Ma Jialun and his bride Zhang Yitong were supposed to get married in October, but the coronavirus epidemic put their big plans on hold - so they decided to get married online.
Chinese couple takes wedding online
This couple got wed online after lockdown measures scuppered their nuptials Location: Hangzhou, China Ma Jialun and Zhang Yitong wore traditional Chinese dress and exchanged vows in a two-hour ceremony streamed live to family, friends and around 500,000 viewers (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) GROOM, MA JIALUN, SAYING: "I think we do have a little regret because there is a difference between posting messages online and communicating face to face at the site.
But through this online wedding, we can share our happiness with people we don't know, which I think is very meaningful." The ceremony was planned by an entertainment start-up who says online weddings could become commonplace (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) ZHAO YUN, "CLOUD WEDDING" ORGANIZER OF ENTERTAINMENT STARTUP ERGENG, SAYING: "We were forced to move part of our life online.
For example, we have online classes, and we get married online, it has become an online lifestyle.
I think going online will be the new normal for us in the future."