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Photos: Weddings and romance still alive in era of social distancing and coronavirus

Newlyweds Alla and Modzi kiss through protective face masks after the wedding ceremony with only witnesses, as public gatherings are banned as part of Lithuania's lockdown measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, April 3, 2020. All public and private events are banned in Lithuania, clubs, bars restaurants and most shops are closed due to the virus outbreak. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

A couple, wearing masks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, wait for someone at Independence square in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, April 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Dan Stuglik and Amy Simonson are photographed Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in Pokagon, Mich. The two will be joined by more than 100 cardboard cutouts of family and friends when they are married this Saturday at The Old Rugged Cross Church in Pokagon. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the couple to change their original plan of inviting 150 people to one where only a handful will be present, but with the help and donation of the cutouts by Menasha Packaging, the two will be able to fill the pews.(Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)

In this Tuesday, March 31, 2020 photo, Patrick Crilly, left, and Deja Trudeaux, practicing social distancing from their friends and family, kiss after taking their own engagement photograph in front of the Algiers Courthouse during the coronavirus pandemic in New Orleans. The couple has not set a wedding date yet. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate)

HONG KONG, CHINA - MARCH 29: Newly-weds pose for a photograph with family and guests at a wedding ceremony on March 29, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong government imposed new social distancing measures that limits public gatherings to four people, with some exemptions. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

Bride Nova Connolly, in white, joins groom Edwin Nunez, left, at a wedding ceremony in her parents' yard, while observing social distancing in Eugene, Ore. Friday April 3, 2020. The couple originally planned to be married on May 23, but decided to a hold a smaller wedding now because of COVID-19. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)

Groom Gyorgy David Jablonovszky and his bride Timea Jablonovszky attend their wedding ceremony along with their family members at the town hall of Miskolc, Hungary, Saturday, March 28, 2020. The couple celebrate today without wedding guests because of the government regulations to prevent the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Janos Vajda/MTI via AP)

Couples pass the time together in Chapultepec Park, on a much quieter than usual weekend day, in Mexico City, Saturday, March 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

MIAMI BEACH, FL - APRIL 02: A couple embrace in Lummus Park on April 02, 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a "Stay-at-Home" order Wednesday in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

Groom Boualem Bellil kisses his bride Laila after their wedding ceremony in front of the Procession of Princes (Fuerstenzug), a most frequented tourist spot, in Dresden, Germany, Thursday, March 26, 2020. They celebrate today without wedding guests because of the government regulations and want to make up for the party next year. In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, the German government has considerably restricted public life and asked the citizens to stay at home. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Snjezana Dacic, left, and her husband Rajko pose holding their rings and wearing masks during their wedding in Banja Luka, Bosnia, Saturday, March 21, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)

Dana Cohen and Adam Quinn, who had planned a spring wedding, celebrate their marriage with family members at Dellarocco's in New York on Friday, March 6, 2020. They wed early so that Quinn could add his new wife to his health insurance. (Brittainy Newman/The New York Times)

Kristen Shepherd kisses her husband Todd Berman as the couple gets married on the steps of City Hall with Mayor Rick Kriseman officiating Friday, March 20, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Coronavirus forced Shepherd, the Museum of Fine Arts executive director, to cancel her original wedding plans. So she reached out to Mayor Kriseman to see if he would officiate her marriage to Todd Berman on the steps of City Hall, with less than 10 people in attendance and all standing six feet apart. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

A Jordanian soldier presents a newly-wed couple with flowers as they leave a Dead Sea resort where they have been quarantined for 14 days, approximately 60 kilometres south of the Jordanian capital Amman, Monday, March 30, 2020. Jordan began releasing thousands of travelers who were quarantined for the last two weeks at five-star hotels on the Dead Sea in order to prevent the spread of the virus. More than 4,200 Jordanians and 1,500 foreigners have been held at the hotels. (Khalil Mazraawi/Pool via AP)

With a camera mounted on a tripod, newlyweds Andrew and Emilye West, of Madison, walk around Capitol Square using the self-timer to take pictures on their wedding day, in Madison, Wis., Saturday, April 4, 2020. The couple planned their April 4 wedding last fall, which included family and friends, but had to change plans since the spread of COVID-19. They got married at a park in the town of Burke surrounded by a small group of friends who were practicing social distancing. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)