Chinese Groom Who Broke Down in Tears at Wedding, Story Revealed

"Grandmother I Missed Has Become a Butterfly..."

A groom in China became a hot topic after breaking down in tears at his wedding ceremony.

Yonhap News reported on the 7th, citing local media such as Zhonghua Net, that a magical scene unfolded at a wedding held the previous day in Yueyang, Hunan Province, China.

According to the report, during the wedding, a butterfly fluttered around the groom and then landed on the ribbon over the groom's left chest. The groom then began to cry, saying, "My grandmother really came to see me."

Chinese groom crying uncontrollably after seeing a butterfly sitting on his chest
Photo by Yonhap News

The groom's tears were due to a wish he made before the wedding. Missing his grandmother who passed away last year, he posted on WeChat, known as the Chinese version of KakaoTalk, "If you want to come to the wedding, I hope you transform into a butterfly and fly onto my shoulder."

The groom tearfully shared this story with the guests. A video capturing this moment quickly spread across the internet. An article about the groom's story even reached the number one spot among popular articles on the Chinese portal site Baidu (百度).

Chinese netizens commented on the article, saying, "So touching," "Grandmother attended her grandson's wedding in a special way," and "The butterfly may have come by chance, but it's enough that the groom found comfort."

Meanwhile, a recent survey in China revealed that the enormous cost of weddings is leading to a decline in marriage rates. Chinese state media reported last month, citing a survey by Renmin University, that Chinese people spend an average of 334,000 yuan (about 62.7 million KRW) on weddings. This amount is eight times the per capita disposable income in China last year. The number of marriages in China has halved, dropping from 13.47 million in 2013 to 6.83 million in 2022.

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