Over 600 couples tie the knot at mass civil wedding in Paraguay

Ana Maria Rus

(4 Oct 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Asuncion, Paraguay - 4 October 2025 1. Couples kissing after getting married at mass wedding 2. Woman placing ring on husband's finger 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Maximiliano Ayala, Director-General of the Paraguayan Civil Registry: ++STARTS ON SHOT 1++ "Look around you, thousands of hearts beating at the same time, thousands of stories intertwined, thousands of dreams that today find a home in the most powerful word in the world: Yes, to love." 4.