Shocking AhBoon | 27 May 2008 03:36 am
The Most Memorable Wedding - Wed in a Quake
EXTRAORDINARY photographs claiming to show a wedding in progress during the Chinese earthquake in Sichuan province have emerged as more survivor miracle stories are revealed.
Instead of poring over an album of cherished memories, this bride and groom have a collection of chilling reminders of how lucky they are to be alive.
The photo shoot was taking place at the decrepit Church of the Annunciation, a 100-year-old building that was a popular spot for wedding pictures in recent years. The church was built under the direction of French priests outside the city of Pengzhou, and had been damaged long ago by landslides.
The death toll from the earthquake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, is now put at more than 65,000 and more than 20,000 are still missing.
Guests watched the Seminarium Annuntiationis collapse in the middle of the post-wedding photoshoot
This couple was one of five celebrating their wedding at a deserted Catholic seminary in Pengzhou, Sichuan province, when the earthquake struck
Bricks fell from the seminary, leaving guests fleeing for their lives
The seminary lies in ruins
The party’s over: In their wedding finery, the couple emerge from the rubble at the church where they were posing for photographs
After the dust cleared, the full scale of the devastation can be seen
A bride poses at the 100years old Annunciation church in October last year
One photo shows a couple just before the earthquake, their arms around each other, smiling and clean.
Extra [Interactive map showing the extent of the most damaged areas], [Wikipedia:2008 Sichuan earthquake], [Sichuan Earthquake Pictures Archive]
Sources [TimesOnline], [Dailymail], [DailyTelegraph], [Sohu搜狐(Chinese)]
on 27 Jul 2008 at 5:03 pm 1.raheel mushtaq said …
Must be remember for a long time …. a wedding on strange times .