Man marries triplets at the same time - after all three sisters propose to him

A polygamous man has got hitched to triplets who he says proposed to him simultaneously.

The man, identified only as Luwizo, had a dazzling wedding in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where people are legally free to marry more than one person.

His three new wives triplets Natasha, Natalie and Nadege couldn't look happier during their big day in Kalehe, near the border with Rwanda.

Luwizo said he couldn't say no when they all popped the question. He dutifully said yes when they all proposed, explaining that he felt that he was "obliged to because they are triplets".

The big day took place in Kalehe, which is a territory located in South Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border with Rwanda.

The smitten triplets all proposed to him on the same night last year (Newsflash)

But his parents are still not on board - and refused to attend.

Luwizo said that he first fell in love with Natalie before meeting her two other sisters.

He exchanged vows with the three women in a private ceremony attended by close friends and family, though his parents didn't attend the wedding.

He said: "I was obliged to marry all of them because they are triplets. It wasn't an easy decision because until now, my parents don't understand what I'm doing."

But Luwizo's mum and dad refused to attend as they don't agree with him marrying Natasha, Natalie and Nadege (Newsflash)

"You have to lose something in order to gain another. In addition, one has their preferences and their own way of doing things.

"So I'm happy to marry the triplets no matter what others think. My parents despised my decision that's why they didn't attend my wedding. But all I can say is love has no limits."

One of the three said she and her sisters had shared everything since they were children and so sharing a husband was not a hard choice for them.

They married in front of close friends and family (Newsflash)

One of the sisters - it is unclear which one - is quoted in local media as saying: "When we told him he had to marry all of us, he was shocked.

"But because he had already fallen in love with all of us, nothing could stop our plans since we were also in love with him.

“Even though people considered it impossible for three women to share one husband, to us, sharing everything has been our life since childhood.”