Then, the couple announced beginning of the wedding. After the guests blew out the candles, the lights were turned on and the banquet began. They are healthier and can also create a happy and hectic atmosphere like cigarettes. In addition to attempting the new, the current wedding styles are aimed at saving money. In fact the new style is more convenient, economical and impressive.
Some young couples go to great length to have a non-traditional ceremony.
Parents are usually not as accepting of the new styles of celebration at first. Helen Liu's parents considered a buffet improper for a wedding celebration because it was not as elaborate as a traditional banquet. The word buffet in Chinese is not considered lucky for the young couple as it means cold dishes, which implies cold feelings after a hot courtship. Other elements in the wedding may combine the old Chinese tradition with Western ways, such as using a red carpet in the ceremony instead of the white one widely used in the US, a small, symbolic chamber pot instead of a large one, and travelling in an elaborate sedan chair. Although many young people like lawn wedding celebrations, none of them follows the Western style in using the white carpet, Xing Han pointed out.