India, May 17 -- A young couple in northern China has captured hearts online by choosing an unconventional - and surprisingly affordable - venue for their wedding banquet: a hotpot restaurant. Their celebration, held at a Haidilao outlet in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, hosted 140 guests for just 22,000 yuan (approximately US$3,000 or around Rs.2.57 lakh), according to a report by the South China Morning Post.

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The couple, a 26-year-old bride surnamed Zhao and her 27-year-old groom, were forced to change their wedding plans abruptly after their original banquet venue cancelled at the last moment.

"Given the short notice, we could ...