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No fuss, just dinner: China couple trade wedding extravagance for US$11,000 feast, cash gifts

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM · 1 min read
No fuss, just dinner: China couple trade wedding extravagance for US$11,000 feast, cash gifts — South China Morning Post, Beijing Business news
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A young couple in eastern China have gone viral on social media for skipping elaborate wedding traditions and instead holding simple nuptials, spending money only on banquets and cash gifts for their guests. The bride, surnamed Zhu, is from Ningbo in Zhejiang province, while the groom, Wang, is from Taizhou, also in Zhejiang. The couple, both in their early 30s, held wedding celebrations in their respective hometowns in September, according to the Ningbo Evening News. Rather than follow...

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