I now pronounce you men and wives

Meanwhile, in South Korea…

I now pronounce you men and wives

Meanwhile, in South Korea…

Couples from around the world today participated in a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center in Gapyeong.

Some 3,500 couples from 200 countries around the world exchanged or reaffirmed wedding vows in the Unification Church ceremony..

The ceremony was arranged by Hak Ja Han Moon, the second wife of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the Unification Church.

It was all too much for one couple...

All photos: AP/Lee Jin-man

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