Chinese Man Sends Wedding Invitations Featuring Ex-Wife and Fianc?e
Police Investigation Reveals "Three-Person Wedding Was Planned as a Joke"
Wedding Venue Says "Learned the Truth Late... Reservation Canceled"
A man in China circulated wedding invitations stating that he would marry two women simultaneously, only to have the wedding canceled by the venue and face a police investigation. It was revealed that one of the two women is the man's ex-wife.
Images of the three people during their wedding photoshoot and the wedding invitation circulated online. Baidu
On the 17th (local time), according to local media such as Southeast Express and Sina Finance, Mr. Wu, who lives in Bijie City, Guizhou Province in southern China, sent wedding invitations to acquaintances stating that he would hold a wedding with two women on the 19th.
The invitation featured an image of a man in a suit and two women in wedding dresses linking arms. One of the women is Mr. Wu's ex-wife, and the other is reportedly his fianc?e. A short video showing the invitation and the three during their wedding photoshoot rapidly spread online.
As the controversy grew, the police got involved. China is a monogamous country. The police investigation revealed that the three had planned the "three-person wedding" as a joke. They later canceled the originally planned three-person wedding, and the man stated, "I will only hold the wedding with my current fianc?e."
The wedding venue, where the ceremony was scheduled to take place, stated on the morning of the 17th, "The client did not mention the special circumstance of a three-person wedding during the reservation process," adding, "The reservation was made through normal procedures, but we learned about the event's details through online sources."
They continued, "China is strictly a monogamous country. Monogamy is a fundamental principle stipulated in Chinese civil law, and any attempt to violate this principle contradicts Chinese law and values," and "Therefore, we canceled the wedding reservation."
However, legal punishment seems unlikely. The police stated, "The act of taking wedding photos by the three is not illegal, and since the parties will not actually hold the wedding, legal punishment is difficult," adding, "Although it is not a substantive violation, it could cause social confusion due to misinformation, so we have provided education and warnings to the parties involved."
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