Facing the coronavirus, couples decide to tie the knot

Weddings are delayed worldwide because of the rampant coronavirus pandemic. But some lovers, wearing both a wedding ring and a face mask, have decided to go on with the ceremony, despite the absence of families, friends, a proper site to tie the knot, and in some cases the physical presence of the bridge and groom.

Newlyweds Alla and Modzi kiss through protective face masks after the wedding ceremony with only witnesses and no guests, as public gatherings are banned as part of Lithuania's lockdown measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Vilnius, Lithuania, April 3, 2020. /AP

Newlyweds Alla and Modzi kiss through protective face masks after the wedding ceremony with only witnesses and no guests, as public gatherings are banned as part of Lithuania's lockdown measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Vilnius, Lithuania, April 3, 2020. /AP

Snjezana Dacic and her husband Rajko pose holding their rings and wearing masks during their wedding in Banja Luka, Bosnia, March 21, 2020. /AP

Snjezana Dacic and her husband Rajko pose holding their rings and wearing masks during their wedding in Banja Luka, Bosnia, March 21, 2020. /AP

The just married couple Laila (R) and Boualem Bellil are photographed by Laila's mother (K) in the Stall Courtyard, a most frequented tourist spot, in Dresden, eastern Germany, March 26, 2020. /AP

The just married couple Laila (R) and Boualem Bellil are photographed by Laila's mother (K) in the Stall Courtyard, a most frequented tourist spot, in Dresden, eastern Germany, March 26, 2020. /AP

A wedding ceremony at the deconsecrated Santa Maria in Tempulo church, Rome, Italy, April 11, 2020. /AP

A wedding ceremony at the deconsecrated Santa Maria in Tempulo church, Rome, Italy, April 11, 2020. /AP

The wedding ceremony of Zhou Lingyi (L) and Yu Jinghai, both working as nurses in a local coronavirus specialist hospital in Wuhan, China, February 28, 2020. /VCG

The wedding ceremony of Zhou Lingyi (L) and Yu Jinghai, both working as nurses in a local coronavirus specialist hospital in Wuhan, China, February 28, 2020. /VCG

Dr. Shelun Tsai (middle, dressed in white PPE) is in a "video wedding" with her fiancé Dr. Michael Sun, both work at the Duke University Hospital, UK, April 12, 2020. /Duke Health

Dr. Shelun Tsai (middle, dressed in white PPE) is in a "video wedding" with her fiancé Dr. Michael Sun, both work at the Duke University Hospital, UK, April 12, 2020. /Duke Health