In China, the wedding is generally hosted by the groom's family.
"Grand gifts" is a set of elaborate gifts to be presented to the bride's family by the groom's family.
After the bride and groom are placed in the groom's family crypt, the new in-laws exchange gifts and money, paying the master and matchmaker their shares.
Paying and accepting dowry is a centuries-old South Asian tradition where the bride's parents gift cash, clothes and jewellery to the groom's family.
