People from all over the world are reportedly spending more and more on weddings, and since the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan is no exception. With recent government attempts to put a cap on wedding costs proving futile, the popularity of group weddings has increased. In this piece, we witness a group wedding, interview the governor that made it possible, a wedding dress shopkeeper, and a groom. It is filmed at a wedding dress shop and wedding hall in Kabul.

Teaser: Could massive group weddings of up to 100 couples be the answer to Afghanistan’s soaring wedding costs?