A New York event intended to mend the wounds of the COVID-19 pandemic saw about 500 couples celebrate their marriages under a clear sky on Sunday.
The couples, many of whom were already married, walked in procession with garlands on their heads before a symbolic ceremony conducted by an imam, a rabbi, and a pastor.
Some people had a hard time controlling their tears.
According to Erica Hackman, “the pandemic obviously cancelled everything. We were supposed to get engaged on March 24, 2020, in Hawaii.
The following year, on a rooftop, with only immediate family present, the expecting couple exchanged vows.
The 35-year-old Erica recalled, “Everyone wore masks.”
As a result of the small wedding, Richard, 37, said, “Coming here to celebrate with others who experienced the same thing feels like a really big deal.”
Simply expressing love
New York was severely affected by the pandemic in 2020, and pictures of a deserted Times Square and makeshift morgues became symbols of the crisis.
The event was billed as a celebration for couples whose weddings had been interfered with and was hosted by the Lincoln Center, the renowned arts complex on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
However, everybody was welcome.
Some couples had been together for a long time, like Esther Friesner Stutzman and her husband Walter Stutzman.
She smiled and said, “He promised me a trip to Paris.
Simply expressing love
New York was severely affected by the pandemic in 2020, and pictures of a deserted Times Square and makeshift morgues became symbols of the crisis.
The event was billed as a celebration for couples whose weddings had been interfered with and was hosted by the Lincoln Center, the renowned arts complex on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
However, everybody was welcome.
Some couples had been together for a long time, like Esther Friesner Stutzman and her husband Walter Stutzman.
She smiled and said, “He promised me a trip to Paris.
