It might sound crazy to some people (maybe even taboo to others), but a pair of identical twins marrying identical twins is called a quaternary marriage. Although rare, they do happen. Unsurprisingly, these couples may even go on to have identical twins of their own.

Can Identical twins marry identical twins?

Identical twin sisters Brittany and Briana Deane got married to identical twin brothers Josh and Jeremy Salyers. The couples had met in 2017 at a festival for twins. Six months later, the brothers (35) proposed to the sisters (33). The couples, who live in Virginia, US, had a joint wedding in August 2018.

Are twins from the mother or father?

For a given pregnancy, the odds of conceiving fraternal twins are only determined by the mothers genetics, not the fathers. Fraternal twins happen when two eggs are simultaneously fertilised instead of just one.