This is the moment a groom weds his two wives in a single wedding ceremony after boasting that he was saving them from “spinsterhood”.
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Video footage of the ceremony in Sabri Hotel in Annaba, Algeria, shows the throuple preparing for their service in front of family and friends.
In he clip – which has gone viral since it emerged on social media – the groom is seen meeting both brides after they have been dressed in their white gowns before the double wedding.
Both brides are seen having their hair and make-up done as the bearded groom dons his dinner suit, bow tie and sunglasses.
Before the service, the groom bends down to kiss both his brides on their foreheads, said to be a sign of fidelity.
Then the three – who have not been named by local media – are seen outside, where the groom gives both brides their rings and then kisses their hands.
One fan – former polygamous groom Rashid Al-Sakidi – said on Twitter: “A hearty congratulations to the young Annabi who married two wives today at the Sabri Hotel.”
But one online commentator slammed the marriage, saying that the man should think about what’s best for the women and not about himself.
However, others said it was God’s will that some people should have a good life as the freedom to follow “what was right”.
Men in Algeria are legally allowed to have up to four wives.
But changes to the state’s family code mean they are increasingly difficult to carry out.
