DC breaks world record for most couples kissing under mistletoe 

Exactly couples locked lips on Saturday at Anthem Row to break the world record Courtesy Downtown DC BID Exactly couples locked lips on Saturday at Anthem Row to break the world record Courtesy Downtown DC BID Move over St Louis after a six-year run Washington D C now holds the record for the preponderance couples kissing under the mistletoe The previous record was but on Saturday the National Kiss Under the National Mistletoe event had couples locking lips and setting a new world record Michael Empric the adjudicator from the Guinness World Records thrilled the nearly people on hand letting them know from the stage that they made kissing history They blew it out of the water Empric explained It s a new Guinness World Record title Empric stated WTOP that emerging a record is not easy You need to get people to your attempt You need that real mistletoe to kiss under and everyone demands to be in a couple Empric commented You can t just come in as a solo participant So there s a lot of hoops you have to jump through but they did it currently The couples had to simultaneously kiss for five seconds beneath the mistletoe to qualify for the record Downtown DC BID hosted the event which took place under the National Mistletoe at Anthem Row We did not know if we were going to be able to break the record So we went from can we get couples here to we had more than couples registered noted Ebony Walton director of marketing communications for Downtown DC BID Walton advised WTOP that her organization ordered mistletoes from a farm in Oregon One of the couples taking part in the record-breaking attempt was Mindy McManus and her boyfriend Kevin Weeden Before the two headed to a Christmas sweater-themed party the two talked about what it was like to break the kissing record It was crowded for sure but there was space McManus explained It s a great excuse to cuddle up close so I liked it Weeden mentioned he loved being in the crowd and its spirit One couple who knew they demanded to be a part of the event from the beginning was Everett and Resi Dick When I exposed out about it I was like Oh wow that would be nice sweetheart Everett revealed We kiss each other all the time Everett caught a laugh when demanded how it felt to be part of a world record I have special records that no one knows about so I ll just add this to my portfolio he disclosed Source