Many people now buy pre-made Chinese couplets to hang along the edges of the door frames of their homes, but Rocky wanted the real thing — so the village calligrapher crafted one for Rocky's big day.

A brass band of farmers dressed in old People's Liberation Army uniforms blasts a hero's welcome for Rocky.

On the morning of the wedding, the couple prepares at a photo studio, which produces the highly-stylized glamor shots which are de rigueur for many couples across China.

Rocky and Xiao Piao's wedding is raucous and full of music and laughter.