“We wore surgical masks with “bride” and “groom” written on them in marker to the registry,” Watson wrote on CNN.com. “The city’s coronavirus guidelines allow up to 20 guests at a wedding. We had eight.”

Talking about the livestream of the wedding, he continued, “Our families and friends in the US, Lebanon and elsewhere watch the little civil ceremony in Hong Kong streamed live on Instagram, sprinkling the video with hearts and emojis and other social media expressions of happiness.”Follow @CommentaryCNN