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Couples derailed by COVID get mass ‘re-wedding’ in New York

Couples holding ribbons over their heads participate in a symbolic multicultural ceremony.
Couples whose weddings were canceled or scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic participate in a symbolic multicultural ceremony Sunday in New York.
(Julia Nikhinson / Associated Press)
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Hundreds of couples whose weddings were derailed or scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic got a do-over at no less than a New York City landmark.

The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts hosted “Celebrate Love: A (Re)Wedding” for 500 couples Sunday evening in the pavilion outside the center.

Lincoln Center’s website calls it ”a special day for newlyweds, those whose weddings were canceled or diminished, and people who want to recommit their love to their partners and the city we love.”

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It featured a multicultural ceremony — not legally binding — as well as music, dancing and remarks from New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

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