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Global couples wed in Gibraltar - 4th December 2020

Around the world, weddings have been postponed and cancelled due to the pandemic. Travel restrictions are challenging for long distance relationships.

But the tiny Mediterranean territory of Gibraltar has come to the rescue.

Here, marriages are often between couples of different nationalities.

Flora Lam is the founder of a wedding planning service based in Gibraltar.

Lam: "They just desperate to be with each other because if they not married, they can't be, you know, travelling to each other's country to, to meet up."

Bruno Miani from Brazil had planned to marry his fiancée in Dublin, but lockdown prevented that.

He was happy to follow in more famous footsteps.

Miani: "John Lennon got married with Yoko Ono here. And it was like, for us, it was like – for me especially because I’m a big, big Beatles fan – and I decided, OK this is going to be, yeah, a nice place for us to be."

Sarah Ann lives in Spain.

Sarah Ann: "Well, both myself and my partner, we're from England and Ireland, so we didn't want to choose either of them countries."

Fabian Picardo, Gibraltar’s Chief Minister is delighted that Gibraltar is helping bring lovers together.

Picardo: "Whether you’re a James Bond, or a Beatle, or a person who is needing to ensure that they can make that bond of love official and legal, Gibraltar’s the place for you."