Aspitia (left) and Cuggino posing for pictures on the day of their virtual wedding, in the Argentine city of Cordoba. When the couple got engaged to be married a year ago, they set a date in March 2020, but like countless others across the globe, their wedding fell victim to the coronavirus lockdown. — AFP/Almendra Fantilli/Handout
BUENOS AIRES: When Argentine couple Diego Aspitia and Sofia Cuggino got engaged to be married a year ago, they set a date in March, but like countless others across the globe, their wedding fell victim to the coronavirus lockdown.
Argentina went into a nationwide lockdown last week and faced with a choice of whether or not to go through with their wedding plans, the couple decided to hold a virtual service, with minister, friends and family all looking on via Instagram and Facebook.
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