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A couple in the Netherlands have held their wedding at one of the busiest railway stations in the country.
And it's not for their love of transport, but to start a conversation about sustainability.
The BBC's Branca Lesser-Dessart has the details.
Utrecht Central Station, Netherlands' busiest rail station.
Not the usual setting for a wedding.
But it's where this Dutch couple, 42-year-old Lara Pieters and Mattis Dordregter, who is 44, decided to tie the knot.
Surrounded by their guests, but also hundreds of passing commuters.
It wasn't a love of trains that drove the couple to choose this unique venue for the ceremony.
They wanted to make a statement.
The theme of their wedding was sustainability, and the idea was to make it as green as possible.
All those attending wore second-hand clothes, including the bride, who found her pre-love dress two days before the big day.
We did a little work on it to make it really fit and now it's fantastic.
Yeah, I love it.
I'm very confident and I will be walking down the aisle with great confidence.
Mattis says weddings are the ideal moment to raise awareness of overconsumption.
And the sustainability theme didn't stop at the clothes.
The wedding meal was vegetarian and all guests travelled to the venue on bikes or by public transport.
Lara says she hopes the event inspires other couples to make greener choices too.
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