A single woman has ‘married’ herself in a wedding-inspired birthday party because she is determined to stay strong and independent.
As 36-year-old Michelle Plum from Sussex, England, revealed, she celebrated her birthday party in an unconventional fashion by tying a knot to no one else than herself.
“I’m 36 years old on 16th August this year and have made it all this way without marrying anyone! Well done me!” the woman wrote in a Facebook invite to her wedding-birthday party.
“So seeing as I have no intentions to do for real (sorry Ben!), I want to have a wedding. That’s the best bit about marriage, right?
“And everyone has to come to your wedding so that means I will go full Bridezilla on you if you make some stupid excuse like babies or other weddings or being on holiday. Plus, I really wanna see you all. So put in the calendar.
“Please come in your best sh*t bridesmaids dresses, your own wedding dress, cheesy suit, or as Elvis, whatever.”
As Michelle added in an interview with the Metro, she has no intentions of actually marrying which is why she wanted to experience the complete experience before growing old.
“I thought that was brilliant and so funny. I became a single mom in my early twenties. I’ve done all the hard-parenting stuff and now I’m free. My life’s brilliant. I have no intention of settling down,” she said, adding that she was inspired to marry herself after learning of another woman who did the same years ago.
“When I go a wedding now, I just love the dress and the fact they get a big party. That’s the bit about marriage I like – not the having to live with somebody for the rest of my life bit.
“I bought my dress from the St Catherine’s Hospice shop in Horsham. They’ve devoted the whole upstairs to bridal dresses. I tore one of the bags open and gasped. That was it – it was the one. It’s very pale pink, has all these sequins on and my friend said I look like Ariel from The Little Mermaid when she gets married at the end.”
According to the single mum, her main point to hold the unusual wedding was to inspire her daughter to value independence.
“The message behind this is that I’m independent and strong. I’ve tried to teach my daughter that she doesn’t need a partner if she doesn’t want one. With hard work, enjoying life and having good friends and family, you don’t need to be dependent on someone else,” Plum said.
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