Working it out
During the entire wedding preparation period, Li pushed for the perfect wedding she wanted. At the wedding rehearsal, she even directed the workers on how to set up decorations and the stage.
"When I'm doing such things, I come across as quite aggressive," she said. "The waitresses were asking among themselves, 'Which one is the bride?'"
There were a couple of times that she wanted to give up because it was too tiring. In the end, even it wasn't exactly the "perfect wedding" she wanted at the beginning, she made her peace with it.
"It achieved some of my goals," she said. "I wanted a Western wedding, simple ceremony, no performances, and I asked my cousin to be the ceremony marshal. It was homey and natural, not like some pretentious, planned wedding, but rather a backyard gathering."
Her husband played an important part in helping Li get through, she said. He is nine years older than her and aware of what her wishes are. If the requests she raises are not too much to ask, he usually agrees. But he puts his foot down at outrageous requests, such as decorating someone else's pond, Li said.
Yang is flying to South Korea in August, two months before her actual wedding, with her proposal for changes in the ceremony. Even though she can't control some aspects of the wedding, she still wants to fight for what's important for her.
"I'm planning to get wedding dress and makeup team here in Beijing. Everything concerning me I hope they won't take control over," she said.
While in Korea, she will prepare for the arrival of her family and friends, about 20 people, find a translator for the wedding as well as meet up the Korean wedding team.
Yang also said the reason she made it through so far is mostly because of her fiancé's support. Even though there are disputes, he comforted her most of the time and acted as a mediator between her and his parents.
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