·
Key part
·
Record the whole wedding progress
Weddings Diversify and Come Back to
Center
- 1970s
o
Desiring for different style of wedding (uniqueness)
o
Wedding not only held in churches, but the idea of
“Destination Wedding”
- 1981
o
Princess Diana and Prince Charles Wedding
§ Brings back
the royal traditional style
- 1990s
o
The idea of having a perfect, remarkable, memorable
wedding starts now
Wedding Industry Booms in China
- Purple House
Weeding Company
- Most famous
nuptial (Wedding) company in Beijing city right now
o Most Chineses like to choose an Auspicious (fortunate) date to get marry
§ Couples will have to book services several months in advance, and it is also the busiest time for wedding companies
·
Banquet halls
·
Photographers
·
Music (Band)
o
“Shengshi – Xinyuan Wedding Company” – Yang
o
One of the most important factor when wedding couples
are choosing a company
o
Wedding DJs – divides into 5 types, with the price
range from $72 - $181
·
Hotels
·
Restaurants
- Recent
survey on the budge a young couple willing to spend in a wedding
o
91.2% of their saving
- Company
provide different spoil type of wedding styles
o
Underwater weddings
o
Villa weddings
o
Overseas travel weddings
o
Group weddings
- Popular in
overseas Honeymoons
o
Travel agency and wedding company joint together
-
Wedding industry
has wealth the development of hotels, wedding photo company, car rental
companies, flower boutique, travel agencies, media organizations
The cost of weddings spirals in China
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Engagement
ring is only the threshold of the wedding expense
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Wedding
banquet is the biggest spending
o According to – “Lawrence Lo” who runs an
etiquette consultancy
o A table of 10 in some five-star hotels have a
staring price of nearly $1200
o Chinese culture: Wedding banquet = Represents
the prestige of the host family
The Luxury
Wedding BOOM in China
-
Wedding
Planner
o Weddings Beautiful Worldwide is a wedding company that is originate in U.S
o Wedding Beautiful China is the company's name in China that they are now investing in
o They are training for professional wedding planners
o They think China has a vision of Seeking for the enormous industry potential
o Chinese people now choose their own style of individualize, and avoiding traditional
style
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Wedding
Cake Bakery
o Couture
o Famous Luxury Cake Brand – New York
o They now owns shops in six different cities in China
o Royal Wedding of Prince William and Princess
Kate is now a trend in the wedding cake industry
o It is a favor to Chinese wedding couples now a days
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Luxury
Cars Rental Company
-
Wedding
Dress Industry
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Wine
& Flower Decoration
-
Wedding
Photos Studio
Works Citied:
http://www.randomhistory.com/1-50/009wedding.html
http://www.china.org.cn/english/2002/Oct/46525.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14208448
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/economics/a-marriage-of-money-and-display-in-china#full
http://www.ddbchina.com/ddblog/2012/07/deluxe-june-2012-issue-the-luxury-wedding-boom-in-china.html
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