About 1,200 {couples} tied the knot in a mass ceremony on the outskirts of Mexico Metropolis on Wednesday, setting a document for the town of Nezahualcoyotl's annual Valentine's Day custom.
A few totally different generations mentioned “I do” within the city sq., some to economize and others to lastly make official long-term relationships.
“Weddings are costly,” Rosalin Ruiz, 28, instructed AFP.
Wearing white, she sealed her union with accomplice Ricardo Reyes, 30, in a “extra accessible” approach, by way of this yr's “marrión colectivo,” or collective marriage ceremony.
Yosimar Carrasco and Alejandra Godinez, each 37 years outdated, have been motivated by the will to have a “totally different expertise”, whereas for Pilar Hernandez and Susana Inocente, each 40 years outdated, it was the chance for the LGBTQ couple to take revenge ” equal rights”.
Applause broke out within the sq. when Sonia Cruz, director of the state civil registry, declared the {couples} united in a “authorized marriage” and invited them to kiss.
This yr's ceremony, sponsored by the native mayor's workplace, additionally awarded the three longest-serving {couples} of Nezahualcoyotl, together with one in a union of fifty years, who obtained televisions and armchairs.
An identical Valentine's Day mass marriage ceremony in Nicaragua noticed 200 {couples} tie the knot on the shores of Managua's Lake Xolotlan.
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