Online "Oath of Love" Weddings that can also be done by Corona! July 10, 20:11

A wedding held against the backdrop of the magnificent nature of the region, which does not become "dense".
The figure of a bride in a wedding dress is delivered via a special app.

What is the new form of weddings in this era of living with viruses?
(Yumie Sano, Aomori Broadcasting Station reporter)

Under the blue sky

Blue sea in the blue sky. In June of June Brides, a couple's wedding was held.

The stage is in the Bay Area of ​​Aomori City. Last year, it was just recognized as a "sacred place for proposals" by a private organization. Backed by beautiful nature, the two set the stage for a new life.

However... I can't find any attendants watching over the sunny weather.

To prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the state of the ceremony was taken with a smartphone and delivered live with a special application. Family members and friends are “attending” watching the video at their favorite places.

Wedding app

This app is used.

You can also send congratulations while watching the live stream. You can also give a gift online by selecting the amount of 3000 yen, 5000 yen, 10,000 yen, 30,000 yen.

It's a dedicated app for "online weddings". Development started in October last year before the spread of this app, the new Corona.

It was invented by Kenshiro Hashimoto (30), the president of the venture company "Wedding Live" in Tokyo.

Mr. Hashimoto from Kumamoto Prefecture. He says he was too busy at work to attend the wedding ceremony of a friend living in Kyushu. We challenged the development to meet the needs of people who have similar problems.

Eventually the new corona infection spreads.
There were many couples who had no choice but to postpone or cancel the wedding, saying, "My friends and family cannot attend."

Seeing such a situation, he seems to have made preparations for a practical use at a rapid pace.

The way to look again

Don't give up on your dream of having a wedding even with Corona. With that in mind, Yasutaka Kihara (50), a bridal company in Aomori Prefecture, planned the "online wedding".

Due to the influence of the new Corona, most of the ceremony hall reservations that were over 100 from March to July were canceled or postponed. Since the sales have also decreased significantly, I asked Mr. Hashimoto's company for cooperation.

Mr. Kihara:
Up until now, wedding halls have been in the sense of making “tightness” a business, so when it comes to preventing three, we have to make the opposite proposal. Creating a bright light for couples. I think that is also our role, so I drastically reviewed the wedding ceremony method.

For heaven mother

This time, online ceremonies were given by Shin Oya (23) and Nanami (25) who live in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture.

In February this year, I received a marriage notification, but initially I did not intend to give a ceremony because the infection of the new corona was widespread.

At that time, I received a proposal for "online wedding."

The bride, Nanami, decided to have her father and friends who live outside the prefecture attend the ceremony online, and also to thank her mother who died last year.

Nanami Oya
"Wearing a wedding dress was my dream. At first I thought I would just take a picture, but I was happy to do it in a memorable way."

A wedding that takes time to prepare.

However, in order to reduce the risk of infection, we only meet twice with the wedding planner.

All invitations were created with the app. Friends and relatives can view invitations and live streams from the URL shared by SNS and email.

Shin Oya Nanami
Let's have a look at the SNS while relaxing at home and eating sweets”

New wedding shapes

On the day, the blue sky spread as if to celebrate the beginning of the two. The Tsugaru Peninsula and the Shimokita Peninsula were clearly visible in Mutsu Bay where the waves were calm.

The ceremony this time is a public ceremony. The people who attended are the witnesses of the two marriages.

Nearly 30 people who attended online saw the ceremony for about 20 minutes. In addition to "Congratulations", comments such as "It's the first time for a remote wedding to be fresh" and "Clap (applause)" were received.

The price of the wedding this time was 160,000 yen, which is almost half of the cheapest wedding plan, a special price to find out how much demand there is.

Mr. Kihara, who planned the project, feels the possibility of a "new shape." When the new Corona settles down, I hope many couples will visit Aomori, including online weddings.

Mr. Kihara
"It was nice to have one form. In Aomori prefecture, there are many places for online weddings and commemorative photos without being crowded such as the sea and mountains, so I definitely want to challenge as a new field."

Don't give up even in the corona

During this interview, I found it very attractive to be able to have a wedding in a place that seems to be the land.

I think there are spots where you can take beautiful pictures and photos, even in areas where you live, such as places that are not dense and rich in nature.

Everyone who gave up the ceremony at Corona. Why don't you think about a new type of wedding?

Aomori Broadcasting Bureau reporter
Sano HiroshiYoshie

2016 it joined
in Mutsu bureau of Honshu northernmost, covering the primary industries and small and medium-sized enterprises