Her bridal train kept a rollin for 1.2 miles Aug 7, 2009
Guests at Chinese wedding took 3 hours to unroll train with 9,999 silk roses. Bride Lin Rong "laughed and cried at the romantic gesture" when her husband-to-be arranged for her to wear a dress with a train that was more than 1. (MSNBC -- International)
Keeping traditional wedding alive Jul 28, 2009
RED is regarded an auspicious colour for weddings but youd be hardpressed to find Chinese couples dressed in the traditional red kwa (Chinese wedding attire) these days ... Old custom: A traditional Chinese wedding requires a lot of effort and planning ... If you want to follow the old ways, a traditional Chinese wedding begins weeks before the actual day, from the meeting of the in-laws to the exchange of customary gifts, as well as the rituals to be followed leading up to the eve and on the... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Faking shark fin soup Jul 8, 2009
But I'm also aware of the cultural stigma of saying "no" when it's served at a Chinese wedding. Thankfully, there's a compromise out there -- imitation shark fin soup. (CNN -- International)
Traditional Chinese wedding ceremony held in Henan Apr 19, 2009
A traditional Chinese wedding ceremony was held in Kaifeng on Saturday, in which people put on traditional costumes, and the newlyweds followed a series of Chinese wedding customs. (Xinhua). (Xinhuanet, China)
Big spenders add sparkle to Chinese wedding market Apr 3, 2009
The Chinese wedding market also attracted the attention of foreign tourism promotion organizations, including the Scandinavian Tourism Board (STB). Attending his first wedding expo in China, Ivan Bostrom, a marketing trainee of STB, said he was "shocked" by the flood of visitors and handed out more than half of the brochures he had prepared within the first three hours. (Xinhuanet, China)