These couples started their married life beneath the waves to mark Valentine’s Day.

The nine brides and nine grooms dived 26 feet under the sea to attend a famous underwater wedding ceremony in Trang, southern Thailand, in 2019.

Footage shows the couples, wearing traditional white dresses and suits, making heart signs and blowing kisses while they float down to the ceremonial table at Hin Kon Diew, near Morakot cave.

Wedding registrars, who were all specialised in diving, performed the traditional Thai ceremony underwater, blessing the newlyweds with holy water and rose petals.

The marriage certificates were signed beneath the waves, with the couples then removing their breathing apparatus for the first kiss as newlyweds.

Thai groom Kittiphan Satidphutsombat, 30, and his bride Nednapit Laopratumwirod, 28, said that they were very excited and honoured to be a part of the unique wedding.

Kittiphan said: ''We are both sea lovers, so we decided to join the ceremony. We went diving here before but this time was a whole new feeling.’’

The annual well-renowned festival is a three-day Valentine's Day celebration. Newly wedding couples will participate in Buddhist activities for luck and blessings on the day of love.

In 1996, the event was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the biggest underwater wedding in the world.

These love-stuck couples started married life beneath the waves to mark Valentine’s Day – with impressing underwater weddings this afternoon.

The nine brides and nine grooms dived 26 feet under the sea to attend the famous underwater wedding ceremony in Trang, southern Thailand today (13/02).

Footage shows how the couples - in traditional white dresses and suits - make heart signs and blow kisses while they float down to the ceremonial table at Hin Kon Diew, near the Morakot cave.

Wedding registrars, who were all specialised in diving, performed the traditional Thai ceremony underwater, blessing the newlyweds with holy water and rose petals.

The marriage certificates are laminated and signed beneath the waves, with the couples then removing their breathing apparatus for the first.

Thai groom Kittiphan Satidphutsombat, 30, and his bride Nednapit Laopratumwirod, 28, said that they were very excited and honoured to be a part of the unique wedding.

Kittiphan said: ‘’We were both sea lovers, so we decided to join the ceremony. We went diving here before but this time was a whole new feeling.’’

The annual well-renowned festival is a three-day Valentine's Day celebration. Newly wedding couples will participate in Buddhist activities for luck and blessings on the day of love.

In 1996, the event was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the biggest underwater wedding in the world.