On December 27th, when five loving couples with an average age of 75 years old appeared in the Tianzhi Jinyun Upper Hall on the 120th floor of J Hotel Shanghai Tower, the phrase "companionship is the most affectionate confession" was annotated to the clouds.
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Two 50+ golden wedding couples, three 40+ ruby wedding couples, the youngest is 68 years old, the oldest is 82 years old, the organizer J Hotel Shanghai Tower has customized a two-day and one-night itinerary for this "Cloud Remembrance" wedding ceremony: from private car transfer, 24-hour butler service, afternoon tea, dinner to sunset, sun>rise...
It is understood that in this full ceremony, in addition to the intimate service and special catering settings, the hotel is also equipped with private custom makeup and shooting for five couples, the most special is the ceremonial full dinner, countless surprise eggs waiting for the elderly, the hotel also issued a special certificate to the couples who have known each other for forty or fifty years - golden wedding and ruby wedding certificate, witnessing them hand in hand through the love of the first married life.
True love can make time gentle, and love can last a long time.
In the dialogue with the two 50+ golden wedding couples, there is no dissatisfaction overflowing with the trickle of love that flows in their 50 years of companionship, warm and long.
The nickname "Lao Li and Xiao Yang" has been called for 52 years
In front of him is Yang Suzhen, who is called "Xiao Yang" by Lao Li, who is 82 years old this year, and Lao Li, who is used to being called by himself, is the 81-year-old Li Zhizhi who has gone through the 52-year golden wedding with "Xiao Yang" hand in hand. Married on Saturday, November 13, 1971, and with a pair of children, the cheerful couple last thought about celebrating their golden wedding when their son envisioned a cruise to Europe.
As the longest-married couple in this wedding ceremony, "Lao Li and Xiao Yang" talked about the details of the two beds of military yellow that were moved together and considered to be married, and they remember vividly: "Xiao Yang" at that time In the Air Force, Lao Li is in the army, the two are still studying in their own Xi during the day, after the end of the mother-in-law burned a few home-cooked dishes at home to eat, the two went to the Harbin Food Factory to buy 10 pounds of sugar, it was the fashionable peanut nougat packaged with blue flowers on a white background at that time, and the representatives of his comrades sang and ate candy in the new house, even if it was a wedding for marriage, it was a common wedding form in that era - simple and simple.
Do you remember the first time we met?"
Although it was 54 years ago, Lao Li recalled the time, place and scene of the first meeting with Xiao Yang in 1969, not only the details were full, but even his mood at that time was 100% restored - the first time he saw Xiao Yang was introduced by a colleague was about the city hall on Fuzhou Road at that time, and later he was still Xiao Li at that time, he went all the way along the Bund and walked to the Waibaidu Bridge to send Xiao Yang back to the dormitory, and the mood of chatting while walking was pleasant.
From falling in love to going through 52 years of marriage, Lao Li is in such a mood. Even when he recalls talking about friends, he started from Huashan Road, where he worked, and rode to Meizhou Road, where Xiao Yang is located, to meet him, one and a half hours each way:
I wasn't tired at all, and I felt like I was there as soon as I rested. ”
After 50+ years of married life, from serving the elderly on both sides to raising children, "Lao Li and Xiao Yang" still retain love and tacit understanding. But in the eyes of his son, his parents, who have been in harmony all his life, have expectations for the sense of ceremony, and the marriage certificate and wedding photos are neatly stored, and they will take them out and look at them on weekdays. may have been a military relationship, and the emotional expression of "Lao Li and Xiao Yang" was subtle and restrained, but this time, when the son proposed to his father to participate in the golden wedding celebration, and revealed some wedding arrangements, such as a strong sense of ceremony and the expectation of leaving good memories in the future, the son said:
Mom and Dad quickly decided to participate, which shows that they are still very happy. ”
In addition to these common interests, "Lao Li and Xiao Yang" have also been to Greece, Turkey, Japan, Thailand, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan and other domestic places, and for them, they are looking forward to traveling to France and Italy together in 2024 to realize their dreams for the golden wedding celebration.
After 51 years of golden wedding, 8 years of "seeing words like faces"
Another 51-year-old golden wedding couple is 79-year-old Li Kuanhong and 77-year-old Liao Jufen, chatting about their original intention of signing up for this "Cloud Remembrance of Love" wedding ceremony, Li Kuanhong, who was dressed in a red festive suit, admitted that it was a decision made by the eldest daughter Flora a week ago, and the first reaction was that she didn't want to go, but the smile on her face at this time gave a real answer.
"How did you meet?"
"Who's in love with whom?"
"What is it like to get married?"
When the floodgates of memory opened, Li Kuanhong and Liao Jufen recalled and added the first time they met when they went home to visit relatives in 1971.
At that time, I was a soldier at Wuxi Shuofang Airport, and I went back to my hometown Meizhou to visit relatives during the Spring Festival, and my aunt introduced the two of us to meet. In the following year, I was at Wuxi Shuofang Airport, she was at Zhanjiang Farm, we kept writing letters, and when we met again, she came to Wuxi and married me. ”
Who can believe that Liao Jufen, who muttered to Li Kuanhong, "After graduating from college and working in the local area, I climbed high", she actually took a 36-hour train to Shanghai to find her uncle first, and after helping to handle some wedding supplies, she combed two braids, put on the newly bought tweed clothes, and then took the train to Wuxi alone to get married.
On February 15, 1972, Li Kuanhong and Liao Jufen tied the knot, and the ceremony on the wedding day was similar to "Lao Li and Xiao Yang" - the army spent 20 yuan to buy candy and biscuits and held a tea party.
Who would have thought that a month after getting married, the couple began a six-year separation life, during which they relied entirely on correspondence. "Seeing words like faces" is just some trivial matters, from their respective jobs to the recent situation of their parents in their hometowns, reunions twice a year, or reunions in Wuxi or the Spring Festival, in the memory of the eldest daughter Flora, and her father in Wuxi with a flashlight to catch frogs in the field is deeply impressive.
It was not until October 1978 that the two places lived apart, and the family was truly reunited, living a simple life with each other.
When mentioning that the dinner party of this wedding year ceremony designed a link where the husband held flowers and presented them to his wife, Li Kuanhong's eyes moistened, and his words were a little choked:
Looking back on the past 51 years, I have never bought flowers for my wife. ”
Flora said that in 2022, when the 50th golden wedding was in full swing, the sisters thought about helping their parents. This time, I helped my parents make a decision, because when my parents got married before, there were few grand ceremonies, and the wedding date was also vague, and now I want to give back to my parents an unforgettable memory, a grand ceremony.
The surprise continues, and the youngest daughter has returned from Hong Kong the night before the day to witness the romantic moment for her parents.
Silver-haired, customized, the wedding ceremony meets the needs of 50+ people
For the golden wedding couple and ruby wedding couple, a grand "Cloud Remembrance of Love" wedding ceremony was customized, and the highlight dinner not only designed the name of the dish with good lip color, but also arranged only 6 Chinese dishes in order to avoid waste, but the main delicacy was exquisite. In order to meet the needs of this customer group for a sense of ritual in life, the hotel has also designed a meal and wine pairing for the first time, which is a kind of dining etiquette that stimulates the good taste of food, and the results are very good.
Bao Yifei, deputy general manager of the hotel, introduced:
Affiliated to Jin Jiang Group, J Hotel Shanghai Tower, our guests also have a certain social status and spending power, according to statistics, the proportion of guests over 50 years old in the hotel is about 18.8%. ”
It is understood that with the change of the age structure of the population in modern society, the future 50+ customers will be the main consumer force in the high-end tourism and hotel market. Based on the data of Ctrip and various platforms, 50+ people have a very strong ability to pay. In the next 10 years, there may be 23 million new middle-aged and elderly people every year, 81.2% of middle-aged and elderly respondents said they are willing to travel, and 65% of 50+ tourists travel more than 3 times a year.
And to provide customized services for 50+ people, starting from the subtleties of sleep Xi habits, dietary preferences, work and rest Xi habits, travel arrangements, etc., the hotel has really received the sincere recognition of guests in the actual operation process: Aunt Ye and her wife, who are about to usher in the 43-year ruby wedding day on the 29th of a day later, said that they are waiting for the small video of the wedding ceremony to come out, and they must send it in the circle of friends on the anniversary day, so that her friends can share the beauty and immersion.
As night fell, the highlight of the ceremony was held in the Sky Jinyun Upper Hall of the J Hotel Shanghai Tower, which is known as the "tallest restaurant in the building". When the band sang four quietly selected theme songs such as "Because of Love" and "Big Dream" at an altitude of 556.36 meters, the dinner full of mysterious surprises also officially kicked off.
Flowers, champagne, cakes, these are the standard elements of modern weddings, and they are transformed into a solemn sense of ceremony.
The husband presents a bouquet of flowers to his beloved wife, in front of the champagne tower, the husband speaks sweet words that he has never expressed, and the husband and wife share the anniversary cake with their children......
As the hotel said, this "50+" wedding ceremony to the cloud is used to pay tribute to the married life of loving couples, and it is also to relive the years of companionship. Make up for a regret for the missing wedding, add a sense of ritual to the simple life of the past, and weave a memory for a better future, hoping to pass on this love forever.
Early in the morning of the 28th, five loving couples also met on the 101st floor to watch the beautiful sunrise. As Li Kuanhong, Liao Jufen, who has been married for 51 years, said:
We're all looking forward to watching the sun rise and start the day, and our wish now is to live every day. ”