On the stage, a customized “double happiness”(a Chinese character) is posted on a big red curtain which serves as the background. The bride sings Sweet Honey and walks on stage... This is not a literary film, but the opening scene of a country wedding. 

　　Ms. Xie, who is 25 years old, is a teacher, and her husband Mr. Tan is a civil servant. Both of them are from Yunyang, Chongqing, they met at a social event three years ago and eventually got together. 

　　On March 8th, the wedding took place at Mr. Tan's hometown which locates in rural area. Ms. Xie, the bride, said, "We both come from rural area, and we don’t own very strong economic capacity because we have not been working for a long time. Besides, we have been brought up with the idea that thrift is honorable, and we have also been edified like this in our workplace. Therefore, we didn’t choose to make a big fuss about our marriage." 

　　With no MC invited, the couple officiated the wedding themselves. Although there was no professional MC, the couple still amused friends and family with their lively speech on the stage. 　  

　　The wedding was planned by the couple themselves. The bride Ms. Xie calculated the bill: the stage was built with the help of a friend, the red curtain was borrowed from school. The customization of the “double happiness”on the curtain costs 110 yuan, and the carpet costs 50 yuan "The wedding ceremony itself costs only 160 yuan." 

　　Ms. Xie said she could save more than 10,000 yuan by building a stage at home and officiating the wedding by themselves. 

　　Mr. Tan, the groom, also revealed that the bride did not ask for betrothal gift or "three kinds of gold jewelry for marriage". On the issue of zero betrothal gift, they said that the betrothal gift is just a traditional form, and what they value is each other's character. 　　  

　　Will the wife feel wronged by such a thrifty wedding? 

　　Mr. Tan said he was somewhat worried at first. But it was his wife's idea to get married this way, and both parents supported it. "She was really happy, so I didn't have to bear too much psychological burden and I am just as happy as she is. After all, the ceremony is for others to see, and it is our own feelings that are the most important." 

　　Will there be regrets in retrospect for having such a frugal wedding? 

　　"I won't regret holding such a wedding which features a simple process because it doesn't lack a sense of ceremony," Xie said. We are very satisfied with the wedding. Whenever I look back on it, it will only make me feel happy and sweet."