Crazy rich Asian weddings of China: from Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming to Yang Mi and Hawick Lau, 4 of the most expensive Chinese celebrity weddings

May 6 , 2021

From left, the weddings of Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming, Yang Mi and Liu Kaiwei, and Wu Qilong and Liu Shishi were three of the most lavish of recent years. Photo: @thebridestory, @hawicklauandyangmi, @asiaweddingnetwork/Instagram

In Chinese tradition, weddings are not just about the legal union of two lovers or even the celebration of their love with families and friends, but a chance to show off social status and wealth. And for celebrity couples – like Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming, Yang Mi and Lau Hoi-wai, Liu Shishi and Nicky Wu Qilong, and Hu Jing who married Malaysian billionaire Frank Choo – a wedding can take extravagance to the next level. In the following cases, these celebrity nuptials often featured A-list guests, designer wedding gowns, diamond jewellery – and eight-figure bills. Here’s how they said “I do”.

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Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming

Angelababy’s Chaumet Josephine wedding ring featuring a 5.3ct pear-shaped diamond. Photo: @angelababyct/Instagram

Ever since the two started dating, model and actress Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming’s romance has attracted enormous public attention. The media have lavished scrutiny on every detail of their love story – especially the lavish gifts Huang has bestowed on his spouse.

The October 2015 wedding was considered the culmination of their luxurious lifestyle, taking place at Shanghai Exhibition Centre, and reportedly costing the couple 200 million yuan (around US$31 million) including more than 35 million yuan (about US$5.4 million) for decoration alone. Angelababy wore a US$1.6 million Chaumet wedding band and a custom-designed Dior gown. The couple also prepared lavish gifts for their guests as a token of their appreciation.

They subsequently set up home in a mock Disney castle in Qingdao that they bought even before getting married. Recently some segments of Chinese media have been reporting rumours the couple have now divorced, but whatever the truth, theirs remains a wedding to remember.

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Yang Mi and Lau Hoi-wai

Yang Mi and Liu Kaiwei on their wedding day. Photo: @hawicklauandyangmi/Instagram

Getting married at the height of their careers in 2014, singer and now influencer Yang Mi and Hong Kong actor/singer Hawick Lau Hoi-wai (known as Liu Kaiwei in China) generated plenty of hype. Although they chose to celebrate with a simple reception away from the public eye in Bali, Indonesia, their wedding still cost around US$2 million. The now divorced couple booked the luxurious Bulgari Resort Bali, which was decorated with thousands of white roses, for their big day, attended only by close friends and immediate family.

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Nicky Wu Qilong and Liu Shishi

Wu Qilong and Liu Shishi’s wedding. Photo: @asiaweddingnetwork/Instagram

Choosing Bali’s Ayana Resort and Spa as their wedding venue, singer and actor Nicky Wu Qilong and actress Liu Shishi are said to have spent US$3.2 million on their January 2015 nuptials, according to The Straits Times. The gathering welcomed 350 guests to witness their special moment, while Liu’s wedding gown was especially designed for her by Carven from Paris.

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Hu Jing and Zhu Zhaoxiang

Hu Jing and husband Zhu Zhaoxiang. Photo: Sina.com

Actress Hu Jing married Frank Choo, a Malaysian of Chinese descent (with the Chinese name Zhu Zhaoxiang) whose family’s Xiao En Group reportedly has assets worth billions of dollars. According to www.chinawhisper.com, the wedding cost a reported US$6 million and was held at the Palace of The Golden Horses in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a high-end resort used to hosting aristocracy and high-profile events.

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Angelababy wore a US$1.6 million Chaumet wedding band and a custom-designed Dior gown to her US$31 million wedding at Shanghai Exhibition Centre
Bali is popular for resort weddings: Yang and Lau got married at the Bulgari Resort there, while Nicky Wu Qilong and Liu Shishi chose the Ayana Resort and Spa