--- title: Flying Wedding Veils Are Apparently All the Rage in China description: A new, fantastical wedding trend has emerged in China: dropping a flying bridal veil onto the bride from above. canonical: https://time.com/5227837/flying-wedding-veils-china/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-04T18:20:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:50.169Z og:title: Weddings in China Now Feature Flying Veils That Dramatically Land on the Bride's Head og:description: All you need are little birds and it's a fairy-tale moment brought to life og:url: https://time.com/5227837/flying-wedding-veils-china/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Weddings in China Now Feature Flying Veils That Dramatically Land on the Bride's Head twitter:description: All you need are little birds and it's a fairy-tale moment brought to life twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Weddings in China Now Feature Flying Veils That Dramatically Land on the Bride's Head > Sponsored content. 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MONEY took a look at the real cost of a wedding._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 4, 2018 6:20 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Apr 4, 2018 6:20 PM UTC Over the years, [weddings](http://time.com/money/5217493/how-to-save-money-wedding/) and their [associated accoutrements](http://time.com/5206888/meghan-markle-prince-harry-royal-wedding-cake/) have gotten ever more lavish — and creative. The latest trend, popping up now in China, is to turn the wedding veil that the bride wears into a magic trick of its own. As uncovered by [_Shanghaiist_](https://www.facebook.com/shanghaiist/videos/563048097415126/), brides are getting their sheer veils “flown” across the room and dropped onto their heads from above, in what appears to be a moment of pure sorcery. (It actually all comes down to some ceiling rails and weights, but who needs to know that?) The videos of the flying veils are eye-catching — and, apparently, the trend is catching on. As some commenters have noted, this is only one step away from a Cinderella-style fairy tale come true. Just decorate the corners of the veil with some little birds, and you have a fantasy wedding come to life. _Shanghaiist_ is calling it the next “wedding craze,” and it’s fairly easy to see why: It certainly makes a memorable visual statement. It may not be for everyone but, especially on wedding day, to each her own. > [](https://twitter.com/kassyapple/status/981531183854088193) > [](https://twitter.com/mrcnzy/status/981556627269537792) > [](https://twitter.com/nl00ve/status/981569521226989570) > [](https://twitter.com/melissaeva%5F/status/981376242547961856) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5227837/flying-wedding-veils-china/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5227837/flying-wedding-veils-china/"},"headline":"Weddings in China Now Feature Flying Veils That Dramatically Land on the Bride's Head","datePublished":"2018-04-04T18:20:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:02:50.169Z","description":"All you need are little birds and it's a fairy-tale moment brought to life","url":"https://time.com/5227837/flying-wedding-veils-china/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Weddings","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5227837/flying-wedding-veils-china/","name":"Weddings in China Now Feature Flying Veils That Dramatically Land on the Bride's Head"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Real Cost of a Wedding","description":"June is around the corner and so is wedding season. 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