How one-child policy has changed weddings today

In the past, weddings in China were revolved more around the groom's family and ensuring heirs. There would be exchanges of goods/money with the parents. For centuries, the bride's parents weren't as involved, and weddings weren't as centered around the emphasis of love. With the shift in society, where the one-child policy has made the child the center of the family, there is only one marriage the families have to pay for. Nowadays, love is more spoken about, and emphasized with the ability to choose one's partner and the relationship with the families. The focus on the couple, rather than only the groom's family, parts a new way of seeing weddings and social change altogether. This is interesting because in the past, the emphasis was on the family name and the groom's side. It makes sense that since there is only one child per family, all of the attention is centered around him/her. It's also interesting that old traditional ways aren't as popular as before.

http://www.economist.com/news/china/21645243-how-one-child-policy-changed-chinese-nuptials-wedding-wows