The China Post
Date: October 31, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Fourteen brides and grooms were married at a mass wedding
Newlyweds pose for a photo at a mass wedding ceremony held by Indonesian Economic and Trade Office to Taipei on Sunday, Oct. 30. (Courtesy of the Indonesian Economic and Trade Office to Taipei)
ceremony held by Indonesian Economic and Trade Office to Taipei (IETO) on Sunday.
The seven couples, all in their 20s or 30s, exchanged their wedding vows in a Muslim wedding ceremony, called a “ijab qobul,” held in the IETO’s office.
The ceremony was held to ensure that the couples’ vows would be recognized in their home country, with all of them receving Indonesian government-certified marriage certificates.
Making the knot-tiers’ happy day even happier were wedding gifts provided by sponsors, including jewelry (as a wedding dowry), saving accounts, free hotel stays, wedding makeup and pre-wedding and wedding photos. [FULL STORY]
