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| Jiang Chao and Medina Wedding: Couple Renew Vows in Xinjiang With Their Children After 13 Years |
During the ceremony, Jiang Chao and Medina Memet exchanged their wedding vows before sharing a kiss in front of their guests. Their son and daughter were also part of the proceedings, helping to hold the microphone and presenting the rings to their parents. It was a particularly personal touch, turning the celebration into something that represented not just the couple but the family they have built together.
Jiang Chao, however, had one rather less romantic observation after experiencing the wedding preparations first-hand. He joked that organising a wedding was far more tiring than he had expected and, having now gone through the process, declared that he did not want to get married again. It was a suitably practical comment from someone who had apparently discovered that a dream wedding comes with a considerable amount of work behind the scenes.
The reason he chose to hold the celebration after so many years was far more sentimental. Jiang Chao explained that he did not want Medina to carry the feeling that she had missed out on the wedding she had imagined for herself.
Rather than treating the ceremony as something that had arrived too late, he wanted to give his wife a romantic celebration that felt complete and genuinely belonged to the two of them.
In his wedding speech, Jiang Chao looked back on the years before he met Medina and admitted that he had struggled to find a clear direction in life.
He credited his wife with helping him discover a greater sense of purpose and changing the way he understood relationships, responsibility and everyday life. For him, meeting Medina was not simply the beginning of a romance but the point at which his outlook on life changed.
He also reflected on the 13 years they have spent together, describing Medina as someone who remained beside him through the ordinary pressures and complicated moments of their relationship.
According to Jiang Chao, she helped him become more considerate, understand the importance of supporting another person and take greater responsibility for the people around him.
The sentiment was less about presenting a flawless love story and more about recognising the work involved in staying together for more than a decade.
Their two children naturally became an important part of that story. Jiang Chao described his son and daughter as the best gifts to come from their 13 years together, while also describing them as a lasting connection between the couple.
Having the children participate directly in the ceremony made that message even more obvious, particularly as they helped their parents exchange the rings.
The timing of the wedding also gave the occasion another layer because it coincided with Jiang Chao’s birthday. He described a birthday as a symbol of a new beginning, but said his most meaningful new beginning actually happened when he met Medina.
He even joked that he would rather stop treating his birthday as a separate occasion and celebrate the date as their wedding anniversary instead. That may sound romantic, although Medina might reasonably want to confirm the arrangement before he gets too carried away with the idea.
Jiang Chao also promised to continue protecting and supporting Medina, their son and their daughter, ending his speech with an affectionate declaration to his wife. After 13 years together, the ceremony was therefore less about starting a relationship and more about publicly celebrating everything they had already built.
For Medina, the occasion fulfilled a dream she had carried since childhood. She said that she had always hoped to have a happy family of her own and thanked Jiang Chao for entering her life and showing her what that happiness could look like.
She also described him as her partner, close friend and most trusted companion, while expressing gratitude for the family they had created together.
Medina admitted that she had imagined what her wedding might be like when she was younger, but still found herself overwhelmed with emotion when she finally put on her wedding dress and stood at the ceremony. For her, the Xinjiang celebration was remarkably close to the wedding she had pictured as a child, making the long wait feel worthwhile.
The couple’s celebration has naturally attracted attention from fans, with reactions ranging from affectionate messages about their 13-year journey to amusement over Jiang Chao’s complaints about how tiring the wedding turned out to be.
Some viewers have focused on the emotional involvement of their children, while others have praised the decision to finally hold the celebration Medina had wanted for so long. There is also something rather relatable about a groom spending years reaching the wedding day only to immediately announce that he never wants to organise another one.
After 13 years together, Jiang Chao and Medina Memet have given their relationship a new milestone in Xinjiang, surrounded by the people closest to them and with their children playing a central role in the ceremony. The celebration may have taken a long time to arrive, but for Medina especially, it seems to have delivered the moment she had imagined since childhood. What do you think of the couple finally holding their dream wedding after 13 years — and would you wait that long for a celebration you had always wanted?