All Nippon Airways (ANA) hosted the “ANA Blue Hangar Wedding Photo” tour in a Haneda Airport hangar at night on June 28.
This tour allows for wedding photography around an airplane, reserved just for the occasion, inside the night hangar. It was a joint project with Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu and Watabe Wedding, offering the “ANA ROOM” concept room at Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu for preparation before the shoot, and as accommodation after. The “Superior Cockpit Room”, a guest room equipped with a flight simulator, was also available for photography. Watabe Wedding took care of the costumes and photography. The price was 608,000 JPY.
The first session was held on May 31, and this was the second one. Both instances saw more than 10 couples applying, and this time, Mr. naoto Tsujimoto and Mrs. Sanae from Osaka Prefecture were the lucky winners through a lottery.
▲ Mr. Naoto Tsujimoto (left) and Mrs. Sanae Tsujimoto participating in “ANA Blue Hangar Wedding Photo”
Mr. Tsujimoto became a fan of ANA after being impressed by the attentive service of the cabin crew during a flight. The couple registered their marriage in 2022 but were unable to hold a ceremony or take wedding photos due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As things began to settle, “We started thinking about doing something,” said Mr. Tsujimoto, and Mrs. Tsujimoto discovered this event, leading Mr. Tsujimoto to say, “I applied with great anticipation.”
The hangar was prepared with a Boeing 777-300ER (aircraft registration JA788A) for the Tsujimoto couple. With the General Electric GE90-115B large engines and more as a backdrop, the couple enjoyed about an hour of photo wedding shooting.
After the shoot, Mr. Tsujimoto said, “I’ve been looking forward to it since we won. It was an extraordinary experience,” with a smile. Mrs. Tsujimoto also said, “I always wanted to take a photo with our reflection on the ground at the back of the runway,” and was happy that they were able to take the photos as hoped.
▲ Ms. Miki Nishio of ANA X, who conceived the “ANA Blue Hangar Wedding Photo”
Ms. Miki Nishio of ANA X’s Digital Marketing Department, who holds a wedding planner qualification, was the mind behind the tour. She also conceived the wedding photo event using the Airbus A380 “FLYING HONU”‘s first aircraft (registration JA381A) at Narita Airport in May 2022. Adjusting the dressing area was one of the challenges for hosting the event in the Haneda Airport hangar. In partnership with Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu, “It would be great to have guests change into their outfits in the ANA ROOM,” they thought, and arranged the tour around the hotel’s check-in time, allowing participants to also enjoy a course dinner at the hotel after the shoot.
According to Ms. Nishio, future events are undecided, but “we want to try to continue offering this opportunity.”
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