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

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.