'Love conquers all...even recession.Byline: Patrick Dewhurst WHEN Virgil penned his immortal line, he probably did not have the economic crisis of the twentieth century in mind. And yet recent reports seem to prove him right. In spite of rising prices and the deepening deep·en tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens To make or become deep or deeper. Noun 1. deepening - a process of becoming deeper and more profound financial crisis, more couples than ever are visiting the birthplace birth·place n. The place where someone is born or where something originates. birthplace Noun the place where someone was born or where something originated Noun 1. of Aphrodite Aphrodite (ăfrədī`tē), in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of fertility, love, and beauty. Homer designated her the child of Zeus and Dione. to tie the knot knot In cording, the interlacement of parts of one or more ropes, cords, or other pliable materials, commonly used to bind objects together. Knots have existed from the time humans first used vines and cordlike fibers to bind stone heads to wood in primitive axes, and were . Last week a record number of weddings in the Peyia district were reported, and municipalities are working hard to meet the demand. Lia Costi, Civil Marriage officer for the Paphos municipality MUNICIPALITY. The body of officers, taken collectively, belonging to a city, who are appointed to manage its affairs and defend its interests. , said: "We are very busy at the moment, and we have taken bookings for 2010 and even a few in 2011". "Around 80 to 85 per cent of the couples are British. The rest are mostly local, although Russians are also starting to come to Cyprus to marry." This will be welcome news to tour operators, who are struggling to overcome a 10.8 per cent drop in tourism this year. The Cyprus Government's office of statistics has published wedding figures up until 2007. While there was a small decline in marriages in the years preceding 2007, the number of bookings in 2008 and 2009 has remained fairly unchanged. Costi added: "The office of statistics showed there were 1,617 weddings in 2006 and 1,324 in 2007. There are no government statistics for 2008, but we recorded 1,290 weddings." Asked whether she anticipated a decline in the coming years, she said "No -- I think next year there will be at least as many". In response to this based in Cyprus that provide wedding packages to eloping British Couples. Mandy Milijic, from the I Do wedding company, explained that the demand for weddings in Cyprus has remained high, although the financial climate has changed how they are done. "In recent years there has been a trend away from Town halls to Seafront hotels,Aabeach ceremonies are not permitted at present, although marrying near or overlooking the beach is allowed, which offers that dream location near to sea. However we feel that due to the financial crisis, many couples are returning to the town halls, whichAaare the mostAacost effective way to marry in Cyprus" She added: "It seemsAacouples are also using fewer additional wedding services, such as florists, photographers and transport hire." Another company, Aphrodite Wedding Services Ltd has gone one step further, and now offers a "Credit Crunch Credit Crunch An economic condition whereby investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become weary of lending funds to corporations thereby driving up the price of debt products for borrowers. Package". For e1/4460, the firm offers booking, paperwork, a bouquet bouquet a structure resembling a cluster of flowers. of carnations and a single tier sponge cake. "The crisis has not stopped people coming, but they may nowAachoose a one-tier cakeAanowAainstead of two"AaAaAaMilijic added. Copyright Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail is a Cypriot English-language newspaper. It is published daily (except Mondays) and a number of articles are available online. Its current chief editor is Kosta Pavlowitch. The managing director is Kyriakos Iacovides. 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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