A seaside marriage ceremony is held for 102 couples in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province July 6, 2004. Group marriage ceremony has become popular in the city as the brides and bridegrooms consider it the best way to cut down marriage costs. [newsphoto]

A bride and her bridegroom wave to onlookers as their car drives towards the seaside for the ceremony July 6, 2004. [newsphoto]

Bridges and bridegrooms march to the ceremony July 6. [newsphoto]

Cars carrying the brides and bridegrooms drive to the seaside square for their marriage ceremony July 6. [newsphoto]