Hundreds of couples tie the knot in South Korea - in pictures
About 4,000 people, all believers of the Unification Church, get married in a mass wedding outside of Seoul
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
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
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
Ahn Young-joon / AP Photo
A child watches proceedings. 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