Happy newlyweds Joke, 29, Bell, 21 and Art, 26, took the plunge¹ on Valentine's Day after exchanging their vows² in a fairy-tale ceremony at their home in Uthai Thani Province, Thailand.

 

The three blushing grooms³ are thought to be the world's only wedded⁴ male threesome and have since become internet sensations after photos from their big day went viral.

 

In what they described as the happiest day of their lives, the three men were suited and booted for the ceremony in which they exchanged rings after walking down the aisle⁵.

 

Bell, From Phitsanulok Province, said: 'I think we are first three-way same sex males to have a wedding, possibly in the world.

 

'Some people may not agree and are probably amazed by our decision, but we believe many people do understand and accept our choice. Love is love, after all.'

 

Although same-sex marriages are not recognised as legitimate⁶ under Thai law, the trio were able to consummate⁷ their love under Buddhist⁸ law in the symbolic⁹ ceremony.

 

Art, from Chiang Mai Province, met Joke, from Uthai Thani Province, through business and started a relationship after realising their love for each other while working closely together in 2010.

 

Both men knew they were gay before they met and have been living together for the past five years.

 

Meanwhile Bell, who was studying management at Phitsanuloke University, frequently met the couple at parties before the three men realised they all started to have feelings for each other.

 

But after Bell was hospitalised with a congenital disease, the threesome became inseparable leading Joke and Art to propose the idea of a three-way marriage.

 

In Thailand, same-sex unions are not legally binding¹⁰, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons may face legal challenges on their sexual freedoms as same-sex couples are still frowned upon.

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