n American woman named Beautiful Existence has shocked everyone when she spent a whooping $7,000 (£5,000) on a lavish trip to Paris – so she could marry herself.
Beautiful Existence – who changed her name from Desiree Longabaugh – from Seattle, splashed the cash on a romantic ceremony under the Eiffel Tower, flights to France, accommodation for a week, and a birthday celebration.
The bride, who works in social media and marketing, wore a casual white dress and trainers, and recited vows that she had written to herself as an officiant oversaw the ceremony via Skype.
Now the mother-of-two is encouraging others to marry themselves ahead of her first anniversary in June 2016.
It was hugely emotional. Looking at myself on that screen as I Skyped the officiant, saying exactly what I wanted to say to myself was soul-shifting.
I believe everybody should self-marry before they even marry anyone else. It allows you to drop that pressure of having to have somebody else with you in order to be successful.
I’d recommend it as much as I’d recommend being a parent, because the level of love you’ll feel is something you can’t describe until you do it.
She said.
Ms Existence was previously married for ten years and has two sons – Edge, 16 and Epic, six. During that time, friends would confide in her that they thought she had lost her spark.
A painful divorce then left her wondering if traditional marriage was for her.
She discovered self-marriage on social media and spoke to other women who had done it.
