Pet Owners Celebrate Valentine's Day With Massive Dog Wedding In Peru

Peruvian four-legged friends tied the knot on Monday in a massive dog wedding in Lima during the Valentine's Day celebrations.

Dressed in Andean-inspired clothing, Cynthia Ceballos' dogs were the winners of Lima's MatriCan - a play on Spanish words for "wedding" and "dog" - a local competition celebrating Valentine's Day by dressing dogs as if they were about to get married.

Mass weddings are common in Peru, especially on Valentine's Day, a way for Peruvians who cannot afford a wedding of their own to celebrate and also ensure their union is legally recognized. Mass dog weddings are just a twist on the tradition.

Some dogs were dressed in more conventional attire - a bow tie for the dog groom, a white bell-shaped dress for the bride. Others were dressed in colorful, summery attire, fit for the hot season in the Southern Hemisphere.