日本公司提供"單人婚禮"服務

Although Japan is not often considered the best place for sexual equality, steps are definitely being taken in the right direction. More and more women are trailblazing lifelong careers in not always hospitable corporate environments and forgoing more traditional routes such as marriage and becoming a full-time homemaker.

雖然日本不是性別平等的理想之地，但是它正朝着正確的方向邁出步伐。越來越多的女性放棄了結婚成爲全職家庭主婦的傳統路線，開拓性的選擇終身從業（即使工作環境可能不友好）。

But sometimes this comes at the cost of getting married and starting a family. While some women are perfectly fine with this, others will no doubt feel the occasional pang of regret when they consider that they never had a chance to get all dressed up and be the center of attention for the day like many of their friends and family.

但有時這要以犧牲結婚、無法建立家庭爲代價。有些女性可以泰然接受，而對於另一些人，當她們想到沒有機會像朋友和家人那樣完美打扮成爲婚禮焦點時，無疑會感到後悔難過。

That’s why Kyoto-based company Cerca Travel has set up a service providing all the glamor of a wedding without any of the commitment in what they call a “Solo Wedding.” That’s right: women can now have the full wedding day experience without actually having to get hitched.

這就是爲什麼位於京都的Cerca旅遊公司推出了這項提供所有婚禮的魅力但卻沒有任何承諾的“單人婚禮”服務。沒錯：女性現在可以不必結婚就擁有一次完整的婚禮經歷了。

A Solo Wedding is a two-day excursion where clients spend the night in a hotel as they go in for dress fittings, bouquet design, hair and make-up, and even a full photo shoot. Each of these services is handled by a professional in the industry and done with the same level of quality and attention to detail as a real wedding ceremony.

單人婚禮是一個爲期兩天的短途旅行，客戶在晚間入住旅館，在這裏，公司會爲其適配禮服、設計花束、盤發和化妝，甚至拍攝一套完整的照片。就像真正的婚禮儀式一樣，這裏的每一項服務都由業內的專家來處理，質量上乘，注重細節。

When she’s all done up, the tour coordinator will take the solo bride to some beautiful Kyoto backdrops which complement her appearance for a commemorative photo shoot. If wedding dresses aren’t your cup of champagne, Cerca Travel can also set you up with one of the many other historical dress-up tours around Kyoto such as putting on Geisha make-up and clothes. There is also an option to have a decorative man between the ages of 20 and 70 to pose alongside you, but reportedly none of the 10 women who have enjoyed the Solo Wedding experience since Cerca began offering it in June this year have opted to do so, instead focusing on making the day all about them.

當新娘準備就緒後，旅遊協調員將會帶這位單人新娘去京都美景勝地拍攝紀念照。倘若婚紗禮服不是你的菜，Cerca旅遊還可以爲你另行安排京都許多其他歷史裝扮，例如藝伎的妝容和服飾。新娘還有一個選擇權，即她可以選擇一個20-70歲之間的男性象徵性的站在旁邊拍照。然而據報道，自從今年6月提供這項選擇到現在，享受過單人婚禮的10位女性都沒有選擇這樣做，而是選擇在這一天專注於自己。

Cerca Travel’s website has some testimonies from past solo-brides:

Cerca旅遊網站上一些單人新娘的留言：

“It really felt like a dream. I didn’t really care about the wedding dress because I was married and had children already.” [divorcee in 50s]

“這真的感覺像做夢一樣。我真的不關心婚紗，因爲我曾經結過婚並且已經有了孩子。”

“That was the best!! I feel great! I’m dating a guy but have totally put off the pain that is getting married. I always wanted to wear a wedding dress and I didn’t want to regret it, but I also didn’t want to pester my boyfriend.” [single in 30s]

“這是最好的！我感覺棒極了！我正和一個傢伙約會，但是已完全擺脫了要結婚的痛苦。我一直想穿婚紗，我不想後悔，但我也不想讓我的男朋友煩惱。”

“Thank you for the other day. My childhood dream came true at 38…! It really was like a dream.” [single in 30s]

“謝謝這一天。我兒時的夢想終於在38歲實現了！這真像做夢一樣。”

There are a variety of packages to choose from, but since the cheapest starts at around 300,000 yen, just like a real wedding this may be something that you’ll only want to do once.

這項服務有多種套餐可供選擇，但是由於起價高達30萬日元左右，就像真正的婚禮一樣，你也許只想經歷一次。

It goes without saying that this vacation is probably not for everyone, as whether this is a glamorous weekend out or depressing reminder of one’s relationship status really just depends on the individual’s state of mind. Ultimately, though, we see nothing wrong with a woman taking a couple of days to be fussed over, and if there’s a company out there willing to do just that, why not do a little (okay, a lot of) selfish spending?

不用說，這個假期很可能並不適合所有人，因爲這可能是個迷人的週末，也可能令人沮喪地提示着一個人的婚姻狀況，這些都取決於個人的心理狀態。不過說到底，我們看到的沒有錯，讓一個女人受寵若驚幾天，如果有一個公司願意做到這一點，那麼爲什麼不爲自己多花一點（好吧，許多）錢呢？