Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony arranged by Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. From South Korea to South America, the bride wore white for the Unification Church's largest mass wedding in a decade, with some 40,000 people participating in dozens of cities around the world. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony arranged by Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. From South Korea to South America, the bride wore white for the Unification Church's largest mass wedding in a decade, with some 40,000 people participating in dozens of cities around the world.

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  1. Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony arranged by Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. From South Korea to South America, the bride wore white for the Unification Church's largest mass wedding in a decade, with some 40,000 people participating in dozens of cities around the world.
  2. South Korean elderly brides wait for their mass wedding ceremony arranged by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at a Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. From South Korea to South America, the brides wore white for the Unification Church's largest mass wedding in a decade, with some 40,000 people participating in dozens of cities around the world.
  3. A bride smiles during the mass wedding ceremony arranged by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Brides in white gowns and Japanese kimonos joined grooms in black suits and red ties Wednesday for the Unification Church's biggest mass wedding in a decade, a spectacle church officials say involves 40,000 people around the world.
  4. A bride takes a nap during a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul October 14, 2009. About 5,000 couples from 120 countries around the world exchanged wedding vows on Wednesday, the church said. The Unification Church founded by South Korean evangelist Reverend Moon Sun-myung in Seoul in 1954, performed its first mass wedding in 1961 with 33 couples.
  5. A couple celebrates after a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul October 14, 2009. About 5,000 couples from 120 countries around the world exchanged wedding vows on Wednesday, the church said. The Unification Church founded by South Korean evangelist Reverend Moon Sun-myung in Seoul in 1954, performed its first mass wedding in 1961 with 33 couples.
  6. Newlyweds participate in a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul October 14, 2009. About 5,000 couples from 120 countries around the world exchanged wedding vows on Wednesday, the church said. The Unification Church founded by South Korean evangelist Reverend Moon Sun-myung in Seoul in 1954, performed its first mass wedding in 1961 with 33 couples.
  7. A bridegroom (front R) holds a portrait of his bride who could not attend at wedding ceremony, during a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul October 14, 2009. About 5,000 couples from 120 countries around the world exchanged wedding vows on Wednesday, the church said. The Unification Church founded by South Korean evangelist Reverend Moon Sun-myung in Seoul in 1954, performed its first mass wedding in 1961 with 33 couples.
  8. Newlyweds participate in a mass wedding ceremony of the Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul October 14, 2009. About 5,000 couples from 120 countries around the world exchanged wedding vows on Wednesday, the church said. The Unification Church founded by South Korean evangelist Reverend Moon Sun-myung in Seoul in 1954, performed its first mass wedding in 1961 with 33 couples.
  9. The 89-year-old Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the Unification Church, left, and his wife Han Hak-ja wave during the mass wedding ceremony arranged by Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. It was the church's biggest mass wedding in a decade, a spectacle church officials said involves 40,000 people around the world.
  10. Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony arranged by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The brides wore wedding dresses or their national dress; the men wore black suits with red ties, with white scarves around their necks.
  11. Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony arranged by Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. From South Korea to South America, the bride wore white for the Unification Church's largest mass wedding in a decade, with some 40,000 people participating in dozens of cities around the world.
  12. South Korean elderly brides wait for their mass wedding ceremony arranged by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at a Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. From South Korea to South America, the brides wore white for the Unification Church's largest mass wedding in a decade, with some 40,000 people participating in dozens of cities around the world.
  13. Rev. Sun Myung Moon spreads holy waters during a mass wedding ceremony arranged by his Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The brides wore wedding dresses or their national dress; the men wore black suits with red ties, with white scarves around their necks.
  14. Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony arranged by Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The brides wore wedding dresses or their national dress; the men wore black suits with red ties, with white scarves around their necks.
  15. Bridegroom Uriah Buscovich from Calif. and his bride Moona Field from Argentina exchange their wedding rings during a mass wedding ceremony arranged by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The brides wore wedding dresses or their national dress; the men wore black suits with red ties, with white scarves around their necks.
  16. Couples and believers from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony arranged by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church at Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The brides wore wedding dresses or their national dress; the men wore black suits with red ties, with white scarves around their necks.

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