Instead of spending twenty thousand dollars or more for one couple to get married why not split the costs and get married with several hundred people? Check out these well-organized mass weddings in Bolivia, China, Lebanon, India and other countries.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 2011
The biggest collective wedding in the world
Gaza Strip, 2009
400 couples got married
A quartet of young Palestinian bridesmaids applaud as more than 400 couples are married in the Jabalia refugee camp.
Sidon, Lebanon, 2009
Shanghai, 2010
These happy couples, supported by a few colorful friends, were married at the French pavilion during World Expo 2010.
La Paz, Bolivia, 2011
300 couples got married
Seoul, South Korea, 1992
20,000 couples got married
Hyderabad, India, 2010
Beijing, 2011
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2008
1,600 couples got married
Grooms congregate during a mass wedding ceremony of 1,600 couples in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2008. The spectacle was organized by local officials to help young people unable to afford expensive ceremonies because of the rising cost of living.
Mathura, India, 2009
Littleton, Colorado, 2007
178 dog couples participating in a canines-only ceremony