3,500 couples say ‘I do’ in Moon church mass wedding
Some 3,500 identically-dressed couples – many of mixed nationality who had met just days before – took part in a mass wedding at the Unification Church’s headquarters in Gapyeong, east of the capital Seoul, on Sunday. It was the first such event since the death of the church’s founder, Sun Myung Moon, five months ago.
Some 3,500 couples said "I do" on Sunday in a mass wedding ceremony organized by the Unification Church in South Korea.
It was the first mass wedding held since the death of the church's founder, Sun Myung Moon, five months ago.
Moon's 70-year-old widow, Hak Ja Han, presided over the ceremony at the church's headquarters in Gapyeong, east of the capital Seoul.
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