从最初的几块钱到现在上千甚至上万元，如今结婚的彩礼水涨船高，南北不同，贫富悬殊，有一些地区为了娶媳妇背上沉重债务。三十年来，中国发生了天翻地覆的变化，婚礼恰恰是一面现实的镜子。图为1980年抬着嫁妆的迎亲队伍。[视觉中国]
A group of people takes the trousseaux and goes to the bride's home to escort her to the wedding in 1980. The bride price varies in different regions and has risen from several yuan to more than 10,000 yuan (US$1,450) over the past 30 years in China. The wedding ceremony is a reflection of the tremendous change in the past three decades in China. [Photo/VCG]