Most people might choose hotels, banquet halls, gardens, beaches, etc. to get married, but this couple actually chose to hold their wedding in a hot pot restaurant!
According to Oriental Daily, this newlywed couple born after 1995 from Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, chose to hold their wedding at Haidilao. The 140 guests devoured the hot pot and laughed loudly, creating a more lively atmosphere than many other weddings.
Why did they choose Haidilao? The bride, Ms. Zhao, revealed that they had already booked a wedding banquet hall, but unexpectedly the hotel suddenly closed a week before the wedding. With the tight schedule and the May Day holiday in China, they had no time to change places.
So, Ms. Zhao had an idea and thought that she might as well go to Haidilao to "get married". What's more amazing is that as early as two years ago, she had seen others hold "hot pot weddings" on short video platforms. At that time, she only thought it was interesting and out of reach. This time, her dream actually came true.
Ms. Zhao told her parents about this idea, and they were very supportive: "My parents just wanted the two of us to be happy. At first they were worried that I would feel regretful and wronged if I didn't have a ceremony. I said I didn't feel wronged at all, and I was even quite excited."
On the wedding day, Ms. Zhao and her husband invited about 140 relatives and friends and booked more than 20 tables, which was equivalent to half of the venue. The total cost was 22,500 yuan (about RM13,300), which is RM90++ per person.
When checking out, the printed bill was 2 meters long. However, compared with the charges of other banquet halls, this hotpot wedding is simply the best value for money!
Ms. Zhao said: "The banquet hall we originally booked was priced at 1,600 yuan (about RM950) per table, which is about the same price. It mainly saves some hotel venue fees and lighting and sound costs."
The wedding scene was decorated with red balloon arches, light boards, and oversized human-shaped standees, giving it a full sense of ceremony. The bride and groom also taught themselves how to dance the lion dance and performed it themselves at the wedding, turning the wedding into a "hot pot party" with the whole crowd going wild!
Ms. Zhao said that she has received many blessings from netizens online. She is happy to promote the new wedding trend and even jokingly suggested to her bestie: "You can hold your wedding at a barbecue restaurant."
