100 newlyweds attended a charity group wedding without any banquet or red envelopes
No banquets, no red envelopes, and a new celebration. On September 9, 2023, the 2023 "Shanghai Charity Week" themed event "Long Term Love Happiness Festival" was held at the Minhang District Marriage Registration Center, the only marriage registration center located in a park in Shanghai. Under the witness of thousands of people, 100 newlyweds held a simple and romantic wedding ceremony.
At 18:58, accompanied by the first beautiful melody played by the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, the wedding ceremony began. In the warm and soothing Chinese style music, the traditional wedding letter slowly unfolded: "Let's cherish the deep affection of the halibut and make a promise of love together; let's cherish our country and go to the promise of peace and beauty together."
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Wedding Book on Screen
A hundred newlyweds have stepped onto the stage one after another to receive marriage letters that represent a lifelong commitment. The new couple also jointly drafted a declaration of love and recited it in front of all the guests on site, making a pledge of love: "We declare that you are my only true love. I will use all my passion and determination to protect our love. Let honesty, kindness, and responsibility lead us towards happiness."
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It is understood that the newlyweds participating in the charity collective wedding come from different industries, including doctors, teachers, programmers, engineers, high-speed rail drivers, civil servants, etc. Among them, there are 7 newlyweds who registered their marriage in Shanghai after getting married in Shanghai across provinces.
Joint Oath by Newcomers
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New representatives Xu Weipeng and Ying Huiqian shared their love stories on site. One was an aviation engine engineer, and the other was a medical equipment engineer. Because their careers were rooted in Minhang, they first met and fed swans in the lake together. They were gradually moved by each other's love, kindness, and responsibility, and finally got to know and love each other, and tied the knot. "My wife is very enthusiastic about public welfare and often participates in various public welfare activities, which particularly moves me."
In order to double happiness, the event also specially invited the Chunshen Retired Cadre Calligraphy and Painting Society in Minhang District to write calligraphy for each newlywed couple participating in this collective wedding, sending sincere and beautiful blessings. Yang Deguang, former president of Shanghai Normal University, and a model philanthropist at the "China Charity Award", came to the scene to express his love from family harmony and happiness to the spirit of charity, sending a message of love to the newlyweds.
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The entire collective wedding did not have deafening firecrackers or extravagant banquets. Although the process was simple, it was full of ceremony. "I think this kind of charity wedding is great, romantic and meaningful!" Ms. Xu, a tourist from Suzhou, sighed. She came to visit her classmates and didn't expect to watch a group wedding. "Although I haven't been in a relationship yet, seeing so many newlyweds step onto the stage and make vows is still very touching."
As the theme event of the 2023 Shanghai Charity Week, this collective wedding not only follows the traditional wedding process, but also hosts a charity sale.
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The new couple also donated commemorative items related to love, such as paintings created together by the two, airplane models developed through work participation, dolls caught together in the game hall, and guitars loved by both parties. The funds raised will be donated to the Autism Special Fund of the Shanghai Children's Welfare Foundation to help children with autism and their families.
The orphaned and disabled teenagers from the Municipal Welfare Center and Children's Welfare Hospital also transformed into "little volunteers" before the event, bringing their handmade pendants, creative paintings full of childlike charm, and novel cultural and creative works to the charity sale site of the market.
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One of the items that newcomers participate in the charity sale
At the charity sale site, there is also a special "booth", which is a "Love Micro Wish" claiming wall. 100 children from Shanghai Children's Welfare Institute, Shanghai Community Children, and others have written their wishes in advance. Some have made wishes to obtain a set of painting tools, some want a certain book, and some want to purchase a scientific experiment set... Before the collective wedding ceremony, these wishes from the children have been claimed by the newlyweds and caring individuals participating in the activity. Mr. Zhang, the new couple, smiled and said, "Actually, we have been looking forward to the new trend of civilized, frugal, and healthy marriage customs for a long time, because love is not only a gain, but also a giving."
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Children's Wish Wall
It is understood that the charity collective wedding ceremony is a new trend in the new era of "simple and new" weddings. Donating gifts, helping the elderly, and assisting new students in public welfare charity weddings are gradually becoming a trend.