Newlywed couples attend a mass wedding ceremony of the Un...

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  • Newlywed couples attend a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong, South Korea. Kim Hong-ji / Reuters
    Newlywed couples attend a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong, South Korea. Kim Hong-ji / Reuters
  • Newlywed couples celebrate their marriage. Kim Hong-ji / Reuters
    Newlywed couples celebrate their marriage. Kim Hong-ji / Reuters
  • Relatives take photographs of a couple who took part in a mass wedding in South Korea. Kim Hong-ji / Reuters
    Relatives take photographs of a couple who took part in a mass wedding in South Korea. Kim Hong-ji / Reuters
  • Brides wait for their wedding ceremony. Chung Sung-Jun /Getty Images
    Brides wait for their wedding ceremony. Chung Sung-Jun /Getty Images
  • Some 4,000 'Moonies', believers of Unification Church, which was named after the founder Moon Sun-myung, attend the mass wedding which began in the early 1960s. Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images
    Some 4,000 'Moonies', believers of Unification Church, which was named after the founder Moon Sun-myung, attend the mass wedding which began in the early 1960s. Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images
  • Brides takes a nap. Ahn Young-joon / AP Photo
    Brides takes a nap. Ahn Young-joon / AP Photo
  • Ahn Young-joon / AP Photo
    Ahn Young-joon / AP Photo
  • A child watches proceedings. Ed Jones / AFP Photo
    A child watches proceedings. Ed Jones / AFP Photo
  • This mass wedding saw couples form 64 countries tie the knot. Ed Jones / AFP Photo
    This mass wedding saw couples form 64 countries tie the knot. Ed Jones / AFP Photo
  • South Korean Han Hak-Ja, wife of the late controversial Rev Moon Sun-myung weds all the couples. Chung Sung-jun / Getty Images
    South Korean Han Hak-Ja, wife of the late controversial Rev Moon Sun-myung weds all the couples. Chung Sung-jun / Getty Images