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Popularity of 'white weddings' surges in Japan, leads to shortage of officiants

December 27, 2012

Many Japanese women look forward to having a Western-style, Christian wedding ceremony -- because they like the pageantry of it all. But as they become more popular, there aren't enough caucasian ministers, deemed essential to the true "white wedding," to conduct them all.

Popularity of 'white weddings' surges in Japan, leads to shortage of officiants

Popularity of Western-Style Weddings in Japan Creates Demand for White Officiants

December 26, 2012
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Popularity of Western-Style Weddings in Japan Creates Demand for White Officiants

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