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Mass wedding in South Korea – in pictures

Guardian Camera Club: Couples arrive for their mass wedding ceremony — Couples arrive for the mass wedding ceremony Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

Guardian Camera Club: A bride waits for her groom — A bride waits for her groom Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Mass wedding: Hak Ja Han Moon sprinkles the church's holy water — Hak Ja Han Moon sprinkles holy water over newly married couples Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

Guardian Camera Club: A couple take a nap before the ceremony — A couple take a nap before the ceremony Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

Guardian Camera Club: Patrick Sweeting from Bahama, left, exchanges wedding rings — Patrick Sweeting from the Bahamas exchanges wedding rings with his bride, Miki Sasaki from Japan Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

Mass wedding: Rows of newly-weds stand and mingle — Rows of newlyweds Photograph: Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images

Mass wedding: Hak Ja Han Moon, the widow of the late Unification Church founder — Hak Ja Han Moon, widow of the Unification Church founder, Sun Myung Moon. Although most of the couples have met beforehand, some followers ask to have their partner chosen for them by Hak Ja Han Moon, and meet them for the first time on the wedding day Photograph: Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images

Guardian Camera Club: Newlyweds celebrate after the ceremony — Newlyweds celebrate after the ceremony Photograph: KIM HONG-JI/REUTERS

Mass wedding: Couples hold hands during the ceremony — Couples hold hands Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Mass wedding: Couples take their seats during the cermony — Couples take their seats during the service Photograph: Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images

Guardian Camera Club: Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony — Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

Guardian Camera Club: Newlyweds take pictures at the centre — Newlyweds take pictures at the centre Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Mass wedding: A newlywed couple celebrate — A newlywed couple celebrate Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Guardian Camera Club: Couples pose for their wedding photographs against a backdrop — Couples pose for their wedding photographs against a backdrop showing Hak Ja Han Moon and the late Sun Myung Moon Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

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