Photographers Follow South Korean Couple Before Their Mass Wedding With 3,800 Others

    Park Hyun-Sung and Park Jeong-Min were among 3,800 or so couples who participated in the mass wedding ceremony in Gapyeong. Getty photographers were there as their day unfolded:

    Jon Premosch
    by Jon Premosch

    BuzzFeed Staff

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    Park Hyun-Sung shares a meal with Park Jeong-Min the day before the mass ceremony.

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    Park Hyun-Sung bids goodnight to Park Jeong-Min outside her dormitory on the night before the ceremony.

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    Park Jeong-Min has her makeup the day of the mass nuptials.

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    Heading to the the Unification Church in Gapyeong, which has held mass ceremonies for decades.

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    With another couple on the way to the service.

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    The scene at the Unification Church

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    Brides wait for the wedding ceremony to begin.

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    Park Hyun-Sung puts a ring on the finger of Park Jeong-Min.

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