50 Latvian couples get hitched in midair, literally
Latvian couples have tied
the knot in the air on Valentine's Day hoping to set a world record in
the number of simultaneous weddings in hot air balloons.
Fifty
couples in 30 balloons rose into the sky Sunday during the Love Cup
festival near the southeastern city of Jekabpils, watched by thousands
of spectators but the balloons were hitched to cars because it was
snowing at the time, impeding them from rising higher than some 15
meters.
It wasn't immediately clear if the ceremony would qualify
for an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest
airborne wedding in hot air balloons.
The event was watched by independent observers, including a Guinness representative who couldn't be reached for comment.
(AP)
This image taken from Associated Press television shows hot air balloons
being prepared in Jekabpils, Latvia Sunday Feb. 14, 2016. Latvian
couples tied the knot in the air on Valentine’s Day hoping to set a
world record in the number of simultaneous weddings in hot air balloons.
Fifty couples in 30 balloons rose into the sky Sunday during the Love
Cup festival near the southeastern city of Jekabpils, watched by
thousands of spectators but the balloons were hitched to cars because it
was snowing at the time, impeding them from rising higher than some 15
meters.
This image taken from Associated Press television shows a couple
preparing to be wed in a hot air balloon in Jekabpils, Latvia Sunday
Feb. 14, 2016. Latvian couples tied the knot in the air on Valentine’s
Day hoping to set a world record in the number of simultaneous weddings
in hot air balloons. Fifty couples in 30 balloons rose into the sky
Sunday during the Love Cup festival near the southeastern city of
Jekabpils, watched by thousands of spectators but the balloons were
hitched to cars because it was snowing at the time, impeding them from
rising higher than some 15 meters.
