Thousands say "I do"

Thousands of couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center in Gapyeong-gun, South Korea, Feb. 12, 2014.

Some 2,500 South Korean and foreign couples exchanged or reaffirmed marriage vows in the Unification Church's mass wedding arranged by Hak Ja Han Moon, a wife of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the Unification Church.

All photos taken Feb. 12, 2014 in Gapyeong-gun, South Korea

Cheongshim Peace World Center

Brides wait for their wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A bride arrives for her wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

Couples wait for their wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

Brides wait for their wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

Couples wait for their wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A bride waits for her wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

Couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A bride falls in snow before her wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A couple arrives for their wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

Brides wait for their wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A man waits for his wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A couple takes their wedding portrait before their wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

Couples from around the world exchange rings in a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A newlywed couple searches for their wedding photo after a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A newly-married couple takes pictures before a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A bride looks at her smartphone during a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A Japanese bride waves after finding her groom before a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A bride weeps in a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center.

Cheongshim Peace World Center

A bride waits for her wedding ceremony at Cheongshim Peace World Center.