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Unusual wedding at funeral parlor moved millions

2009-11-13 18:09 BJT

A special wedding was held at Zhengzhou Funeral Parlor on the morning of November 10. Yu Liang finally married the girl he loves, but she was lying in a coffin.

The bridegroom looks at his wife's parents.
The bridegroom looks at his wife's parents. A red ribbon, traditionally
worn by the bridegroom on his chest, has never been seen in the funeral
parlor before.
The priest pronounces them husband and wife
The priest pronounces them husband and wife

A special wedding

The priest's voice was very clear in the empty funeral parlor, "Yu, do you take Zhang for your lawful wedded wife and love her forever?"

"I do."

At about 9:30am on November 10, when Yu, wearing a suit and red ribbon, said "I do," his bride was not standing beside him, but lying silently in a coffin behind him.

This was a special wedding held at Zhengzhou Funeral Parlor.

A large image of the Chinese character "Dian," meaning to pay homage to the dead, and a wreath hung behind Yu. He could not put a ring on the bride's finger and kiss her, but only gently look at a photo of his bride placed in front of the coffin. They did not even get the chance to take wedding photos.