Western Weddings in China (10 images)

Chinese couples pose for wedding photos in front of a small-scale model of Paris's Eiffel Tower while visiting Beijing's World Park on May 16, 2011. The theme park attempts to give visitors the chance to see the world without having to leave Beijing. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Chinese newlyweds have their photos taken in front of St. Joseph's Catholic Cathedral in central Beijing November 21, 2010. China's government-backed Catholic church ordained a bishop who did not have the pope's approval Saturday, despite strong objections from the Vatican and comments by a key papal adviser that the move was "illegitimate" and "shameful." UPI/Stephen Shaver

A Chinese woman, dressed in a Western-style wedding dress, poses for photos in an alley in Beijing October 25, 2010. More and more young Chinese newlyweds are choosing contemporary Western wedding ceremonies over traditional Chinese weddings. UPI/Stephen shaver

Chinese newlyweds pose for photos in front of an art installation in Beijing March 11, 2011. An increasing bachelor surplus in China limits appreciation of the yuan nearly 10 times more than actions of government officials overseeing the world's second largest economy, according to a Columbia University economist. UPI/Stephen Shaver