Mass wedding on Valentine's Day in Nicaragua

Under a bright Nicaraguan sun, 400 couples married Monday in a single ceremony as part of the 'mass weddings' that a local radio station has organized every February 14 for the past 19 years. The couples, accompanied by family and friends gathered at an esplanade on the shores of Lake Managua to get legally married.

The event, organized by the pro-Sandinista radio station Nueva Radio Ya, has been held every Valentine's Day in Nicaragua since 2003. According to radio station's officials, more than 10,000 couples have been married in the 19 'mass weddings' held so far.