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The World's Weirdest Weddings in Unusual Places

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Looking for some inspirational ideas to put on your own unforgettable wedding? From getting married in the air to celebrating your special day in a prison penal colony, here are 17 unique weddings from around the world.

© AFP 2023 / South Korean Special Forces Newlyweds float in the air after their marriage ceremony in the sky in South Korea. The bride kisses her husband as the two Special Forces troopers freefall after their marriage ceremony in the sky over South Korea on October 15, 1999.
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Newlyweds float in the air after their marriage ceremony in the sky in South Korea. The bride kisses her husband as the two Special Forces troopers freefall after their marriage ceremony in the sky over South Korea on October 15, 1999.
© AFP 2023 / StrWindow cleaners kissing during a wedding ceremony suspended between floors in Kunming, China's southwestern Yunnan province.
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Window cleaners kissing during a wedding ceremony suspended between floors in Kunming, China's southwestern Yunnan province.
© Sputnik / Natalia SeliverstovaNewlyweds enjoying their marriage ceremony in a boat around the island La Digue, Republic of Seychelles. The boat is decorated with bright festival ribbons, and on the sides of which hang a white light cloth.
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Newlyweds enjoying their marriage ceremony in a boat around the island La Digue, Republic of Seychelles. The boat is decorated with bright festival ribbons, and on the sides of which hang a white light cloth.
© Sputnik / Alexey MalgavkoProbably, no one would ever think of celebrating their wedding in a prison church on the territory of a penal colony, but this couple did. Whether they are prisoners that fell in love or just doing it for kicks remains a mystery! But we can say one thing – love does weird things to people!
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Probably, no one would ever think of celebrating their wedding in a prison church on the territory of a penal colony, but this couple did. Whether they are prisoners that fell in love or just doing it for kicks remains a mystery! But we can say one thing – love does weird things to people!
© AP Photo / Brenann LinsleyDrew Mikita helps his wife Molly put on her skis after the couple joined eighty-seven other couples who gathered in a blizzard at the top of a mountain to get married or renew their vows, at the 22nd Annual Marry Me & Ski Free Mountaintop Matrimony, at Loveland Ski Area, in Colorado.
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Drew Mikita helps his wife Molly put on her skis after the couple joined eighty-seven other couples who gathered in a blizzard at the top of a mountain to get married or renew their vows, at the 22nd Annual Marry Me & Ski Free Mountaintop Matrimony, at Loveland Ski Area, in Colorado.
© AFP 2023 / Romeo GacadNewly-wed couples walk to the shore planted with new mangrove saplings after a mass wedding at the city's sea coast during a unique Valentines' Day ceremony on this capital of western Philippine island of Palawan. The couples were encouraged to love and respect each other as well as the environment. Coming from a poor community, the newly-wed partners took their vows after planting mangrove saplings at the city's environmentally protected area and pledged their commitment to protect the environment.
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Newly-wed couples walk to the shore planted with new mangrove saplings after a mass wedding at the city's sea coast during a unique Valentines' Day ceremony on this capital of western Philippine island of Palawan. The couples were encouraged to love and respect each other as well as the environment. Coming from a poor community, the newly-wed partners took their vows after planting mangrove saplings at the city's environmentally protected area and pledged their commitment to protect the environment.
© AFP 2023 / StrTwo hundred newly-wed couples pose at the National Stadium, better known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on October 10, 2010. Thousands of Chinese couples tied the knot throughout the country on the auspicious date of "10.10.10", which translates to a saying in Chinese equivalent to "absolutely perfect" and is believed to bring good luck to the newly-wed couples.
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Two hundred newly-wed couples pose at the National Stadium, better known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on October 10, 2010. Thousands of Chinese couples tied the knot throughout the country on the auspicious date of "10.10.10", which translates to a saying in Chinese equivalent to "absolutely perfect" and is believed to bring good luck to the newly-wed couples.
© AFP 2023 / Olivier MorinThis couple plan to celebrate their marriage ceremony in an ice hotel in Jukkasjaervi. Shivering more from excitement than cold, a bride clad in white silk and fur all but melts into the snowy background on January 9, 2009 as she and her groom become one of around 150 couples to tie the knot at Sweden's Ice Church this year.
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This couple plan to celebrate their marriage ceremony in an ice hotel in Jukkasjaervi. Shivering more from excitement than cold, a bride clad in white silk and fur all but melts into the snowy background on January 9, 2009 as she and her groom become one of around 150 couples to tie the knot at Sweden's Ice Church this year.
© AFP 2023 / StrNewly-married couples riding a roller coaster at their wedding ceremony at the Happy Valley theme park in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, on the Chinese traditional Qixi Festival, known as the "Chinese Valentine's Day." The festival dates back over 2,600 years and is a popular and auspicious wedding date for Chinese couples.
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Newly-married couples riding a roller coaster at their wedding ceremony at the Happy Valley theme park in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, on the Chinese traditional Qixi Festival, known as the "Chinese Valentine's Day." The festival dates back over 2,600 years and is a popular and auspicious wedding date for Chinese couples.
© AFP 2023 / StringerA Romanian bride wears the world’s longest train of a wedding dress in front of the Parliament palace in Bucharest on March 20, 2012. The 2,750 meter long train broke a previous record of 2,488 meters. Can you imagine - it is made of 4,700 meters of material!
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A Romanian bride wears the world’s longest train of a wedding dress in front of the Parliament palace in Bucharest on March 20, 2012. The 2,750 meter long train broke a previous record of 2,488 meters. Can you imagine - it is made of 4,700 meters of material!
© AP Photo / Wason WanichakornSome organize costume parties for children’s birthdays, while others invite actors to their weddings. This Thai-Swedish couple enjoys a pirate chase as part of an adventure-themed wedding ceremony on the eve of Valentine's Day in Prachinburi province, Thailand. What a surprise!
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Some organize costume parties for children’s birthdays, while others invite actors to their weddings. This Thai-Swedish couple enjoys a pirate chase as part of an adventure-themed wedding ceremony on the eve of Valentine's Day in Prachinburi province, Thailand. What a surprise!
© AFP 2023 / Johannes Eisele It might not be best idea for a pregnant Chinese lady to celebrate her wedding ceremony under water, but you know – each to their own! The extraordinary couple, who will be parents in a month's time, wanted to have pregnancy pictures so they decided to have underwater ones.
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It might not be best idea for a pregnant Chinese lady to celebrate her wedding ceremony under water, but you know – each to their own! The extraordinary couple, who will be parents in a month's time, wanted to have pregnancy pictures so they decided to have underwater ones.
© AFP 2023 / Genia SavilovA couple from Kiev lead a wedding motorcade of few thousand bikers as they decided to enjoy a wedding on the go. The newly-wedded bikers want their wedding motorcyclist's cortege to be in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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A couple from Kiev lead a wedding motorcade of few thousand bikers as they decided to enjoy a wedding on the go. The newly-wedded bikers want their wedding motorcyclist's cortege to be in the Guinness Book of World Records.
© AFP 2023 / Adel El-MasriEgyptian groom Mahmud Zeidan kisses his French bride Celine Modelon during their underwater wedding ceremony in Egypt's Mediterranean port of Alexandria. The young couple who are professional divers in one of Alexandria’s diving clubs, decided to marry underwater amid the immersed ruins of the castle of the renowned Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.
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Egyptian groom Mahmud Zeidan kisses his French bride Celine Modelon during their underwater wedding ceremony in Egypt's Mediterranean port of Alexandria. The young couple who are professional divers in one of Alexandria’s diving clubs, decided to marry underwater amid the immersed ruins of the castle of the renowned Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.
© AFP 2023 / Joseph EidA newly-wed Syrian couple poses for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs. A Syrian photographer thought of using the destruction of Homs to take pictures of newly wed couples to show that life is stronger than death.
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A newly-wed Syrian couple poses for a wedding picture amid heavily damaged buildings in the war ravaged city of Homs. A Syrian photographer thought of using the destruction of Homs to take pictures of newly wed couples to show that life is stronger than death.
© AFP 2023 / Gabriel BouysA bride runs across the field escorted by security staff members during the Italian Series A football match Catania vs Juventus. This wedding is sure to stay in the memory of the newly-weds and the by football fans!
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A bride runs across the field escorted by security staff members during the Italian Series A football match Catania vs Juventus. This wedding is sure to stay in the memory of the newly-weds and the by football fans!
© Sputnik / Andrey Stenin / Go to the mediabankA Donetsk militiaman and his bride were the first couple to register their marriage in Novorossiya, New Russia. This photo was taken after the couple got married at the Donetsk Civil Registration Office.
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A Donetsk militiaman and his bride were the first couple to register their marriage in Novorossiya, New Russia. This photo was taken after the couple got married at the Donetsk Civil Registration Office.
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