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Hundreds of couples tie the knot in Mexico City mass wedding on Valentine's Day

Hundreds of couples tie the knot in Mexico City mass wedding on Valentine's Day

Hundreds of Mexican couples exchanged wedding vows Friday at a mass wedding in Mexico City on Valentine's Day. Under the slogan 'Love Is Love,' the Mexico City government organized the massive collective wedding at a cultural center with the goal of regularizing the civil status of couples for free. (AP Video by Martín Silva Rey)
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