Many girls dream of wearing a beautiful white gown for their wedding. In Zhejiang Province, 10 brides and their grooms got married on Sunday, April 24, but they were barely clothed.
The wearing of flowers instead of expensive clothes were the couples’ way of expressing their true love, reported China Daily. Their symbolic nakedness is a reflection of their pure love for each other “not tainted by material greed” such as homes and vehicles.
But of course, on the sacred day, they did not intend to scandalize the community to send their message across, so the couples wore clothes with skin tone and some green items to cover their private parts. The inspiration behind the unique matrimonial ceremony was “Naked Wedding,” a hit TV series in China about a couple who married with no car, house or a lot of money.
Weddings cost a lot, just the price of a gown and the reception is enough to setback a couple starting their new life together. Rather than be stressed by the urgent need to buy a house, the couple discussed the possibility of holding their own naked wedding after the show aired in June.
In the 1980s, it cost families about 10,000 yuan to pay for a wedding. However, the cost has escalated to 30 times or 300,000 yuan for a grand wedding which aims to meet social expectations.
New families then started with just three things – a washing machine, TV set and refrigerator. Couples then lived with the husband’s family, but today, buying a house has become the standard.
A similar naked wedding actually took place a year ago, also in Zhejiang Province at Hangzhou Paradise amusement park, reported The South China Morning Post. But instead of green décor, the couples then wore only flesh-colored underwear and body paint.