“Seeing printed media being     1     (gradual) replaced by new media made me feel that something precious in my memory     2     (be) lost. I don’t want them to disappear,” he said,     3     (add) that publishing marriage announcements evokes     4     warm feeling toward newspapers while bringing a sense of vintage elegance.

The price for publishing a marriage announcement differs by number of words, space and printing house. It ranges from around 100 yuan to more than 10,000 yuan. Customers can     5     pay for the service online or by phone. Globally, many newspapers also provide sections to publish marriage announcements, along with births and     6     (die).

Meng Si,     7     works for an online platform     8     (associate) with newspaper publishing services, told Xinhua News Agency recently that there has been a     9     (notice) increase in inquiries and orders for marriage announcements. The customers are predominantly young people in     10     20s, with some even making appointments one or two months in advance.