Wedding party companies are active in announcing their willingness to organize "sophisticated barbecues", or "exceptional" according to their expressions, taking advantage of the winter season, which usually witnesses a decrease in the level of their activity, confirming their willingness to prepare the entire place and decorate it with lighting, whether inside the yard of the house, or the farm , Or the theme park that was specifically rented for the occasion.
The total cost of these concerts starts from five thousand dirhams, and rises to 30 thousand, according to the place and the number of invitees and the organizing company.
After falling under the influence of advertising, many families initiate parties costing tens of thousands of dirhams in order to show off and show extravagance.
In detail, citizen Muza Saeed from the Emirate of Fujairah said that barbecues, known as "barbecue", have become an obsession for some families, as they devote a place to them in the home, and they are keen on preparing them with modern decorations of the types that the stores compete to display and sell.
She pointed to the tendency of some to be extravagant and ostentatious, affirming that there is a growing need to educate the segments of society, especially young people, of the need to adhere to moderation in everything.
She added that «barbecue parties is a positive thing if it is an address for gathering family members and friends, but some families lose their primary goal, to become a superficial aspect of extravagance.»
She was supported in the opinion by Noura Ali Suleiman, from Ajman, saying that “companies operating in the field of preparing parties create imaginary appearances for regular barbecues, and confirm their willingness to organize similar parties for those wishing to do so at specified prices, in addition to posting ads on social networking sites, tempting many By simulating it on the ground, as it shows an unfamiliar lifestyle to our society. ”
She stressed that «the majority of the people affected by the ads depend on these companies in preparing barbecue yards, and this includes providing the requirements for the whole barbecue, from lighting and decoration to seasoning meat and chicken and allocating workers to present it to the invitees».
She noted that «some people rent a resort or farm in the event that the yard of the house is not enough, which makes barbecues overpriced financially for many».
And attributed the citizen Youssef Mohamed Salem, from Sharjah, the reasons for the emergence of such occasions to «the spread of social media, as barbecue parties were previously something that is limited to barbecue in the areas designated for them, such as desert areas or beaches or the yard of the house with simple tools, but they became in Custom places and need companies to organize and decorate ».
He added that "exaggeration is unhealthy", accusing the events organizing companies of "creating these exaggerations and using social media celebrities to market them within society for the sake of material profit only."
He pointed out that «middle-income families are putting themselves a financial burden in order to keep up with these manifestations, as they organize them at the expense of other social occasions that have greater importance», calling for educating families not to waste on social occasions, monitoring the prices of companies organizing events, and determining the prices of their services.
For her part, the director of the "Adwaa" office for organizing wedding parties, Mariam Al-Hammadi, stressed the increase in the demand for organizing barbecues, often at a farm, resort, or patio near the swimming pools.
She added, "The cost of barbecues varies from family to family, starting from 7,000 dirhams in simple parties, and more than 30,000 dirhams in large parties where there are more than 50 guests," noting that "parties are usually in the evening and continue until Late hours at night.
She added that the services she provides include equipping the place with chairs and tables decorated with ribbons and roses, and providing adequate quantities of meat and chicken for barbecue, as well as snacks served in decorated dishes inside small carts that workers roam between guest tables.
Kariman Abdullatif, director of the "Tijan" office for organizing wedding parties in Sharjah, stressed that "the occasions were limited to weddings, but now the demands of the customers are different and multiple", pointing out that the increase in requests made them commercial these occasions and devise new ways of displaying them in order to be in line with the wishes customers.
She explained that «customers want special requests that need long periods of time to be prepared from carpentry shops, or to choose and buy the types of fabrics for decorating tables that cost large sums, so the prices for services rise according to the details, and some celebrations need workers to assist the guests, and this is another value added to Account ».
Party supply companies create imaginative appearances for regular barbecues.
Families allocate a place for barbecues after preparing them for decor and lighting.
- The growing need to educate society segments of the need to adhere to moderate behavior.