SYMBOL – These lovers took advantage of this catch-up session after the Covid-19 ruined their union
A ceremony full of colors, joy and emotion to heal the wounds of the Covid-19. Some 500 couples celebrated a wedding symbolic, this Sunday, under the blue sky of New York (UNITED STATES). Crowns of flowers on their heads, wedding dresses or eccentric outfits, the couples, many of whom were already married, walked in procession, before their union was pronounced on a large stage by an imam, a rabbi and a pastor.
Some could hardly hold back their tears. “We were to get engaged on March 24, 2020 in Hawaii, but obviously the pandemic canceled everything,” says Erica Hackman, white wedding dress, on the arm of her husband Richard, in the festive atmosphere of Damrosch Park, at the foot of the Manhattan buildings. The couple, who were expecting a child, married the following summer “on the roof of a building, with the close family, less than 20 people, all masked”, remembers Erica, 35 years old. “It was really a small wedding. So today, it’s really important to come and celebrate with other people who have been through the same thing,” adds Richard, 37.
Catch-up for couples separated by Covid-19
The ceremony, organized by the Lincoln Center, a New York cultural institution, was presented as a remedial session for separated couples (…) Read more at 20 minutes
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