After the success of the movie “Mamma Mia!” tourists from all around the world are coming to the Greek Islands of Skiathos and Skopelos to enjoy the Aegean Sea and discover the beautiful beaches and traditional sites where the movie was filmed. Some others, though, are arriving single and departing married, trying to revive the story of Mamma Mia.
Ionian Weddings, a wedding agency from the UK, has even created packages for people who want to get married on the Greek islands “Mamma Mia!” style. The agency states on its website that “while 2008 was the year of Mamma Mia the film, 2009 is set to be the year of the Mamma Mia wedding. The irresistible feel-good factor of a Greek island wedding has captured the imagination of many brides-to-be.”
Since the big-screen release of the world famous ABBA stage show, requests for weddings in Greece have gone through the roof, said the mayor of Skiathos in an interview.
Locals estimate that the number of foreign couples who got or will get married at the island of Skiathos and Skopelos this summer may reach one thousand.
Ionian Weddings advertises that “they have placed the emphasis on the setting and ambience of the Mamma Mia wedding by offering chapels with stunning views and traditional taverna receptions suitably decorated with Candles, lanterns, ABBA music and optional donkey rides for the bride and groom.” They conclude by saying “Meryl Streep would be proud of this.”
(Photo Credit: Rachel Portele)
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