This is a traditional Thai wedding, except there is no groom. There are two brides. Thailand, like all of Asia, does not recognize same sex marriage, but a draft law later this year could change that and make Thailand the first Asian nation to legalize gay marriage.
ປະມວນພາບແຕ່ງງານ ຂອງແມ່ຍິງກັບແມ່ຍິງ ຢູ່ປະເທດໄທ
![Parents watch same-sex brides Arisa Thanommek and Pacharee Hungsabut exchange rings at their ceremony in Bangkok, May 19, 2013. (Daniel Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/d6893db5-cc7a-4e17-b338-b24c22744c36_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Parents watch same-sex brides Arisa Thanommek and Pacharee Hungsabut exchange rings at their ceremony in Bangkok, May 19, 2013. (Daniel Schearf/VOA)
![Brides get anointed at the traditional wedding ceremony. (Daniel Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ee510cf4-eb81-49b6-b39e-91596cf94c73_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Brides get anointed at the traditional wedding ceremony. (Daniel Schearf/VOA)
![Buddhist monks bless the brides. (Daniel Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4c88b943-4fd9-4167-9b5f-7fb97c0a1c63_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Buddhist monks bless the brides. (Daniel Schearf/VOA)
![Overlooking the gift plate of cash at the traditional Thai ceremony. (Daniel Schearf/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/98bc0305-5d90-4f94-99d9-34088241922d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Overlooking the gift plate of cash at the traditional Thai ceremony. (Daniel Schearf/VOA)