On Saturday, March 14, over 140 LGBTQ couples tied the knot in a mass wedding at a central plaza in Mexico City. The ceremony was organised through a Mexico City government campaign – whose aim is to eradicate discrimination against the community – called Rainbow Caravan.

This event was held as a celebration and commemoration of the 10 year anniversary of legalisation of LGBTQIA+ marriages in Mexico City. The General Directorate of the Civil Regsitry of Mexico City called for a day of equal marriages and gender identity change in 2020, on March 14. Everything was free of charge for those participating.

Since LGBTQIA+ marriages were legalised in 2010, around 13 000 same-sex couples have tied the knot in Mexico City.

Ana Scarlett Vargas, a transgender woman, married her now-husband at this mass ceremony. Hector Aaron Roman, Vargas’ husband, said that as soon as Vargas got word of the mass wedding, she proposed. Of course, Roman accepted just as quickly.

“I am now 36 years old, and my dreams have finally come true,” said Vargas to NBC News. After the ceremony she said, “I’ve been given a second chance at life with someone who loves me for all my defects and virtues.”

Kenya Cuevas, an activist for the rights of transgender women, recently opened a community centre to support transgender women. She said that these are the gains they have worked toward for many years. “We deserve this celebration for all the happiness that we have lacked in all these decades,” said Cuevas to NBC News.

Fernanda Delgada, founder of the organisation called Transformado Vidas (Transforming lives) helped 11 people –  who live in other states where there are no equal marriages – travel to Mexico City for the mass wedding.

After the ceremony, all participants toasted in celebration.

Congrats to Vargas and Roman and all the other happy couples!

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After the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled cruises and honeymoons worldwide, this couple wouldn’t let it stop their fun. While still exercising responsible self-quarantine, they decided to ‘seas’ the day and throw their own cruise from the comfort of their home.

To celebrate their 53rd wedding anniversary, Norma and Dave Trill, both 74, from Melbourne had planned a 10-day cruise. However, as the coronavirus continued to spread, their trip was cancelled.

Despite this, however, the couple decided to go ahead with their cruise, albeit from indoors. In a video shared online, the couple can be seen with their feet up in front of their TV, where a video of the ocean is playing. The pair clink their glasses of wine to the good life.

Take a look at their ‘cruise’ below:

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For some, fast food is love, fast food is life. Clearly this couple believes this, so much so that they decided to hold their wedding reception at their favourite fast-food burger joint, Whataburger.

Sharon Arteaga and Dylan Welch of Corpus Christi, Texas have been together for five years. When they first met on a night out, they ended their evening with a meal at Whataburger. Since then, the pair continued to visit this burger joint and would often have big discussions there.

“The Whataburger near my now-husband’s house at the time is a very busy one, so we spent time in the drive-through getting to know each other at first in the early days of us dating, but then over time we had more serious conversations,” Arteaga told Insider. “We talked about how we would want to raise future children together and got on the same page about a lot of things during late-night conversations at Whataburger.”

Fast forward a few years, the couple got engaged. Imagine their surprise when Whataburger ran a competition offering six couples across Texas the chance to tie the knot at various Whataburger locations. Sharon and Dylan won the grand prize, allowing them to marry at the flagship Whataburger location free of charge. The entire wedding was planned by the Whataburger team.

“We let them do as much of what they wanted to do as possible. That was one of the best parts of having someone else put on our wedding for us,” Arteaga said.

Their wedding venue was decorated in the traditional white and orange Whataburger colours, and also featured a Whataburger-themed Ford Shelby Cobra getaway car, Dylan’s nephew as the onion ring bearer, and, of course, free Whataburger meals for the entire party. Their flower girls through petals out of french fry cartons.

Image: Instagram / Josh Huskin

There are men who are casual sports fans, then there are men who live and breathe sports. Those men always find a way to incorporate their love of the game into their lives, whether it’s using sports terms regularly or wearing sports jersey’s with every outfit.

This man took his passion for basketball (and his favourite team – the Chicago Bulls) several steps further. We’re not sure how he convinced his bride to agree!

Instead of walking in with his suit and tie, the man sported a warmup jumpsuit. Rather than a soft, romantic wedding song for his entrance, he opted for the Chicago Bulls entrance song (Sirius/Eye In The Sky).

As he made his way to the altar, he hi-fived guests sitting in the crowd and when he reached the alter he rips off his jumpsuit (very dramatically may we add) to reveal his tuxedo.

Barstool Chicago posted a video to Twitter, showing how everything went down. “Is this the greatest wedding entrance ever or is this the greatest wedding entrance ever,” they said.

Is this the greatest wedding entrance ever or is this the greatest wedding entrance ever? @RedLineRadio (ig:szeller32) pic.twitter.com/OclULz8Im2

— Barstool Chicago (@barstoolchicago) March 10, 2020

If you’re interested in hearing the song in better quality, listen here:

Some may say the wedding is more about the bride’s personality than the grooms. We’re glad to see grooms starting to incorporate their interests into their big day!

Congrats to the happy couple!

Image: Twitter / Barstool Chicago 

Animals can be pretty pesky, but also make some amazing moments happen. During this couple’s wedding photoshoot, one giraffe decided to get in on the fun and steal the groom’s turban.

The hilarious moment took place at the Saddlerock Ranch in Malibu, California. While posing for pictures, the bride and groom were surprised when the animal reached down and plucked the grooms turban off his head. The giraffe’s name is Stanley, and he is an internet-famous member of the ranch. Celebrities such as the Kardashian/Jenner clan and comedienne Whitney Cummings are all huge fans of the beautiful creature.

Luckily, the bridal couple saw the humour in the situation.

Watch the video below:

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