Chinanews, Beijing, Dec. 31 – "Olympic wedding", a new term, has emerged and prevailed among the young in Beijing these days.

 

It refers to the wedding to be held around the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. Although the Olympics is still nearly two years away, not a few young people have started to make preparations for their "Olympic weddings".

 

"The year 2008 will see Beijing Olympics, which will be celebrated by the whole nation. Therefore it is lucky and happy to marry at that time. As many people have such a plan, we have to be early birds in making reservations from wedding companies and restaurants," said a youngster who is busy preparing for his wedding in 2008.

 

It is learned from many wedding companies that Aug. 6, Aug. 8, and Aug. 10 of 2008 will be the most welcomed days by young couples, especially Aug. 8 being their top choice, as 8 is a lucky number in China.

 

Zhang Xiaokang, a wedding planner of a wedding company in Beijing, said that they had received 2 orders for designing wedding ceremonies and providing wedding services on Aug. 8, 2008, and averagely about ten couples every week would come to consult about related information of the wedding on that day.

 

Besides wedding companies, restaurants will also embrace a wedding banquet peak in 2008. Some time-honored brand restaurants have gained reservations for that.

 

A manager of a roast-duck restaurant revealed that more than 20 couples have ordered tables for their Olympic marriage feast. Meanwhile they have also prepared an Olympic Menu with Olympic-related names of dishes, such as "Olympic Bird's Nest" and "Unit with One Heart for Olympics".