Wedding business a winning proposal
It’s no secret. Weddings in Cambodia are big, colourful and extravagant affairs. Guests drink and eat to their heart’s content, music draws revellers onto the dance floor and the party lasts for hours. But guests aren’t the only people having fun. Rising affluence paired with a flood of young people moving to the city has created a boom in the wedding industry. According to City Hall, more than 11,800 weddings were celebrated across the capital during 2013, nearly double 2012’s total of 6,380. … Chai Lim, deputy director of the Phnom Penh Cultural Centre, also known as Chenla Theatre, said that during the most recent wedding season, the venue was rented out almost every day for weddings, with 50-table packages starting at a minimum of $2,000 per booking. …
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