Dressed in voluminous white gowns and sporting glittering tiaras, they look like any other women getting ready for the biggest day of their lives.

But the first hint that there's something different about these brides-to-be are the red, white and black sashes with a single star they are proudly wearing over their wedding dresses.

Not to mention the fact that there are dozens of them all waiting to walk down the aisle.

As Syria's fragile peace continues to hold, 30 brides are preparing themselves for the first mass wedding since the Assad regime and the opposition agreed to the pact in December.

Reports state that some 30 couples from the Syrian army's allied forces will take part in the mass wedding organized by the private SyriaTel Mobile Company.

The ceremony will take place at the Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus, with another mass nuptials tomorrow.

It's not the first time a mass wedding has been organised in the war-torn country.

In 2014 a pro-Assad charity hosted a mass wedding for 36 soldiers and men affiliated with the military, including wounded servicemen and brothers who had lost their siblings in conflict.

A ceasefire has come into effect across Syria after the Assad regime and the opposition agreed to a nationwide deal brokered by Turkey

SyriaTel also arranges for 120 couples to get married in September 2016, the third event of its kind.

The mass wedding entitled 'In Good Times and in Bad' was part of the company's initiative to take care of war heroes.

The head of Syriatel Media Section Alaa Salamour said at the time: 'Syriatel has a doctrine that we all believe in.

'It is to stand by the side of the Syrian Arab Army heroes, since being loyal towards martyrs is by upholding their families.

'This is an event of a national victory, embodying the culture of life and hope.'