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What it’s like to get married during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Associated Press

June 24, 2020

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Belen Sanabria adjusts her sister's protective face mask amid the new coronavirus pandemic, as the bride arrives for her wedding ceremony, the first at the Virgen del Rosario church since 101 days of quarantine, in Luque, Paraguay, June 20. The government is easing restrictive measures, authorizing the opening of some stores, restaurants and churches that had been closed since March 10, as part of a plan coined, "Intelligent Quarantine."
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Bride Jazmin Sanabria is escorted by her father, wearing protective face masks amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in the first wedding ceremony since 101 days of quarantine at the Virgen del Rosario church, in Luque, Paraguay, June 20.
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Bride Karlina and groom Cahya Sudrajat receive their marriage certificate from Muslim officiant Solehchudin while all wear protective gears to prevent the spread of the coronavirus during a wedding ceremony at the local Religious Affairs Office in Pamulang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 19.
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Wearing latex gloves to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, bride Elma Diyani, right, and groom Octavianus Kristianto exchange rings during their wedding ceremony at the local Religious Affairs Office in Pamulang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 19.
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Couple Swapnil Dhuri and Punam Rayekar walk after getting married at a marriage bureau at Bandra in Mumbai, India, June 15. Many marriage bureaus have restarted operations after the lockdown, helping couples register their marriages and organizing quick wedding rituals. India is the fourth hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the world after the U.S., Russia and Brazil.
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Couple Sachin Chandaliya and SonIya Bohat take a selfie after getting married at a marriage bureau at Bandra in Mumbai, India, June 15.
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Groom Raul Benitez and bride Jenny Bonet, wearing protective face masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, kiss during their wedding ceremony at the Civil Registry office, in Asuncion, Paraguay, June 13.
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Michele Davis, left, looks at her husband Corbett Leatherwood, of Manassas, Va., as they visit the 16th Street area renamed as Black Lives Matter Plaza, and were asked to address protesters, on their wedding day, June 12, near the White House in Washington, the site of protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. Friday was the 53rd anniversary of the Loving V. Virginia Supreme Court case which legalized interracial marriage in the United States. "The message we are spreading is that love wins in the midst of all the bad things happening," says Davis, "being able to get married today and then come down here where people are fighting racial injustice was very important to us."
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People wearing protective gear disinfect as a precaution against the new coronavirus at a wedding hall in Suwon, South Korea, June 2.
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Wearing masks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, a couple kisses during their drive-thru wedding at a registry office in the neighborhood of Santa Cruz in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 28. Couples unable to have a traditional wedding because of the coronavirus pandemic are now taking part in drive-thru weddings.
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Wearing masks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, Thiago do Nascimento, right, and Keilla de Almeida kiss during their drive-thru wedding at the registry office in the neighborhood of Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 28.
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Ramon Rodriguez and Bianney Rodriguez exchange vows during their marriage service in the parking lot of the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., May 26. The coronavirus pandemic disrupted people from tying the knot, but not for long. The Orange County Clerk Recorder's office has set up wedding booths in the parking lot of Honda Center, home of the NHL's Anaheim Ducks, to resume its marriage services. Started in mid-April, the pop-up site has been serving more than 100 couples a day. One witness for each couple is allowed while the rest of wedding guests are asked to stay in their cars.
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A couple holds hands and masks while exchanging vows during their marriage service in the parking lot of the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., May 26.
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In this photo taken on May 24, Father Vasyl Gasynets, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest, right, conducts a religion service while Anatoliy Megeden and Svetlana Megeden swearing on the Holy Bible during their wedding ceremony at a church in Chernivtsi. Gasynets has returned to conducting services at his Greek Catholic church in priestly raiment, but wearing a mask while distributing communion.
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LaTahja Frazier, left, and Laborskie Frazier pose for their wedding photographer after getting married at The Little Neon Chapel, May 10, in Las Vegas.
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The bridal couple Janine and Philip wait on a stage for mayor Thomas Geisel, right, at their wedding at a Drive-in cinema in Duesseldorf, Germany, May 5. The Drive-in theater started to register official marriages on a stage, allowing all relatives and friends to attend in their cars, as weddings at the registry office are limited due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Cars queue for a wedding at a Drive-in cinema in Duesseldorf, Germany, May 5.
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The bridal couple Janine and Philip wears face masks during an interview after their wedding at a Drive-in cinema in Duesseldorf, Germany, May 5.
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In this April 27 photo, Pawani Rasanga hands a packet to a young girl, watched by her husband Darshana Kumara Wijenarayana in the small town of Malimbada, about 160 kilometers (99 miles), south of the capital Colombo. The Sri Lankan couple cancelled a wedding party and instead, shared their wedding day with some of their neediest neighbors who have been economically hit due to the lock down following the new Coronavirus.
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A cyclist wearing a protective mask to protect against coronavirus is reflected in the window of a wedding dress store with mannequins wearing face masks, in Zagreb, Croatia, April 23.
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