Love can take many forms. And there are people who are ready to tie the knot not only with humans and animals but even with inanimate objects! From a wedding of God and a woman to another one celebrated by a man and a tree, meet 10 unusual wedding ceremonies from around the world.
1. 38-Year-Old Woman Marries Jesus Christ In Wedding Ceremony
A 38-year-old woman has married the son of God in an unusual wedding ceremony at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, on August 15. After being consecrated Hayes will not be able to get married to anyone else or to have sex for the rest of her life. As a bride of Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, she has to preserve a perpetual state of virginity to the end of her days.
2. Schoolboy Remarries 62-Year-Old Woman In Mpumalanga, South Africa
Saneie Masilela and Helen Shabangu get married to follow their familiy traditions
A 9-year-old school boy has tied the knot with his 62-year-old bride, who has already had five children, in Ximhungwe, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The bride, who expressed her happiness over the fact that the boy picked her, told the newsmen that the boy will continue to live a normal life, as other boys of his age, and will later get married to a younger bride.
3. Man Marries Crocodile In Traditional Ceremon (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The mayor of San Pedro Huamelula and his wife
The mayor of the coastal town of San Pedro Huamelula in southern Mexico has married a female crocodile. An unbelievable wedding ceremony is a part of a local tradition, which, according to the locals, will boost catches of fish, shrimp and other seafood along the Pacific coast. The reptile is treated like a princess, she is wearing a bridal veil and having fun.
4. Woman Marries Herself As She Was Tired Of Being Single
Grace Gedler made a self proposal after beign tired of waiting for marriage for years,
The woman who got fed up with being single for six years proposed to herself and finally walked down the aisle alone. Despite not having much choice about staying with herself the rest of her life, Grace had pre-wedding jitters. But she went through with it anyway and now feels empowered and like she is no longer single.The wedding ceremony was watched by 50 friends and it was completed with Grace’s self-kiss on a mirror.
5. 26-Year-Old Nigerian Man Marries 63-Year-Old American Grandmother
Daniel Ukoko and his 63-year-old wife Cynthia
A 26-year-old UNIBEN graduate, Daniel Ukoko has married a 63-year-old American grandmother named only as Cynthia, who is double his age. The registry wedding took place in Warri, Delta state, Nigeria in 2012.
6. Meet World’s 1st Married Lesbian Threesome Expecting Baby
The world’s first married lesbian threesome: Doll, Kitten and Brynn
Meet the world’s first married lesbian threesome that are expecting their first baby daughter. Three women Doll, Kitten and Brynn, from Massachusetts, USA, married in a ceremony in August 2013. All of them wore wedding dresses and exchanged rings. Although some of the relatives were primarilly against this marriage when three happy brides walked down the aisle, each of their fathers gave them away.
7. Man Marries Tree To Draw Attention To Climate Change
Peruvian actor and activist Richard Torres married a tree for the second time in his life
Meet a man who tied a knot with a wooden beauty! The ceremony took place in Bogota national park and included the placing of fruit and vegetable by young girls at the base of the tree. It should be noted that even a kissing part of the ceremony was performed. It is the second time Peruvian actor and activist Richard Torres marries a plant in an attempt to raise awareness of environmental issues.
8. Lonely Woman Ties The Knot With Her Two Cats
Barbarella Buchner has married her two pet cats Spider and Lugosi
Have you ever felt so lonely you wanted to marry your cats? Well, Barbarella Buchner from London, UK, was so tired of waiting for her Prince Charming she decided to tie the know with her two male pet cats. Without fear of condemnation the brave woman married Spider and Lugosi and even has their initials tattooed on her right leg as a symbol of eternal love.
9. Man Marries His Stepmother In Front Of His Father In Odd Wedding Ceremony
Man marries his stepmother: Eric Holder and his former step-mother Elisabeth Lorentz
An unusual marriage of a stepmother and a stepson took place in a small village of Dabo in Alsace-Lorraine, north-east France. The couple were fighting for months with French authorities for the right to marry. The ex-husband of the bride, who is also the father of the groom, was among the guests at the civil and religious ceremonies.
10. Man Marries Cobra, Says It’s Beautiful Woman
Sandeep Patel, right, tried to marry a cobra because he thought she was a snake in a human body
A 27-year-old man and his family was preparing for the wedding for two weeks and told everyone that the reptile is actually a snake beautiful woman who had fallen in love with him and promised to marry him in a previous life. Even the local priest confirmed that the groom had “exhibited the traits of a reptile” since his childhood, saying: “Sandeep walks, drinks and flickers his tongue just like a snake.”
