Industry grows with bridal budgets

Even before the wedding bells ring, dating websites and marriage "headhunters" are getting their share of the matrimonial money. After all, 20 percent of Chinese are single and looking for their better halves.

And it is not just the wedding planners and dressmakers who have their hands in the pockets of the nation's singletons. Real estate developers also want a slice of the wedding cake.

On Aug 2, which was the Chinese Valentine's Day, Qixi Group, a property developer named after the festival of love, celebrated in a different way.