Aired: 25 August 2014, BBC London News and BBC South East Today.
Production, filming and reporting: Josephine McDermott
Monthly Archives: August 2014
BBC World Service, From Our Own Correspondent: Being a bridesmaid in China
Jiao Jiao and I torment the British groom with wedding day ‘love tests’ in Shanghai
In Shanghai, Josephine McDermott dons a long cream gown for a special occasion: the marriage of a British friend and a Chinese bride, in a cross-cultural union which – at times – left both sets of guests at the party a little at sea. It turns out that both British and Chinese have wedding customs which can fox the outsider…
Presented by Owen Bennett-Jones. Listen here.