When, during my own recent wedding ceremony on October 10, the master of ceremonies mentioned Angelababy's $31 million wedding, which was held two days prior here in Shanghai to great fanfare, I wanted to shove my veil into his mouth.

What ordinary woman, during the most important day of her life, wants to be compared with some superstar? But later that night, after we said goodbye to the last couple of satisfied guests, I realized that I wouldn't ever have traded my wedding for hers.

Angelebaby, an actress, model and singer born in Shanghai, is the same generation as me (post-80s) but has a net worth of $10 million. While her new husband, actor-singer Huang Xiaoming has a net worth of $70 million. Me and my husband's combined annual salary from our day jobs is just a fraction of what those two celebs earn in interest in a single day!

And yet, for all their wealth and extravagance - outspending Prince William and Kate's royal nuptials in what is being called "the most lavish wedding in China's history"- their tacky, commercial ceremony at the Shanghai Exhibition Center bordered on embarrassing.

Take, for example, the so-called meal provided to their guests. Everyone knows that at a real Chinese wedding the single most important thing is the food. We Chinese are gluttons, our entire culture is based around food, and we'll be damned if we are going to pay the hongbao (red envelopes filled with cash given to newlyweds by guests) and not get something good to eat out of it!

But what did any of Angelababy's 2,000 guests get to eat that day? A few cold dishes of smoked fish, stewed duck and boiled peanuts for starters. That's what happens when you blow your whole budget on flowers (reportedly millions of roses); so let the superstars and their friends eat flowers!

At my humble wedding, we ensured that each guest had their fill of lobsters, abalones, hairy crabs, fish, chicken, smoked duck, steak and stewed trotter. Along with enough wine to get all of Shanghai drunk, our guests left well satiated, which is the responsibility of any good Chinese host.

We did not have the ties and the renown to invite half of the Chinese entertainment circle. Thank god! At least I will not be the one who tortured 2,000 guests with a 4.5-hour-long ceremony. They walked through the isle, they exchanged the rings and they made the vows. We have watched all those in movies and TV shows. We know what was going on there. For those who invite me to their weddings that are longer than three hours, please place an iPad on my table and download the latest episodes of The Walking Dead for me.

Instead of the long, boring half-Western half-Eastern etiquettes, we had the rocking Chinese classical entertainment: a lucky draw. We provided Lancôme perfume, Jim Thompson scarf, Spanish wine and a variety of special gifts for guests to win at games. The 10 attractive gifts really warmed up the atmosphere and kept everyone at their table till the last minute. If it were not for the gifts, our dear friends and beloved relatives must have fled the scene right after they fed themselves. We kept it short and chic. The whole ceremony was finished at 8:30 at night, and guests could enjoy more private time at the after party.

No amount of money can make up for the fact that illusory, vanity weddings like Angelababy's and her American counterpart, Kim Kardashian, are all for show: the more they spend the more press they get, which in turn gets them more movie deals and endorsements. Indeed, Angelababy's $1.5 million diamond ring was not paid for out of pocket by her husband but, rather, sponsored by a bunch of brands. She's literally wearing an advertisement on her ring finger.

For me personally, the biggest difference in our weddings that I take the most consolation in is in knowing that my beloved husband and I will truly stay together until death do us part. Meanwhile, netizens are already wagering how soon Angelababy and Huang will get a divorce, and knowing these xizi (a term for shallow actors and actresses), it won't be long.