There are many ways to celebrate a newly-wedded couple, with banquet customs differing across China. In some regions, parents of the bride and groom are gently made fun of at the ceremony; in other places, it’s the bridesmaids and groomsmen who are the targets.
In the past after a banquet, friends of the new couple would crowd into the bridal chamber to tease the newlyweds on their wedding night and play jokes on them. This practice, however, is no longer a wedding custom in urban China today. Though many rituals and traditions are carried on, others are set aside and new ones are introduced, sometimes much to the relief of the new bride and groom.
For Addie and her man, just getting over the exhausting last few months will take some time for recovery. Nevertheless, they now have a lifetime worth of memories to treasure and the knowledge that they put it all together themselves.
By Dong Jirong
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