"520" happy bus, green shared bicycle, the most "expensive" high-speed rail wedding car in history......
Young people's new-style wedding cars, each with its own style
The word "Xi" is posted under the windshield of the front of the bus, and the red body is decorated with red ribbons and red hydrangeas, and the route display board above the front of the bus also plays the words "520", "happiness line" and "eternal knot concentric...... Recently, a special "520" bus has swiped the circle of friends of many Guangzhou neighborhoods. It turned out that this was the bus wedding car business officially launched by Guangzhou Bus Group in March this year, which was favored by many newcomers. "There are rows", "environmentally friendly and lively", "better than private cars"...... For the novel bus wedding car, many netizens have praised and recognized.
The New Express reporter's investigation found that in addition to bus wedding cars, there have also been many creative wedding cars in recent years: shared bicycles, electric bicycles, subways, high-speed rail...... In the past few days, the New Express reporter interviewed the newlyweds who use different means of transportation as wedding cars, and found that they all hope to use various whimsical ideas to create unique and interesting memories for the wedding, and behind it reflects that the concept of marriage customs of contemporary young people is changing.
Type of wedding car
Shared bicycles, electric bicycles
"Riding with my friends makes me feel like I'm back in my youth"
With the sun shining and the breeze gentle, a crisp autumn day may be the best time to ride a bike with friends, but in the eyes of the bride Ah Xi (not her real name), there is one activity that is obviously more interesting than a bike ride – riding to pick up relatives.
During this year's National Day, Ah Xi held a wedding in Rizhao, Shandong. Before the wedding, Ah Xi was worried about how to pick up relatives: the hotel where the wedding was held was only a few hundred meters away from his home, and if he rented a traditional car, it was not only not cost-effective, but also looked the same. One day, Ah Xi was walking on the road and saw a row of shared bicycles parked on the side of the road, and a picture came to mind: the weather was bright, the sun was warm, and a large group of people were wearing wedding clothes and riding bicycles through the streets and alleys.
"Let's use a shared bicycle to pick up relatives, creative and lively!" Ah Xi described the picture with his family with great interest, and successfully won everyone's unanimous approval. The day before the wedding, Ah Xi's friends all went out to sweep eight shared bicycles and decorate the body with colorful balloons, flowers and streamers. Considering that the shared bicycle cannot carry people, the bride and groom have prepared an electric bicycle as the main wedding car.
On the day of the wedding, this special caravan of brides and groomsmen led the way, led by the groom carrying the bride, followed by bridesmaids and groomsmen on turquoise bikes. Since it was the National Day holiday, there was a lot of traffic on the road, and the convoy naturally attracted a lot of attention, and some passers-by picked up their mobile phones to take pictures of this moment. "What I remember the most is that many cars on the side of the road will roll down their windows to wish us a happy wedding, which is really pleasantly surprised. Ah Xi said.
On that day, just a few hundred meters away, a couple of newcomers received the blessings of many passers-by. Ah Xi feels that the decision to use a shared bicycle as a wedding car is very correct, not only cost-effective, but also interactive, "More importantly, riding with friends makes me feel like I have returned to my youth." Ah Xi laughed.
Type of wedding car
bus
"You only get married once in a lifetime, so you have to be special"
"You find a place to park and take the bus. When Mr. Zhao informed his buddies to attend the wedding like this, everyone was stunned. It's good, that's what I want. Mr. Zhao thought to himself.
On December 3, Mr. Zhao married Ms. Wang, who had been in love for three years. When they were in love, they took the bus together many times, and Mr. Zhao once joked that he wanted to have the funniest wedding on the bus. Nowadays, it is a prophecy. In Guangzhou City, Tongfu Road, Hongde Road and other sections of the road with beautiful meanings, a "bus wedding car" with the number "520" slowly drove by. The car was loaded with newcomers Mr. Zhao, Ms. Wang, and their relatives and friends.
Everyone is married to Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ferrari, will there be a sense of disparity? Mr. Zhao explained to the New Express reporter that he and his wife have never considered the so-called face issue. "We keep a lot of things simple, but we only get married once in our lives, so we always have to be special. Where do I start? I think that's how I went to her house to pick up my relatives. Mr. Zhao thinks that everyone gets married the same, and several cars sit separately. It's obviously a relative, but it's cut off, and it's not lively at all. After eliminating the crowded tourist buses, only the bus is the most suitable tool. With the mentality of giving it a try, he went to the bus group to inquire about the business and got a positive answer.
Looking back now, Mr. Zhao and his wife insist that their decision was the right one - the best friends of both parties were sitting on the bus, and everyone chatted all the time, took a lot of photos and videos, and the atmosphere was excellent. Moreover, taking the bus is not only not ashamed, but more advanced and more foreign. "At that time, we had just come out of dinner and stood in front of the restaurant. Passers-by who see a couple in wedding dresses may perceive that we are waiting for a wedding car. Suddenly, a bus arrives and stops in a place that would not normally stop. A lot of people shouted, 'Wow!' This is a wedding car!' and it was really funny. Mr. Zhao still remembers that almost everyone at the scene picked up their mobile phones and took pictures. Friends also showed him "envy" afterwards!
Parents and relatives on both sides also approve of this approach. Mr. Zhao believes that the "bus wedding car" is more affordable than the traditional fleet, and believes that it will become more and more popular in the future: "The most important thing is that it is special enough, and it can also take into account the green environmental protection, and a bus is more fuel-efficient than several Mercedes-Benz!"
Type of wedding car
High-speed rail
"It's really cool to take the high-speed rail wedding car"
How to spend the least price and experience the most "luxurious" wedding car? Wen Ting's experience may be able to give you the answer: take the high-speed rail. Contrary to other newcomers who choose public transportation because of the short distance to pick up their relatives, Wen Ting chose to take the high-speed rail because the distance was too long. "The distance we take is from Linping, Fujian to Xiamen, Fujian, which takes five or six hours by car and two and a half hours by high-speed train. On the day of the wedding, everyone was already very tired, and if they had to drive a long bus back and forth, it would be very hard, and the wedding state would not be too good. ”
Wen Ting advocates simplicity, so there are only eight people in the kissing team, but the couple in a full set of wedding dresses still receives a lot of attention, and everyone is very curious about the form of taking the high-speed rail to pick up relatives. At first, Wen Ting was also worried that taking pictures in the high-speed rail carriage would affect other passengers, and she and her husband also distributed candy to the passengers in advance to apologize, but everyone happily expressed their understanding. "The passengers were very welcoming, saying that they wanted to be happy, and we also received many blessings from strangers, which made us feel very warm. And this special wedding car was also jokingly called "the most expensive wedding car in history" by Wen Ting's friends. "It's been more than two years since we got married, but until now, some friends still mention that we took the high-speed rail wedding car, which is really cool. ”
After Wen Ting posted her experience of picking up relatives on social platforms, she received inquiries from many netizens. Most netizens have similar ideas themselves, but they are struggling with how to convince their elders to accept this new form of wedding car. Wen Ting believes that the concept of marriage customs of young people is changing, on the basis of retaining tradition, choose a more novel, more practical, more suitable way, why not? "Of course, I'm not saying that the traditional luxury wedding car is bad, everyone has their own pursuit, marriage is a lifelong thing, choose the most suitable way for yourself, it is good to leave the best memories." ”
Type of wedding car
subway
"Let strangers feel the joy of newlyweds together"
"I didn't think about a traditional wedding car in the first place. In April this year, Miss Liu held a simple and warm wedding in Chengdu, Sichuan. Originally, Miss Liu planned to let everyone ride an electric bicycle to the hotel together, but considering that the bridesmaids were wearing long skirts, it was inconvenient and dangerous to ride, so she came up with the idea of taking the subway. "Anyway, everyone is very 'social cow', and taking the subway can make strangers feel the joy of newlyweds together, and we can receive the blessings of strangers, which I think is very meaningful. ”
Before the official reception, Ms. Liu also went to the field two or three times to calculate the time and flow of people. "Our route has five stations in the whole route, and there are not many passengers on weekend mornings, so it will not cause too much trouble to the subway operation order. Interestingly, when I heard that Miss Liu was going to use the subway as a wedding car, many relatives and friends joined in, saying that they wanted to experience it for themselves. "Some friends drove over and took the subway with us to the hotel. The same goes for our wedding makeup artists. I arranged a car for her to the hotel, but she refused, saying that she would also take the subway to see how we picked up the kisses. ”
So, a team of nearly 30 people set off. From the moment they passed through the subway security check, they became the focus of the audience. Along the way, they distributed candy to the subway staff and passers-by along the way, and received blessings from everyone, on the subway platform, they took creative photos of relatives, and in the subway car, relatives and friends sat together to take photos and chat.
Miss Liu admits that as a young person, she and many of her friends don't like the cumbersome and immutable wedding process. "If you take a traditional wedding car, the car will be over and over, everyone is not surprised by this form, now change the form, so that more friends can participate in the interaction of kissing, and everyone is more happy, get married once, of course, how happy how to come!" she said.
Citizens' perceptions
Traditional wedding car VS new wedding car, which one do you love more?
What do the citizens think of the new-style wedding car? This reporter interviewed several couples who have just finished their marriage or are about to get married. Some people say that the new wedding car is cost-effective and worth promoting; some people say that the cumbersome traditional Xi makes it only possible to use the traditional wedding car; but others say that the traditional wedding car fleet is more meaningful for weddings.
"A new wedding car does save money, which is more tangible than a luxurious wedding"
"The wedding is very troublesome, I have a little bit of social fear, and after going through these processes in front of relatives and friends, I can really be embarrassed to pick out a three-bedroom apartment. Ms. Lu, who has obtained a license but does not plan to have a wedding, said that the charm of new wedding vehicles such as shared bicycles and buses is that they can really save money. "It's better to live your life on your own, and saving money to travel or buy yourself something practical is far more tangible than a luxurious wedding. Ms. Lu said.
Mr. Zheng, who also expressed his yearning for the new wedding car, had just finished his wedding in his hometown Yangjiang. He told the New Express reporter: "It's cool to get married on a bus! It's lively and can seat a lot of people." Mr. Zheng recalled that he was picked up by a traditional team and did not know that there were other options. But even if they knew, they would still use the fleet. "The main reason is that the elderly in the family do not agree, plus there are many traditional Xi in the hometown, it is not convenient to use a bicycle or bus. ”
"Actually, my wife and I got the certificate very early, and the two of us didn't want to have a wedding because of the trouble. It was the parents of both parties who felt that they had to have a sense of ceremony and insisted on it before deciding to do it. Mr. Zheng said that not counting the financial support of his parents, he spent 50,000 yuan on the wedding alone. After settling the accounts, he strongly suggested that the cumbersome marriage customs should be reformed, so that everyone can choose the means of transportation to pick up their relatives as they like. "At the end of the day, getting married should be an easy and happy affair. Some people's first reaction when they know that I am getting married is to ask, 'What kind of car did you rent?' in fact, they feel a little uncomfortable, why do they want to give all the money to the wedding company to earn? Isn't it good for two people to go on a trip?"
"I choose a traditional team, it's like getting married"
Xiao Liu, who is about to get married after 95, still firmly chooses the traditional team, "Other modes of transportation are too alternative, there will definitely be many people to discuss, and it is too 'social death' to be watched by so many people." ”
Xiao Liu's girlfriend Tina agreed: "There are many things to discuss when getting married. Isn't it better to choose a way that most of the relatives and elders can accept?" "The brand of the wedding car, I hope to be as good as possible within the ability of both parties, after all, I may sit in this luxury car for a lifetime, and the Hongqi team is good, low-key, atmospheric, and I may also borrow a Porsche. ”
But for more and more people to choose a new wedding car, Xiao Liu and Tina said that they have no objection, "Weddings are different from person to person, husband and wife can negotiate well, to clarify their inner needs and desires, whether luxurious or simple, once in a lifetime, two people are happy." Tina said.
Expert opinion
As long as it does not interfere with public order
The pros of the new wedding car outweigh the disadvantages
In fact, the change of wedding car tools reflects a major change in the concept of contemporary marriage customs. From the lavish grandeur of the past to the simplicity of today, more and more young people are favoring more novel and interesting ways to complete life events.
Lin Huanghuang, a researcher at the Institute of Public Policy at South China University of Technology, believes that young people's choice to use public transportation as a wedding car reflects the trend of their increasingly independent and personalized lifestyles, and also reflects the more diversified social values. "On the whole, as long as it does not interfere with public order, the advantages of the new wedding car outweigh the disadvantages. Lin Huanghuang said that the biggest benefit of the new wedding car is that it allows young people to have more choices. "The more interesting the marriage customs are, the more acceptable they are to young people, and the more they yearn for marriage. ”
At the same time, Lin Huanghuang also reminded the newlyweds that they should pay attention to avoid affecting the normal public transportation order when choosing a new wedding car. "There are a lot of people in the wedding team, if everyone pours into the bus, subway, and high-speed rail at the same time, it may cause congestion and other phenomena. ”
New Quick Moves
How to make an appointment with a new-style wedding car?
Bus wedding car: the price ranges from 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan
The reporter learned that at present, the bus wedding business is mainly undertaken by the second branch within the Guangzhou Bus Group. Tong Wenliang, the person in charge of the bus wedding car business, introduced that the price of the bus wedding car is determined according to the content of the service package, ranging from 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan, and the frugality is made by people: the 1,000-yuan level bus refers to the fact that the newlyweds can simply rent the bus as a wedding vehicle and decorate the wedding car by themselves;
The first is to submit the car demand through the WeChat mini-program "Guangzhou Bus Community" or "Guangzhou Ruyue Bus", the second is to call the bus service hotline for 82576488 consultation, and the third is to directly contact the business contact Mr. He: 13580441188.
Shared bicycle wedding car: citizens can contact customer service if necessary
The reporter consulted the bike-sharing brand about the situation. Hello Bicycle said that in recent years, Zhejiang, Shandong, Hebei and other places have used Hello shared bicycles or Hello shared electric bicycles as wedding vehicles. For this eco-friendly and fun approach, the groom, bride and family have good feedback from the groom, bride and family who participated. At present, Hello does not have this customized service, but if the public wants to know where and when there are relatively new vehicles, please consult the operation and maintenance personnel.
Qingju Bicycle said that it has not received relevant needs for the time being, and the public can contact customer service if necessary.
■Written by: New Express reporter Zhuang Jiabao Wang Tong
Correspondent Chen Liyuan Photo provided by the interviewee