Fake Wedding Guests Hired To Attend Japanese Weddings

Hello readers.. welcome again to my blog. As usual, I will give you information about work custom in Japan. If sometimes ago, I told you about “The Important Things About Service In Japan” but in this post I am going to tell you about the strange profession but really happened in Japan. Do you want to know what this profession is? So just keep reading on my blog…

For people who don't know what a fake wedding guest job is, it's basically someone who gets paid to attend some stranger's wedding as either their friend or co-worker. There are some agencies who will even provide 'fake parents' and other distant relatives if needed. Office Agents, a Tokyo-based company, is renting out fake friends, colleagues and family members to help pad out the guest list at events such as weddings. For 20,000 yen ($200), Office Agents provides a staff member to attend the ceremony. For an additional 5,000 yen, that person can perform a song or a dance. Pitch in another 10,000 yen and that person can make a speech that would make you proud. The company also provides the hiring of fake companions at events ranging from corporate functions and funerals to private events. Stand-in lovers, pretend secretaries and distant relatives are among a colourful cast of popular roles played by the company’s army of fakers.

The following is the reasons why Japanese people rents fake wedding guests on their wedding day :

1.   Brides or grooms who are concerned that they do not have enough friends and want to impress their prospective partners and in-laws are among those secretly boosting the guest list with fakers.

2.    People hire these services because they're afraid of what others will think if they don't have many guests attending their wedding and are scared others will think of them as losers. It's a pathetic situation all around, being so mentally stressed about the views of others on top of the financial burden of having to purchase such a service.

3.     Nowadays, people don't have as many friends. Everyone's too busy working or studying, who actually has the time to maintain relationships with dozens of people? By the time you're ready for marriage, you probably have less than 20 people you can contact.

Well guys, what do you think about this profession? For me this service is really strange. Wedding day is a day of happiness, you don’t need to rent this service because your real family and friends are the most important guests on your happy day. Thanks for reading😊