Valentine's Day, the day dedicated to expressing love for someone, is celebrated all over the world from Bangkok to Paris.
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Pisanu Wonglarplert kisses his girl, Yupa Jumpadhas, after their marriage on Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem in a floating ceremony held by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. — Jiraporn Kuhakan
A couple pay respect to Trimurati, or the God of Love, in front of the CentralWorld shopping centre. — Wichan Charoenkiartpakun
Sub Lt Adibeen Hayeepi and Sobariyah Sudeng show their marriage certificates issued by district officials of Bang Rak. The district, whose name means the place of love, is popular for couples to marry on Valentine's Day. — Thanarak Khunton
Adulrat Ongartyut (left), Chai Nat's Muang district chief, presents a marriage cerficate to Chang Kunchoengkol (left), 72, and his wife of the same age, Kul Muangnoi, who decided to formally tie the knot after living together for more than three decades. — Chudet Seehawong
A couple move down an escalator with a bouquet of roses in the woman's hand in Siam Square. — Patipat Janthong
A groom and a bride hold flowers inside a pink coffin during a wedding ceremony at Wat Takien in Nonthaburi's Bang Kruay district. Ten couples joined the event as they believed that lying in a coffin will give them luck and keep them together for life. — Pattarapong Chatpattarasill
Newly wed ethnic Malaysian-Chinese couples release heart-shaped balloons during their mass wedding ceremony at the Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur. Some 138 couples married on Valentine's Day, coinciding with Chap Goh Meh marking the end of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. — AFP
A member of Indonesia's conservative Islamic organisation Hizbut Tahrir holds a placard during an anti-Valentine's Day protest outside a school in Surabaya. Muslim clerics have warned against celebrating Valentine's Day, which they regard as Western celebration that promotes sex, alcohol drinking and drug use. — AFP
A Filipino woman buys flowers in Manila. — EPA
Ten killjoys hold a banner saying "Smash Valentine's Day" march during a demonstration around the Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo. As Japan celebrated Valentine's Day, a group of killjoys marched through Tokyo protesting what it called the "passion-based capitalism" of the year's most romantic day. — AFP
Romantic messages are displayed on padlocks attached to a railing at a viewpoint overlooking the Seoul city skyline. — AFP
A woman poses for photographs next to an installation art work of roses at a shopping centre in Beijing. — Reuters
An Afghan couple visit a flower shop in Herat, Afghanistan. — EPA
Yadira Bravo and Angel Ochoa are married in Newark, New Jersey. Each year since 2002, the city of Newark has mobilised judges to marry 100 couples on or near Valentine's Day. — AFP
A man dressed as comic book character The Joker watches as a couple kiss during a symbolic wedding event on Valentine's Day in Mexico City on Feb 13, 2015. — Reuters
Couples kiss while participating in a longest kiss contest organised by the city hall in Lima's port of Callao. — Reuters
A couple shelters under an umbrella as they kiss in a Paris street. — AFP
