bMy husband and I got married in a registry office with just two friends there as witnesses. But then we had three parties to celebrate.
我和我丈夫请了2个朋友做见证人,去婚姻注册处注了册。可是,接着我们要办3场酒席。
aThree parties? That's quite a lot. That must have been expensive!
三场?太多了,一定要花很多钱!
bWell, since my husband and I are from two different countries, and we live in a third country, we decided to have one in each country. It wasn't actually that expensive.
aWere your parents upset that they weren't there to see you get married?
你们的父母没能出席你们的婚礼,他们不会觉得有点失望吗?
bI would have liked them to be there, but they couldn’t afford to fly out to see us, and we couldn't afford to fly out to see them, so they understood.
aDid your husband's family get to meet your family?
你公公婆婆和你父母见过面吗?
bMy husband's parents flew out to meet my family when we got married in my hometown, so that was great. Some people spend ridiculous amounts of money on extravagant wedding receptions, but we agreed that the wedding party should be less about money and more about family.