Under the financial crisis, weddings should be decent and save money.

A wedding banquet is a banquet held to celebrate the wedding, which is usually called a "wedding banquet" in China.

It takes a lot of time and energy to get married and serve wine. If you want to have an unforgettable wedding reception, you should think carefully when choosing a hotel or restaurant. Do you pay attention to dishes or ostentation and extravagance? New people want to keep the happiest moment of their lives.

"What kind of wedding banquet will you choose after the financial crisis? Where to choose? " Recently, the reporter saw such a post in a local forum in Hangzhou. At present, the prospective newlyweds who are preparing to get married in the near future are worrying about their wedding plans for next year. They are worried about whether the price of the wedding banquet booked now will plummet next year.

The bride-to-be is worried about the wedding reception-how can we have a decent and economical wedding reception?

It is still "too late" to hold a wedding at the China-Italy Hotel one year in advance.

Even if you book one year in advance, you may not be able to hold a wedding on your favorite day or hotel.

"It's so hard to book a wedding after one year." Recently, Mr. Qu and Ms. Han, who want to hold a wedding reception on June 25th next year 10, have visited five or six hotels in Hang Cheng, but they all hit a wall. The original hotel is fully booked for the weekend of June 25th next year 10. In desperation, they had to advance the wedding to September.

"The wedding market is still hot next year. The hall that can accommodate more than 25 tables will be fully booked in May and June next year, and there are still some days to use in June, 5438+065438+ 10." The staff of the sales department of a hotel near the West Lake said that since the beginning of the year, new people have come to book next year's wedding banquet. "Now, if you want to choose a favorite day for a wedding reception, many newcomers often book it one and a half years or even two years in advance."

Coincidentally, the reporter learned from a number of four-star hotels in Hang Cheng that some wedding banquets will be full in May next year, with only off-season leisure in July and August. So many couples compete for a wedding banquet, especially in May, 65438+ 10, 165438+ 10.

The highest price per table has gone up. The price of wedding banquets in 900 yuan will go up next year.

In the current economic situation, many businesses have cut prices to promote sales, and hotel wedding banquets are not among them. The reporter learned that some hotels in Hangzhou have raised the price of wedding banquets next year by 5% to 10%.

Hyatt Regency, which has a higher starting price for wedding banquets in Hang Cheng, raised the starting price for each table from 3,288 yuan to 3,588 yuan, plus a service charge of 15%. Radisson Plaza Hotel has also been raised to RMB3,288/table, and 400 yuan has been raised. The starting price of several halls of Blue Army Hotel in Zhejiang World Trade Center was directly adjusted from 2,788 yuan/table to 3,688 yuan/table, which fully increased by 900 yuan.

In other five-star hotels, this year's wedding banquet price is only in the early 2000 yuan per table, and it will approach the 3000 mark next year. Sofitel West Lake Hotel has raised the starting price from 300 yuan to 400 yuan on the basis of the current 2388 yuan per table. The wedding banquet price of Shangri-La Hotel will start from 2888 yuan/table.

The wedding banquet market of four-star hotels is also rising. The wedding banquet price of Hangzhou Friendship Hotel was adjusted from 1980 yuan/table to 2280 yuan/table, and the banquet hall on the third floor of Haihua Hotel was also adjusted from 1888 yuan/table to 8 yuan/table.

A high-star hotel manager who asked not to be named told reporters that one of the reasons for the price increase is that couples get married together, hotel seats are hard to find, and the seller's market can control the price.

"Wedding banquet is a rigid demand. For some newcomers who have the strength to hold wedding banquets in high-star hotels, price is not the main issue. The brand and grade of the hotel are what they value. High-star hotels, like luxury brands, show the grade and brand of wedding banquets by increasing prices every year. "

It is suspected that the price increase is a "gimmick". Newcomers first set a date and an uncertain price.

"At present, prices are falling. This year we will book a wedding reception for next year. What should I do if I cut prices next year? " This problem has become the trouble of many prospective newcomers.

In view of the hotel's indication that the price of wedding banquets will rise in 2009, the reporter conducted an online survey at random.

Miss Fan, the bride-to-be, told reporters that she had carefully studied the wedding banquet market and was very familiar with the pre-sale of wedding banquets in hotels in Hang Cheng. She found that the wedding banquets in May and 65438+ 10 next year were almost booked up, and even the weekend in September next year was almost gone.

But even so, Miss Fan still insists that "the slight increase in the price of wedding banquets next year is a gimmick for the hotel to prevent new people from unsubscribing". She revealed that a group of new people around her think that the price of wedding banquets will drop next year. "In fact, there are two forms to pay the deposit. One is to agree on the price of next year's wedding banquet, and the other is to book a good wedding banquet first. The price is uncertain. Next year, the price of the wedding banquet will go with the market. " She chose the latter.

Another white-collar worker, Miss Chen, has booked a wedding reception in May next year. She ordered food on the spot instead of choosing a hotel package. When signing the contract, only one date was set.

The launch of buffet wedding banquet will stimulate the wedding banquet market.

Most newlyweds hold wedding banquets in the same way. When they entertain relatives and friends in the hotel, the dishes they eat are all reserved by the bride and groom in advance, whether they like it or not.

Under the financial crisis, many people began to pay attention to economy when holding weddings, unwilling to adopt the form of table-preserving banquet, and the hotel also launched a buffet wedding banquet in due course. The buffet wedding banquet is optional in form and rich in dishes, including main course, staple food, snacks, fruits, drinks, red wine and homemade beer. The specific menu is decided by the wedding organizer. Generally, everyone can eat well at the standard of tens to hundreds of yuan, and both Chinese and western dishes can be eaten.

People from the Provincial Catering Association said that young people's requirements for wedding banquets are no longer to satisfy big fish and big meat, eat well and drink well, and wedding banquets have been given unique tastes and festive new ideas. Therefore, buffet has become a new reception form for wedding banquets.

Mr. Chen, who has just booked a buffet wedding banquet in a hotel, believes that the buffet wedding banquet will leave a good impression on people and make friends and relatives more casual on the wedding day, which will not only get rid of the ostentation and extravagance of traditional wedding banquets, but also be too extravagant, which is a good move to stimulate the wedding banquet market.

The newlyweds in Hangzhou "put together a wedding banquet", which should be both decent and careful.

Finding two or three girlfriends or classmates, or recruiting new people who are married at the same time online, and taking wedding photos, furniture and cars together are popular ways for new people in Hangzhou. Faced with the rising price of wedding banquets in Hang Cheng hotels, "spell wedding banquets" also became popular rapidly.

According to the person in charge of a wedding company, there are two kinds of wedding banquets for newcomers in Hangzhou. One is "fighting for the real thing", that is, several couples (usually more than five couples) unite and "bargain" in the favorite hotel. If a couple sets 20 tables, which is 100 table, the hotel will give these couples a special discount.

The other is "spell service", which is mainly to enjoy or recycle various services provided by wedding companies or hotels, such as arches, balloons and other wedding site layout supplies, as well as master of ceremonies, makeup services and so on.

Newcomers have also discussed how to reduce the cost of marriage in major wedding forums. The netizen suggested, "Don't buy an invitation. In addition to handwriting, we should also worry about whether the handwriting is good or not. Just make an e-invitation and send it to your friend's email. It is fashionable and beautiful, and it saves time and effort. "This move is sought after.