In Photos, Tens of Thousands Get Married on 12/12/12

On Dec. 12, 2012, or “12/12/12,” tens of thousands of couples around the world got married.
In Photos, Tens of Thousands Get Married on 12/12/12
A dozen newlyweds pose for photos after participating in a mass wedding as part of a radio station contest at the Little Chapel of the Flowers on Dec. 12, 2012 in Las Vegas. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158257487.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-324695" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158257487.jpg" alt="Bride and groom couples prepare for marriage during a mass wedding ceremony on Dec. 12, 2012 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)" width="590" height="393"/></a>
Bride and groom couples prepare for marriage during a mass wedding ceremony on Dec. 12, 2012 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158257466.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-324696" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158257466-676x450.jpg" alt="A bride and groom sit inside a lorry train parade during a mass wedding ceremony on Dec. 12, 2012 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Ifansasti/Getty Images)" width="590" height="393"/></a>
A bride and groom sit inside a lorry train parade during a mass wedding ceremony on Dec. 12, 2012 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Ifansasti/Getty Images)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158279636.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-324697" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158279636.jpg" alt="Newlyweds await their wedding photos at the Little Chapel of the Flowers on Dec. 12, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)" width="590" height="382"/></a>
Newlyweds await their wedding photos at the Little Chapel of the Flowers on Dec. 12, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158250728.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-324698" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158250728.jpg" alt="Bride Emilia D'Silva leaves home for her marriage ceremony at the Mount Mary church in Mumbai, India, on Dec. 12, 2012. (Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images)" width="590" height="392"/></a>
Bride Emilia D'Silva leaves home for her marriage ceremony at the Mount Mary church in Mumbai, India, on Dec. 12, 2012. (Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158268523.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-324699" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158268523-676x450.jpg" alt="A couple soon to be married poses for pictures in front of a back-drop of City Hall at a busy City Clerk's office on Dec.  12, 2012 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)" width="590" height="393"/></a>
A couple soon to be married poses for pictures in front of a back-drop of City Hall at a busy City Clerk's office on Dec.  12, 2012 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158248096-2.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-324700" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158248096-2.jpg" alt="A young girl looks on as a couple pose for a photograph at the Singapore Registry for Marriage on Dec. 12, 2012 in Singapore. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)" width="590" height="393"/></a>
A young girl looks on as a couple pose for a photograph at the Singapore Registry for Marriage on Dec. 12, 2012 in Singapore. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158237308-1.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-324701" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158237308-1.jpg" alt="Ballons fly in air as newlywed couples celebrate their mass wedding in conjunction with the date 12.12.12 outside a Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 12, 2012. (Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images)" width="590" height="357"/></a>
Ballons fly in air as newlywed couples celebrate their mass wedding in conjunction with the date 12.12.12 outside a Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 12, 2012. (Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158268519.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-324703" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158268519.jpg" alt="Couples, friends and family wait at a busy City Clerk's office on Dec. 12, 2012 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)" width="590" height="393"/></a>
Couples, friends and family wait at a busy City Clerk's office on Dec. 12, 2012 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158270254.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-324704" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158270254.jpg" alt="A Bulgarian couple dance on a car just before their wedding ceremony in Sofia on Dec. 12, 2012.  (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images)" width="590" height="392"/></a>
A Bulgarian couple dance on a car just before their wedding ceremony in Sofia on Dec. 12, 2012.  (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158279638.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-324707" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/158279638.jpg" alt="A dozen newlyweds pose for photos after participating in a mass wedding as part of a radio station contest at the Little Chapel of the Flowers on Dec. 12, 2012 in Las Vegas. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)" width="590" height="392"/></a>
A dozen newlyweds pose for photos after participating in a mass wedding as part of a radio station contest at the Little Chapel of the Flowers on Dec. 12, 2012 in Las Vegas. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)