Many couples gathered at district offices in Bangkok and various locations across the country to register their marriages on Valentine’s Day, which fell on Friday.
In Bangkok, over 800 couples secured advance bookings to register their marriages at the Bang Rak district office, a favored spot for such occasions and aptly named “village of love” in Thai.
A same-sex couple from Rayong province was the earliest to arrive at the Bang Rak district office at 4 a.m. They had been together for over seven years and chose Valentine’s Day to officially register their union.
The registration process at the district office began at 8 a.m., with authorities issuing gold marriage certificates to 14 couples as part of a special celebration.
Officials expected that approximately 1,000 couples would participate in the marriage registration event at the district office that day.
At the Chatuchak district, 24 couples exchanged vows and registered their marriages aboard the Red Line electric train during the “Love in the Sky 2025” event, a joint effort by the Chatuchak district office and Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal.
In Phuket, the Muang district office welcomed 109 couples, including those from the LGBTQ+ community, to register their marriages that Friday.
The event included a festive Valentine’s Day ceremony, highlighted by a klong-yao (traditional Thai long drum) procession to greet the arriving couples.
Muang district chief Pairoj Srilamun addressed the gathering during the ceremony, expressing his hopes for the couples’ lasting love and a strong foundation for their future families.
To commemorate the occasion, the district office presented sacred objects as mementos to all couples and also organized a raffle with luxury hotel stays as prizes for newlyweds to enjoy on their honeymoons.
Similarly, the Thalang district office in Phuket saw numerous couples, including same-sex partners, formalizing their marriages on Valentine’s Day.
