China couple cut costs by having plain wedding, donating savings to help 3 deprived children
Newlyweds slash guest list, ditch traditional trimmings, even use artificial intelligence to generate photographic backdrop at ceremony
A pair of Chinese newlyweds who ditched traditional wedding etiquette to save money have been praised for using what they saved to help three orphans.
The groom, who uses the nickname Liu Mancang, posted a video online of his wedding speech on September 1.
Liu said he and his bride chose to have a simple wedding because they wanted to use the money they saved to donate to three children.
The wedding was held in Liu’s hometown in eastern China’s Shandong province, a place known for sticking to traditional customs.
However, the newlyweds cut off many rituals widely considered essential in Chinese weddings, such as riding in the wedding car, having an emcee, and adorning the wedding hall with extravagant decorations.
They even used artificial intelligence to generate a backdrop photograph for free.
Liu told the mainland media outlet Haibao News that they donated the saved money to an orphan and two de facto orphans, children whose parents are alive but cannot look after them.
