Thursday, June 25, 2009

Interesting Wedding Trivias

Weddings have always invoked the crazy in us making us act, not to mention spend, in the most extravagant manner. Here are some interesting wedding trivias that will make us either gasp or think "I want to have that/top that in my wedding." :

BIGGEST WEDDING CAKE
The current Guiness Book of World Record holder is 5,334 pounds and was unveiled at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida on June 12,2003. The five-tiered cake, which measured 22 feet tall, celebrated the wedding of the animated characters Shrek and Fiona.

GREATEST ATTENDANCE
There were an estimated 150,000 guests at the wedding of V.N. Sudhakaran to N. Sathyalakshmi on September 7,1995 in India.

GREATEST ATTENDANCE (2nd)
At the wedding of Aharon Mordecai Rokeah and Sara Lea Lemberger in Jerusalem, Israel on August 4, 1993, there were an estimated 30,000 guests.

LARGEST ENTOURAGE
The wedding of Arulanantham Suresh Koachim to Christa Rasanayagam on September 6, 2003 featured a record of 79 bridesmaids, 47 groomsmen and a record of 197 feet long wedding bouquet, held by the bride.

LARGEST MASS WEDDING
Nearly 21,000 couples from the Moonie cult all got married on the same day. The event was also "attended" by another 9,800 couples who took their vows via a satellite link.

LONGEST MARRIAGE
Sir Temulji Bhicaji Nariman and Lady Nariman were happily married for 86 years, from 1853 to 1940.

LONGEST WEDDING DRESS TRAIN
The longest wedding dress train measured 1,203.9m (3,949.8 ft) and was made by Cindy Predhomme and France Loridan (both France) for "Une Semaine Chrono" in Caudry, France on August 5, 2006.

LONGEST WEDDING DRESS TRAIN (2nd)
Measured at 670 feet, made by Hege Lorence and Rolf Rotset on June 1, 1996, it was carried by 186 bridesmaids and pageboys.

LONGEST WEDDING DRESS TRAIN (3rd)
The longest wedding dress train is found in Germany, it is measured at 157 meters / 515 feet. Imagine trying to get that in the car after the ceremony.

MOST CEREMONIES
Lauren Lubeck Blair and David E. Hough Blair of Tennessee, USA, married each other for the 83rd time on August 16, 2004, at the Lighthouse Lounge at the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA! The adoring couple first tied the knot in 1984, and since then they’ve been hitched in the USA, UK, and Dutch Antilles.

MOST CEREMONIES (2nd)
Richard and Carole Roble from New York enjoyed marrying each other so much they have taken their vows an incredible 55 times. They carried out each ceremony in different locations including all states in America.



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