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Ten couples, ten stories: portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding

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Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
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To celebrate WorldPride, over one hundred LGBTQ couples gathered at the fairytale-like Casa Loma on Thursday to tie the knot in a mass wedding. Before the ceremony, everyone filtered into the garden, decked out in everything from colourful sundresses to full wedding gowns and top hats. Each couple had a different reason for participating, but most were clear on one thing: the significance of an event like this, and—especially for those who had travelled from less-progressive countries—their good fortune to be in a city that celebrates gay marriage.

Click through the image gallery to meet some of Thursday’s newlyweds.

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Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding
Jean Grant has been a freelance writer since 2015, covering a range of lifestyle topics like shopping, interiors, wellness and culture for publications like Maclean’s and Toronto Life. She also enjoys working with brands to develop custom content, and shares personal essays through her Substack newsletter, Nobody is Thinking About You.
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