Update on Saturday's Vallarta Pride Festival Mass Same-Sex Commitment Ceremony GayPV Magazine
May 22, 2013

The LGBT ceremony is open to all those interested in participating in a symbolic ceremony as part of the Vallarta Pride Festivities. (GayPV Magazine)

PUERTO VALLARTA - Vallarta Pride organizers have confirmed a public, mass same-sex marriage ceremony as one of the events during the 3-day LGBT festival scheduled from 24 to 26 May in Puerto Vallarta.

The ceremony will be held at event partner Lido Beach Club on the south boardwalk, or Malecon, on Los Muertos Beach in the Romantic Zone.

The ceremony, a symbolic event, was conceived to promote both LGBT rights and LGBT tourism to the city. While gay marriage is not yet legal in the state of Jalisco, organizers of the event were keen to promote Puerto Vallarta as an ideal LGBT wedding or honeymoon destination.

The event has drawn much interest from the community with over 300 participants registering for the event on the official Facebook page. The prizes, courtesy of Hotel Casa Cupula, Taste Restaurant and Xocodiva Artisan Chocolates, will be raffled off after the ceremony. The ceremony is offered at no cost to participants.

The beach event will see an expected 20 couples take their vows in front of family and friends before being invited to a complimentary glass of champagne courtesy of Lido Beach Club, while the newly “wed” couples will be given a certificate of commitment courtesy of the Vallarta Pride committee.

Fegister to marry or for further information on the event on Facebook.

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