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

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

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”.

Angelababy and Huang Xiaoming