The bride's family were scheming to prevent a wedding.

新娘的家人在密谋阻止婚礼。

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The bride's family is usually in a good bargaining position.

新娘的家庭通常处于好的谈判位置上。

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E When a couple gets married, the bride's family usually pays for the reception.

夫妻结婚时，新娘家通常支付宴会费用。

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"They have no jobs and their parents can't pay money to the bride's family, " he said.

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The 22-year-old bride is a member of the Mangkunegoro royal family of Solo and is technically Tommy's niece through his late mother.

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In India, paying and accepting a dowry - a centuries-old tradition where the bride's parents present gifts of cash, clothes and jewellery to the groom's family - has been illegal since 1961.

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