More than 200 British fans of 'Mamma Mia!' are getting married on Greek islands this summer to recreate the wedding scene in their favourite film.
A travel agency offering a special 『Mamma Mia! marriage』 package is flying couples to Greece for custom-made ceremonies with the same rustic charm as the one featured in the romantic comedy featuring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan.
Jane and Andreas Palikiras, who run London-based Ionian Weddings, say Greek weddings are a 「growth industry」 and that they had organised more than 100 such ceremonies this summer.
They told the Sunday Times that many British couples are choosing the islands of Skiathos or Skopelos, both of which featured in the box office hit film, and some are insisting on an Abba soundtrack to complete the experience.
Sharon Lawrence, 28, a business travel consultant from Colchester, who got married on Skiathos, said: 「As soon as I saw the film I thought 『this is it』 but I didn’t even know which part of Greece it was in. So I got on the internet and did some research.」
She wed Kevin, a 33 year-old printer, at the town hall on June 2 followed by a reception for 30 similar to the one in the film, which is an adaptation of the successful West End show.
Mr Palikiras said it was not possible to get married in the exact same hilltop chapel on Skopelos used in the film because it is too small and is reserved for members of the Greek Orthodox religion.
He said the film had driven up tourism on the islands featured in the films but conceded locals were 「probably getting a bit sick of it」.
He added that bookings rose 60 per cent after the DVD of the film was released just before Christmas last year.
今夏，200多位《媽媽咪呀!》的英國粉絲將在希臘島上再現他們最喜愛的這部電影中的婚禮場景。
提供這次特別的「媽媽咪呀婚禮」旅行計劃的旅行社將攜戀人們飛赴希臘參加特別定製的結婚典禮，所有設計跟梅麗爾•斯特裡普、柯林•菲爾斯和皮爾斯•布魯斯南主演的這部浪漫喜劇電影中呈現的鄉間風情一樣。
簡和安德列斯•帕裡奇拉斯夫婦是位於倫敦的愛奧尼亞婚慶公司的負責人，他們說希臘婚禮是一項「成長行業」(迅速發展的行業)，今年夏天他們已經組織了100多場這樣的婚禮。
他們接受《星期日泰晤士報》採訪時說，許多英國戀人都選擇斯基亞索斯島或斯科派洛斯島作為婚禮地點，這兩個島都是這部票房賣座片中出現過的島嶼。還有人堅持用阿巴合唱團的唱片伴奏，以使他們的「媽媽咪呀」婚禮更圓滿。
28歲的雪倫•勞倫斯是來自科爾切斯特的商務旅遊顧問，她在斯基亞索斯島上舉行了婚禮。雪倫說：「我一看到這部電影，我就想『這(島嶼)就是我想要的』，但是我連它在希臘的具體位置都不知道。所以我就上網做了一些調查。」
6月2日，雪倫和33歲的印刷工作者凱文在市政廳結婚了，婚禮結束後舉行了和電影中很相似的30人慶婚宴。該電影是根據一部很成功的西區音樂劇改編的。
帕裡奇拉斯先生說要在電影中所拍攝的斯科派洛斯島上的同一間山頂小教堂中結婚是不可能的，因為這個教堂太小了，而且是希臘東正教徒的專屬用地。
他說這部電影讓裡面那些島上的旅遊業熱了起來，但是他也承認當地的居民「對此很可能感到有些厭煩」。
他補充說，在去年聖誕節前該電影的DVD光碟發行後，婚禮的預定量上升了60%。
Vocabulary:
package: 包辦旅行
rustic: 鄉村式的;質樸的
Abba: 阿巴合唱團，演唱電影《媽媽咪呀》中的主題歌曲《I Have a Dream》。
drive up: 使……上升