Weddings in the New Era

No matter the country or culture， weddingsalways rank near the top of social rituals.Statistics show that every year on average，2.5 percent of China's GDP is spent on wed-dings. From a cultural aspect， the Chinese place great im-portance on family， and marriage is essential to a family'spreservation. A decent wedding not only shows respectsfor both families of the newlyweds， but also serves as theoptimum occasion to showcase a family's wealth andpower to friends and relatives. How to organize a wed-ding and what kind to choose are topics that many youngChinese couples must seriously consider as the big dayapproaches.