It's supposed to be the biggest day of a woman's life, where she is the center of attention.
Still, somehow, women all over the world are opting for collective marriages.
Some analysts say that couples enjoy the solidarity of getting married with other couples, but others believe its an opportunity to have a large, expensive wedding for cheaper.
Many mass weddings are either subsidized by the government or the costs are shared by the newlyweds-to-be.
Zheng Ya-yuan (L), 32, and Chang Hong-chang, 31, who have been dating for six years, kiss during a mass wedding ceremony at the Taipei Flora Expo Hall September 9, 2010. A mass wedding ceremony was held for 163 couples on Thursday on the ninth day of the ninth month in the 99th year since the beginning of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The date which makes out to 9.9.99 is an auspicious number as the number 9 (pronounced jiu in Chinese) is a homophone that means lasting.REUTERSBrides and grooms pose during a mass wedding ceremony in Amman July 15, 2011. A Jordanian Islamic charity organized a mass wedding for 72 couples unable to afford expensive ceremonies.REUTERSPalestinian couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony in the West Bank city of Nablus October 21, 2010. Fifty Palestinian couples participated in the wedding ceremony, which was sponsored by the Palestinian Authority and local companies.REUTERSCouples take part during the Santo Antonio weddings in Lisbon's Cathedral June 12, 2009. For the past 50 years, the Lisbon City hall and private companies have sponsored religious and civil marriages of young couples from poor backgrounds on Santo Antonio Day to honour the saint who was well-known as a matchmaker.REUTERSA Muslim groom stands with his veiled brides with other couples before a mass wedding in Amman July 19, 2002. Some 55 Muslim couples tied the knot on Friday in the ninth group wedding staged by an Islamic charitable committee designed to overcome financial hindrances to marriage.REUTERSA newly wed couple kiss during a mass wedding ceremony inside a mall in Bicutan, Taguig city, south of Manila October 16, 2009. At least 500 couples attended the mass wedding aimed at financially-strapped couples, a local city official said on Friday.REUTERSNewlyweds wait to have their group photo taken after an air force mass wedding ceremony in Taipei October 6, 2010. Sixty couples participated in the air force mass wedding on Wednesday, which generally occurs once a year if enough couples signed up. Couples received blue-ray DVD players, pearl necklaces and tea sets as wedding gifts from the military.REUTERS
