In today's society, China has adopted the westernized ideology of the wedding planning process, but with the Chinese traditions added on. Like any modern day wedding planning process, everything is planned either by the couple or a professional wedding planner. The process includes picking the date, location, wedding attire, caterer, etc. Usually a more cultured couple will hold a banquet in a Chinese seafood restaurant to recreate the environment of a traditional wedding banquet at the groom's house, with all families and friends. More westernized couple might hold the banquet in a hotel banquet hall.
The bride's dowry tradition is still practiced today, in the form of jewelry and gifts from relatives and family. It's like a going away present from the family to the bride, something she can take with her and bring her fortune once she marries. Everything the bride takes with her to her husband's house is considered part of the bride's dowry.
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