Laura Li’s veil flies off while taking pictures with Lu Zheng on their wedding day Tuesday — 2/22/22 — at the Old Orange County Courthouse in downtown Santa Ana.
Twosomes who are into lucky numbers and palindromes two-stepped it to the Old Orange County Courthouse to be wed on 2-22-22.
Afrouz Alvarez came to the picturesque courthouse, built in 1901, to marry Enrique Alvarez. This was a special day for the Tustin couple who met online during the pandemic and married on Afrouz’s birthday Tuesday, Feb. 22. “Life brought us together,” they said.
Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen kept courthouses open later into the evening due to high demand for the lucky date. The department also hosted special candlelit ceremonies in the evening.
Extended hours were also offered at offices in Anaheim and Laguna Hills.
Carlos Lira, left, and Precious Rodriguez-Lira, both from Chino Hills, wed on Tuesday. The Old Orange County Courthouse in downtown Santa Ana offered extended hours for “Twosday” couples.
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Newlyweds Enrique and Afrouz Alvarez, both from Tustin, kiss at the Old Orange County Courthouse on Tuesday.
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A photographer helps a couple pose for photos outside the Old Orange County Courthouse before their nuptials.
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Enrique Alvarez, left, slides a wedding ring on the finger of Afrouz Alvarez. Feb. 22 is Alvarez’s birthday.
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Kathy Nguyen, center, deputy commissioner of marriages, officiates as Maria Estrada, 23, left, and Christopher Estrada, 22, exchange wedding vows on “Twosday” — 2/22/22 — at the Old Orange County Courthouse.
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Carlos Alvarez, far right, photographs his son Enrique and wife Afrouz Alvarez after they tied the knot Tuesday.
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A “Twosday” couple gets some posing tips from a photographer before marrying at the Old Orange County Courthouse.
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A couple takes a selfie after registering to marry. The Orange County clerk-recorder kept courthouses open later into the evening due to high demand for the lucky date.
Gary Coronado was a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times from 2016-24. He is a 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature photography for images of Central Americans risking life and limb as they jump aboard the trains from southern Mexico bound for the United States and a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist in breaking news photography for team coverage of hurricanes. He began freelancing for the Orange County Register and relocated to South Florida in 2001, when he was awarded a fellowship through the Freedom Forum. Coronado grew up in Southern California and graduated from USC.
