(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-04-08 08:58

On Tuesday, a special wedding was performed in Chengdu county, Shaanxi province - without the bridegroom present.

According to the bride, Tang Meigui, her groom Qin Bin is a soldier and had to return to base eight days before the wedding. "We had planned the wedding for a long time and we wanted to marry quickly," she said.

At the wedding ceremony, the respective parents, relatives and friends of the bride and groom gave their best wishes and Qin made a phone call from the army base where he is stationed saying, "I do".

"I will remember our special wedding forever," Tang Meigui said.