Italian woman marries herself in her fairytale without the prince

Posted by: admin , September 30, 2017

An Italian woman married herself in a ceremony with 70 guests, bridesmaids and a wedding cake.
Although the ceremony carried no legal weight, Laura Mesi says she believes that we must all first “love ourselves”, and that “you can have a fairytale even without the prince”.
Laura says she first had the idea 2 years ago when her 12-year relationship ended, promising family that she would marry herself if she had not found her soulmate by her 40th birthday.
Laura told La Repubblica Newspaper that her happiness does not depend on a man, but that she will be happy if she finds a man with whom she can plan a future.
According to advocates of self-marriage (or ‘sologamy’), the act is about self-love and acceptance. Laura is the first Italian woman to wed herself, but earlier this year a man from Naples, Italy married himself, with agencies, kits and websites offering similar services in Japan, USA and Canada.
Some have attacked Laura’s act as narcissistic, but she has brushed them off saying “nothing and no-one can turn off my smile”.