Couple have wedding photos taken on beach in Dalian

A Chinese couple, dressed in Western wedding costumes, have their wedding pictures taken on a beach in the country's northeast port city Dalian on August 31, 2011. In contrast to Western wedding pictures, the Chinese wedding album usually does not contain pictures of the actual ceremony and wedding itself. Divorce, once extremely rare in .Chinese society is on the rise. There were nearly two million registered divorces in 2010, up nearly 15 percent from the year before. UPI/Stephen Shaver