Some 52 elderly couples who are all over 65 and have been married for more than 30 years chose to put on wedding dresses for the first time on May 20 and say, “I do” one more time under the vow of “…..for better, for worse…..in sickness and in health….”
On May 20, Lutheran Church-Hong Kong Synod organized a “Centennial Marriage Ceremony” for 52 elderly couples who had not had the chance to wear formal wedding dresses or exchange their wedding vows in a church when they got married.
The ceremony was held at the Church of All Nations in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong.
Accompanied by the “ring bearer” and the “flower girl,” the elderly couples walked slowly down the aisle, witnessed by their relatives and friends, officiated by Lutheran Pastor Kwan Ying-leong, followed by the vows to each other and exchange of wedding rings….