Mark Marczyk and Marichka Kudriavtseva met during the uprising in Kiev’s Maidan square in January 2014. On May 17, they invited the public to join them at Dufferin Grove Park for a public, Ukrainian-themed wedding replete with parades, bands, dancing and much joy. The display of community and love drew media coverage from around the world.
The
Daily Mail reports:
The couple found plenty more people to join the party after tying the knot as their wedding procession paraded through the Dufferin mall and the newlyweds danced on top of a garbage can in the food court.
Mark and Marichka incorporated folk customs from Eastern European villages into their ceremony and were outfitted in traditional Ukrainian wedding garb - as were many of their guests.
But the couple each added a touch of personality to their outfits, with Mark sporting black high-top Chuck Taylor shoes complete with red laces while Marichka wore red converses that matched her necklace.
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Source: The Daily Mail