An Italian fitness instructor who became fed up of searching for a partner for 20 years has found the answer staring her in the face all along – and has married herself.
Laura Mesi invited 70 of her nearest and dearest to her wedding, complete with a white dress, bridesmaids, and a diamond ring.
The 40-year-old paid £8,700 for the ceremony, which is not legally recognised, and even went to Egypt on her honeymoon – by herself.
She decided to take part in the ceremony after a 12-year relationship ended in 2015, promising to marry herself should she not met someone before turning 40.
‘I told friends and family that if I had not found my soul-mate by my 40th birthday I would marry myself,’ she told La Repubblica newspaper.
‘If one day I find a man with whom I can plan a future I’ll be happy, but my happiness does not depend on him.
