Hi Jim, You and your wife will each receive a red book. (this is what I received) The book is in Chinese obviously, sorry no English translation. The book will contain your personal information, name,birth dates of you and your wife,country, date the marriage was registered, passport number,your wife's I.D number, a registry number, and the book will have been stamped at the registry office in red ink and signed. Your wife's book will contain much of the same information except it will contain her personal information. Each book will also contain a photograph of you and your wife together with a red background. below is a picture of the little red book.