I was invited to the wedding party of one of my friends. They were actually legally married back in December but they did not hold the party until January 13th. The bride and groom are both from the countryside, so it was about a five hour trip to get to the wedding. My friend had originally wanted to get married in her village according to traditional Yao customs, but for timesake she went with the more modern custom. The bride wears a western style wedding dress (it is normally white, but her's was pink) that they rent from a studio. The couple and attendants then stand at the door and greet guests as they arrive. They handed out cigarettes, sunflower seeds, and candy to people as they arrived. After the welcoming, the bride changes into a traditional Chinese red dress to eat and continue greeting people from table to table.