The definition of a conventional wedding celebration has witnessed a drastic transformation in the last two decades. With no restrictions in terms of the budget for their wedding, people today are willing to spend enormously to create random, out of the blue experiences on their special day.
These experiences range from having nude weddings to getting married inside a zoo with animals to curating other experiences that are plain strange. In this list we at EE, share with you 5 strange experiences at weddings from across the globe.
1-Bungee-jumping wedding
Though a lot of lovers harp about wishing if they could profess their love from the sky tops, none of them have actually made it true. However, Jeroen and Sandra Kippers of Brussels, Belgium, made the impossible possible as they were had their wedding wows 160 feet in the air in front of 20 guests. For those of you, who think the experience was strange enough, please wait. The real experience of the wedding was that after the vows, the couple made the wedding official by bungee-jumping over the side.Another highlight of this wedding was the floating reception that was executed in the skies again. Now, that is some strange wedding experience to have I must say.
2-Marriage at T.J. Maxx shopping center
Venues are very crucial for a wedding and hence sometimes people take months to finalize a venue that can host their dream wedding. But, just imagine if someone decides to have a wedding at a shopping center surrounded by racks of shoes? Well, this strange experience is not hypothetical. Lisa Satayut (bride) decided to combine the excitement over bargaining at shopping centre with that of bagging her beau. Explaining that T.J. Maxx is her “happy place,” Satayut married Drew Ellis in the size 8 shoe aisle of a T.J. Maxx store in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. The highlight of this wedding was curious shoppers who waited long enough to watch the ceremony.
3-Nuptials inside a shark tank
Yes, you read that right there is a wedding that actually took place inside a shark tank in reality. The happy couple April Pignataro and Michael Curry proclaimed their love to each other as they climbed inside a 120,000 gallon shark tank at Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead, New York. The ceremony took place as sand sharks, nurse sharks, eels and a giant grouper circled around. The couple wore scuba gear and mikes that broadcasted their words to each other, as well as to friends and family.
4-Marriage while bicycling
Talk about getting in shape for your own marriage? Well this couple took the initiative of being healthy a little too seriously as they had their wedding wows while cycling around in a beautiful city in Russia. The wows were taken as the couple was joined by 150 guests who also rode the cycle to watch the commitment ceremony live.
5-Chinese bride with 200 m-long dresses
All the brides in the world want to look special on their wedding day but if there was an award for the most effort put in look so special then it would certainly go to this bride from Guangzhou, China as she accented her gown with a train that was over 600 ft long and weighed over 220 lbs. This was till early 2007, world's longest bridal train record which stood at 219 yards.
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