Women & marriage

Fresh spin on wedding traditions: Some women pop the question while other couples make their own bands

Women pop the question, couples make their own wedding bands, and one man proposes with a 60-cent ring from a claw machine

Ms Wu Jiezhen and Mr Jared Kong both on one knee proposing to each other in Sydney in 2016.
Ms Wu Jiezhen and Mr Jared Kong both on one knee proposing to each other in Sydney in 2016. PHOTO: COURTESY OF WU JIEZHEN AND JARED KONG
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Moments after Ms Wu Jiezhen said yes to Mr Jared Kong outside their favourite Sydney bakery in 2016, she, too, got down on one knee and asked him the same question: "Will you marry me?"

It was an unconventional proposal, but one that felt right for the couple.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on March 08, 2020, with the headline Fresh spin on wedding traditions: Some women pop the question while other couples make their own bands. Subscribe