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A couple poses for photos at the Pushi wedding photography studio in Wuhan, China, on April 15.
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A couple poses for photos at the Pushi wedding photography studio in Wuhan, China, on April 15.
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A couple kisses after their wedding ceremony, which included only witnesses, in Vilnius, Lithuania, on April 3.
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A couple kisses after their wedding ceremony, which included only witnesses, in Vilnius, Lithuania, on April 3.
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Newlyweds sign a marriage-registration form at the Tagansky registry office in Moscow on April 10.
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Newlyweds sign a marriage-registration form at the Tagansky registry office in Moscow on April 10.
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Martin Garret and Dr. Brecken Armstrong, an emergency-room physician, embrace after being married in a small ceremony in Altadena, California, on April 4. The couple were supposed to get married in Greece, but their plans changed because of the pandemic.
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Martin Garret and Dr. Brecken Armstrong, an emergency-room physician, embrace after being married in a small ceremony in Altadena, California, on April 4. The couple were supposed to get married in Greece, but their plans changed because of the pandemic.
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Octavianus Kristianto puts a ring on his new bride, Elma Divani, during their wedding ceremony in Pamulang, Indonesia, on June 19. They were wearing latex gloves to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Octavianus Kristianto puts a ring on his new bride, Elma Divani, during their wedding ceremony in Pamulang, Indonesia, on June 19. They were wearing latex gloves to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Becky Brown chats with her mom via video before her wedding March 23 at the Eastminster Presbyterian Church in East Lansing, Michigan. She and groom Mike Brown decided to marry that evening after Michigan's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order was issued in the morning, forgoing a ceremony with 120 guests that had been planned for March 28. Her parents dressed up and watched via social media.
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Becky Brown chats with her mom via video before her wedding March 23 at the Eastminster Presbyterian Church in East Lansing, Michigan. She and groom Mike Brown decided to marry that evening after Michigan's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order was issued in the morning, forgoing a ceremony with 120 guests that had been planned for March 28. Her parents dressed up and watched via social media.