Mamma Mia! was largely filmed on Skopelos

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 rustic² 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 consultant³ 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 wed¹ 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 chapel⁴ 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《妈妈咪呀！》的英国粉丝将在希腊岛上再现他们最喜爱的这部电影中的婚礼场景。

提供这次特别的“妈妈咪呀婚礼”旅行计划的旅行社将携恋人们飞赴希腊参加特别定制的结婚典礼，所有设计跟梅丽尔•斯特里普、柯林•菲尔斯和皮尔斯•布鲁斯南主演的这部浪漫喜剧电影中呈现的乡间风情一样。

简和安德列斯•帕里奇拉斯夫妇是位于伦敦的爱奥尼亚婚庆公司的负责人，他们说希腊婚礼是一项“成长行业”（迅速发展的行业），今年夏天他们已经组织了100多场这样的婚礼。

他们接受《星期日泰晤士报》采访时说，许多英国恋人都选择斯基亚索斯岛或斯科派洛斯岛作为婚礼地点，这两个岛都是这部票房卖座片中出现过的岛屿。还有人坚持用阿巴合唱团的唱片伴奏，以使他们的“妈妈咪呀”婚礼更圆满。

28岁的雪伦•劳伦斯是来自科尔切斯特的商务旅游顾问，她在斯基亚索斯岛上举行了婚礼。雪伦说：“我一看到这部电影，我就想‘这（岛屿）就是我想要的’，但是我连它在希腊的具体位置都不知道。所以我就上网做了一些调查。”

6月2日，雪伦和33岁的印刷工作者凯文在市政厅结婚了，婚礼结束后举行了和电影中很相似的30人庆婚宴。该电影是根据一部很成功的西区音乐剧改编的。

帕里奇拉斯先生说要在电影中所拍摄的斯科派洛斯岛上的同一间山顶小教堂中结婚是不可能的，因为这个教堂太小了，而且是希腊东正教徒的专属用地。

他说这部电影让里面那些岛上的旅游业热了起来，但是他也承认当地的居民“对此很可能感到有些厌烦”。

他补充说，在去年圣诞节前该电影的DVD光盘发行后，婚礼的预定量上升了60%。

Vocabulary:

package: 包办旅行

rustic: 乡村式的；质朴的

Abba: 阿巴合唱团，演唱电影《妈妈咪呀》中的主题歌曲《I Have a Dream》。

drive up: 使……上升