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Wide of display of wedding dresses2. Tilt up of Chinese gown3. Tilt down from head wear to dresses4. Wide of woman standing in front of white wedding dresses5. Wide of people walking past a...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eHong Kong - 10 February 2012\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of display of wedding dresses\u003cbr/\u003e2. Tilt up of Chinese gown\u003cbr/\u003e3. Tilt down from head wear to dresses\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of woman standing in front of white wedding dresses\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of people walking past a computer showing wedding video\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of Arden Chin, Director of Zara Bride Wedding Gallery\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Arden Chin, Director of Zara Bride Wedding Gallery: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Say like our gowns and suits, because the design, fabric like lace, accessories like ear rings and necklaces, all come from different regions. In the past, if it cost 100 US dollars to buy, now it costs 120 US dollars or 150 US dollars.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Tilt up from photo album to couple\u003cbr/\u003e9. Back shot of couple talking to staff from wedding photo company\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Cheung Kai-chung, 30, groom-to-be:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We would (be more cautious). But since prices of everything have gone up, there is no choice, we have to pay more, in general we need to spend around 10-15 percent more.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid of wedding photo company staff showing wedding photo to couple\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of bakery booth \u003cbr/\u003e13. Close of Chinese wedding cakes\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various of bouquet\u003cbr/\u003e15. Various of bottles of wine\u003cbr/\u003e16. Various of shoes\u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide pan to exhibitors\u003cbr/\u003e18. Mid of pair of wedding bears\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close of golden bracelets\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide of booth of wedding photo company called \"Pop Art Wedding\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. Tracking shots of wedding photos printed on canvas\u003cbr/\u003e22. Various of Larry Yau, photographer at Pop Art Wedding\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Larry Yau, photographer at Pop Art Wedding: \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's different from traditional wedding photography, because those traditional photos are taken in an outdoor place that could be meaningless to the couple. We would add elements related to the couple to the photo album or canvas, for example, place of first date or first meeting, or transportation they took together, things like that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Close of pages of photo albums being flipped\u003cbr/\u003e25. Close pan of leaflet with information\u003cbr/\u003e26. Various of counter\u003cbr/\u003e27. Pan from Priscilla Lo, Deputy Marketing Director of Hongkong-Asia Exhibition (Holdings) Limited, to stage\u003cbr/\u003e28. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Priscilla Lo, Deputy Marketing Director of Hongkong-Asia Exhibition (Holdings) Limited:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Couples who planned to get married would still carry on their wedding preparation despite of the worsening economy. This year is the year of Dragon, it's a good year for marriage, it is expected that the number of people who come to the wedding show would go up 20 percent at least, it ( economic downturn) will not have a big impact on the show.\"\u003cbr/\u003e29. Various of visitors at wedding show\u003cbr/\u003eInflation and the worsening economy have added costs to couples who are planning to get married.\u003cbr/\u003eBut organisers of the Hong Kong Wedding Show say the number of weddings is expected to go up in the year of Dragon, which is believed to be a good year for marriage.\u003cbr/\u003eChinese and western style wedding gowns on display at Hong Kong's biggest wedding exhibition ahead of Valentine's Day.\u003cbr/\u003eThey include this stunning, red Chinese gown. \u003cbr/\u003eFor the Zara Bride Wedding Gallery, specialists in bridal gowns and wedding photography, the global economic crisis caused around a 10 percent loss in business last year.\u003cbr/\u003eOn top of that, director Arden Chin says the costs of wedding dresses, photo albums and rents have all gone up due to inflation and the weak US dollar.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Say like our gowns and suits, because the design, fabric like lace, accessories like ear rings and necklaces, all come from different regions. In the past, if it cost 100 US dollars to buy, now it costs 120 US dollars or 150 US dollars,\" says Arden Chin, Director of Zara Bride Wedding Gallery.\u003cbr/\u003eA couple looks at samples of pre-wedding photos.\u003cbr/\u003eTaking pictures of the couple before getting married has proved popular in Asia. \u003cbr/\u003eThirty-year-old groom-to-be, Cheung Kai-chung, says he plans to spend about $25,640 US dollars for the entire wedding.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says he will be more cautious in spending money with the worsening economy.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We would (be more cautious). But since prices of everything has gone up, there is no choice, we have to pay more, in general we need to spend around 10-15 percent more.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe exhibition showcases everything needed for a wedding - wedding cakes, bouquet design, wine, shoes, jewellery etc.\u003cbr/\u003eAn alternative to wedding photography is also available at the show.\u003cbr/\u003eInstead of taking traditional wedding photos, couples can choose to have their photos printed on a canvas in different themes.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's different from traditional wedding photography, because those traditional photos are taken in an outdoor place that could be meaningless to the couple. We would add elements related to the couple to the photo album or canvas, for example, place of first date or first meeting, or transportation they took together, things like that,\" says Larry Yau, a photographer at Pop Art Wedding.\u003cbr/\u003eHigh heels adorned with glitter and feathers are a big trend here. \u003cbr/\u003eOrganisers expect that the number of people getting married in 2012 will increase by 10-20 percent.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Couples who planned to get married would still carry on their wedding preparation despite of the worsening economy. 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