Caloocan eyes Guinness World Record for most number of couples in mass wedding

Philstar.com reports that Caloocan City is "making a bid for a place in the Guinness World Records for holding the largest mass wedding last Sunday, February 12."

The report quoted Mayor Enrico Echiverri, who said that a total of 1,510 couples were wed at the Glorietta Park in Tala as part of the runup to the city's 50th foundation anniversary on Thursday. The report noted: "Caloocan's Civil Registry Department said the city government shouldered the wedding expenses of the couples in the mass wedding, solemnized by Echiverri. Other city officials served as the newlyweds' sponsors."

The report did not explain if Caloocan City was aiming for a mass weddings subcategory in the Guiness World Records. That being said, Agence France-Presse (AFP) published a report on Feb 2, 2011, which was about a mass wedding in India that had 3,600 couples in attendance.

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