Here comes the bride... and her 1.4 mile-long wedding dress
as Chinese newlywed makes world record bid
A Chinese bride hopes to enter the record books after getting
married in an astonishing 1.4 mile-long wedding dress.
It took guests more than three hours to unroll Lin Rong's
gown, complete with 9,999 silk red roses.
And the groom, Zhao Peng, was just as excited about his
bride making history, as he was about the nuptials.
'Both the length of the dress and the number silk roses pinned
on the wedding dress can make history,' the 28-year-old
railway worker from northeast Jilin province said.
Mr Zhao was inspired after seeing a story on the previous
record holder in Romania, where the dress measured just over
0.9 miles.
He has sent an application to Guinness World Records
including a video of his wedding to his 25-year-old school
teacher sweetheart.
'I do not want a cliche wedding parade or banquet,' Mr Zhao
said.
But even so, his family was initially unimpressed at the far
from frugal 40,000-yuan (£3,508) price tag.
'It is a waste of money in my opinion,' his mother said.
'Though I understand that he wants to show his love on
the big day.'
Ms Rong laughed and cried at the romantic gesture.
Mr Zhao bought the materials and had relatives help make
the wedding dress, which took three months to finish.
Christopher
