Frugal Bride: Cecilia Liu Rents Wedding Dress
Registering their marriage in January last year, Nicky Wu (吳奇隆) and Cecilia Liu (劉詩詩) are finally holding their wedding celebration this March! Last month, the couple flew to New Zealand to take their wedding photos. Despite the exotic location, the couple maintains a frugal mentality over their wedding attire despite being superstars.
Since Cecilia loves the beautiful natural scenery in New Zealand, the couple especially took their wedding photos at a local botanical garden. A fan immediately spotted the couple and leaked the wedding photos online.
After the pictures surfaced, fans noticed that Cecilia’s wedding gown was rather ill fitted and had to be clipped at the back. Because wedding gowns are tailored to fit a bride, many speculated that Cecilia’s dress was in fact a rental and not purchased by herself.
Although it is common for brides to rent gowns instead of purchasing their own, some wondered why a famous such as Cecilia would do so. However, some fans noted that Nicky and Cecilia have always preferred frugality to materialism. Even when the couple released a photo of their marriage license, the rings in the picture were simple with very small gemstones instead of large diamonds.
Source: Chinayes.com
This article is written by Su for JayneStars.com.
That is being smart, not frugal. Most people do not wear their wedding dress again after their wedding. It sits in your closet collecting dust.
Would a larger diamond ring show that he loves you more? If you answer yes, the problem is you, not love in itself.
@anon well said my friend, well said. i never understood the idea of purchasing a dress you will never use again. for example, high school girls spurge on expensive prom/homecoming dresses only for next year to be wanting to sell them and getting a different one. gratz to Cecilia for being a frugal person despite her wealth.
@riceball120
There are various reasons why people buy a wedding dress versus just renting one as I have mentioned in the other post. Some pass the dress onto their daughter,nieces, or just keep it for sweet old memories sake.
Oh yes, you really remind me of some of my cousins who buy their prom dress, wear it for one night, dry clean it,put the tag back on,return it the next day and then get their money back. Let’s see how their wedding is before praising them for being frugal. I remember Big S saying how frugal her wedding was before it took place but then spending millions on it and it became one of the most expensive weddings for celebs.
@hetieshou i was referring to my female classmates. homecoming/prom NEVER really appealed to me (and looking back, glad i NEVER wasted money on such dresses)
while i agree to wait until the actual wedding, i still believe cecilia is frugal; but i have a feeling nicky might just throw a big wedding to surprise her.
@anon
I agree and I have seen the rental price of wedding gowns and in a lot of cases,the cost for rental of the gown is around same price as buying it. However, people have various reasons for buying instead of renting a wedding dress. Some of the reasons are a rental does not fit you, is not how you want it, has been worn by many people,etc… I do not feel just renting a dress instead of buying saves you much money. The cost of a wedding celebration I s expensive due to other factors not just clothes for the bride.
Of course the size of the diamond does not indicate that he loves you more. Money should not equate to love. I had a classmate that did not even have an engagement ring and only a plain gold ring. However, she and her husband are happy and that is what is way more important.
@anon it’s silly to buy a wedding gown…touch wood! who wants to wear it again?
even a ring without a diamond is fine as long as he has her heart.
I’m going to get a moissanite or some variation of it. But it will be modestly big because I enjoy having a sparkly eye-catching rock on my finger.
Having a big ring does not mean he loves you more, but it certainly can say he is willing to fork over a huge chunk of change to make the wife happy. Not every man is so generous or as thoughtful.
@coralie
Sorry but how does forking a huge chunk of dough over for a big rock equate to happiness? It is only considered happiness if the girl is materialistic. If you love a guy,then honestly even a very cheap ring would make you happy. It should be the thought that counts,not the size of the stone or amount of money spent on it.
@hetieshou have you read the 5 language of love? If you haven’t, then maybe this is why you underestimate the power of a gift, or in some cases, an expensive gift. And obv an expensive or cheap ring is mostly up to the wife and sometimes the husband (most of the time anyways). If the wife wants a big rock and the husband complies, why are you hating? True, rings don’t have to be big or gigantic to prove his love, but if he has the means to, and the wife will appreciate it, again I fail to see why ppl are hating. It’s a personal choice – maybe not your personal liking but they’re not you.
Personally i don’t advocate big expensive rings for marriage but does that mean I’m not happy for others or I have to demean others who do get big diamond rings? No. Because we all put in what we think is worthwhile to us, and if both parties agree, I will not judge them for it.
@coralie
Love is something that cannot be defined or even truly understood in many cases. Money should not be used to measure love. Who the hell said I I was hating on anyone who buys anything expensive for their wife? If they want to get anything, it is their business. However, I just feel that just getting expensive stuff does not necessarily show your love for anyone. Also, why doesn’t the girl get anything for the guy? Why do the guys have to do all the buying? Sadly many women are so greedy these days. But hey, we live in materialistic world where everything is money related and materialistic items rule. Of course not all women are like that but just saying in general because that is the trend that I see these days.
@coralie in case you didn’t know, moissanite is not a real diamond so no matter how huge, it is still fake! Even if people can’t tell at a glance that it’s fake i dont feel good wearing it. It’s like those people carrying counterfeit designer bags or goods trying to pass them off as the real McCoy. My take is if people can’t afford it, don’t fake it. It’s embarrassing.
@isay lol I know it’s “fake.” But it’s sparkly and lovely. Trust me when I say I can afford a real one, but I would choose a fake one over a real one because it’s a much better investment. Oh and if anyone asks I’ll proudly tell them it’s fake too. The objective of getting a ring myself isn’t to show off but to just appreciate its sparkly beauty. Some ppl really do it to show off and that’s cool but rings depreciate in value so fast and it’s pretty much just an overinflated piece of rock. So I don’t want a real diamond. I would love a fake one. It’s how I feel about a car too. I would never buy a new car and would only get it 2nd hand, not becus I can’t afford one but because it’s not a worthwhile investment. But I know this couple who are barely making ends meet who have a daughter on the way and just traded in one (they have two cars) of their older cars for a brand new BMW SUV – cus it’s safer they said. To me, hey, no hate if they can afford it and it doesn’t ruin their balance sheets. I think of long term value before I get something. But I’m happy if others get what they want even if I don’t think it’s a worthwhile investment
For wedding photos, normally bride do not wear their own wedding gown. They wear what is provided by the photo company. And normally wedding/photo company will have a set of dresses that are the average sizes so if someone smaller wear it for photos, it will need to be clip from the back. And if it’s too small, then they usually add something in the back to cover the open gap. So honestly it’s very common. and yes, I agree with @anon it’s actually very small to just rent a wedding gown as it’s used one and just sit in a box somewhere after. Unless people plan to give the dress to their kids or donate it after.
I like this couple as they are very low profile!
Generosity and thoughtfulness come in many shapes and forms; such as cooking your wife’s favorite breakfast in bed. It is not exclusive to buying her the biggest diamond ring or the most expensive Chanel bag that you can afford.
Accusing of a lack of generosity and thoughtfulness because he isn’t willing to be financially impractical show’s how shallow and materialistic you are.
@anon oh lookie here! Pot calling kettle black. Just cus someone bought his wife a big diamond ring, suddenly he’s shallow. Using the same logic, no one should own anything nice then because really, doing so is just shallow.
I think it says a lot more about someone casting these kinds of judgment than it does those who don’t care
And FYI you should probably go back to grade school. I didn’t accuse someone of being stingy or inconsiderate just because they didn’t give someone a nice big rock. I said it’s generous and considerate if they do, but that does not preclude other ppl of being generous or considerate in other ways. Man you’re so sensitive. Must be one of those Scrooges or if I must extrapolate, someone who can’t and don’t want to afford his s/o a ring. Just admit it already, no need to cast judgments on those who do buy their s/o big rocks
@anon
Well said anon and doing the simpliest and littlest things for each other are what shows you love each other,not how much money is spent. If you just care for money and materialistic things then you wonder if you really love him or his money?
@hetieshou why not love and appreciate his kindness in getting you a big rock? Can’t you do it? Is that too big of an effort on his part? Too much money wasted on you? Because you’re not worth it?
@coralie
Dude you are so greedy and materialistic if you think a guy needs to give you expensive gfits to show his love. I am definitely worth it just as any girl. It is just that I do not care much for expensive gifts and diamonds which can be a big waste of money to me. But that is just my opinion. I feel sorry for whoever you are with because they are going to go bankrupt soon.
@hetieshou on the contrary, I am very frugal and happy with the bare necessities. My bf/so/hubbie will not suffer just to make me happy, though if he chooses to, I will accept his efforts graciously and appreciatively.
That’s the difference between you and me. You say love is not about money, tone of it is judgmental towards ppl who do shower each other with gifts, and basically say you are better than these ppl who do waste their money on each other. I will accept and be thankful for either situations as I am open to everything and do not define a relationship for what a man can/cant/should/shouldn’t/could/couldn’t do. Maybe you really don’t care for pretty or expensive trinkets, good on you, but would you shun him if he gives you a pretty bauble? If you do, well, you’re truly one of a kind. If you don’t shun him, then how are you really better than all the other girls out there?
And yes I do feel sorry for men sometimes. That’s why I spend a lot of effort making it up to them, my bf in particular. In fact I am probably nicer to him than he is to me. If the girl don’t offer the guy anything and only demands, obv this kind of relationship will not last. But most women in fact do put in more effort than guys, only it’s not accounted for as much because of quantifiable bias, ie. we only calculate what’s measurable, like money spent vs effort spent. So many times over, women’s efforts become overlooked and casted as greedy & opportunistic when they ask for more. Such a shame. Unfortunately I am not immune to this even when I know the truth.
oh i love this couple even more so down to earth.
@hannah this is a beautiful couple…nicky is very rich but you hardly hear gossip on him and his wife is low profile.
off topic…i bet if that grace and kevin gets married, she will go over the top.
A simple wedding beats the over-the-top extravaganza thrown by HXM/AB.
@msxie0714 HXM threw an extravagant wedding…hope his wedding lasts.
It’s nice to see a wedding ring on a man’s ring finger. Nicholas tse said Nicky’s wedding is on mar 12 (entertainment.toggle.sg).