We Do! - An FP Slideshow. In some parts of the world, it is not uncommon to see hundreds of couples wed in a single ceremony. While many of the most popular examples of mass wedding services have come from South Korea's Unification Church, the tradition is spreading, especially in regions where the cost of a wedding is out of reach for large swathes of the population. On Oct. 31, Yemen held what is thought to be the largest mass wedding ever assembled with 4,000 brides and grooms in attendance. The charitable event, with its estimated price tag of $2.5 million, was sponsored by the Orphans Development Fund and intended for those who, in Yemen's current economic climate, would have been unable to pay for a wedding on their own.
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