Male MCs popular with brides, grooms

As well-heeled brides and grooms are willing to pay nifty sums for memorable weddings, masters of ceremonies for hire are as popular as ever.

But it is a Chinese characteristic that male MCs are far more popular than their female peers, as measured by the number of the employed or their fees, according to insiders.

"The phenomenon has been quite prevalent, especially in Beijing," Shi Kangning, director-general of the committee of China Wedding Service Industries, told METRO.