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Bride Weds in Gown with 1.2 Mile Train

by Bee-Shyuan Chang (Subscribe to Bee-Shyuan Chang's posts)
Posted Aug 7th 2009 at 1:05PM  
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A bride says "I do" wearing a wedding gown with a 1.2 mile train. Photo: Sun Xin Ji, ZUMA Press

In a bit of kitschy news, a groom in the northeastern region of Jilin province, China surprised his bride with a dress featuring a 1.2 mile long train, reported Reuters.

It took the bridal party -- who did more "to have and to hold" than the couple -- over three hours to unfurl the gown that included 9,999 red silk roses scattered along the lengthy extension of her dress.

The couple has applied for the Guinness World record.

Groom Zhao Peng was inspired after seeing the former Romanian record holder's dress with a train length of just under a mile, cites the source.

We'd like to see someone attempt to beat that!

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It took wedding guests over 3 hours to unfurl the 1.2 mile long wedding train. Photo: Sun Xin Ji, ZUMA Press

With the generous fabric, the dress certainly doesn't come cheap. Peng's family originally opposed the $5,856 price tag, but it was worth it when bride Lin Rong laughed and cried over the "romantic gesture," according to Reuters. (With all that material, it seems like they could have worked in a little shapewear, no?)

We hope they have an equally long marriage!

Now, if only there were a toilet paper roll big enough to make a replica of that train!

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    Ann Kagawa Lee of Honolulu, Hawaii, won first prize -- and $1,000 -- for her impressive origami work.

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    The back view of Lee's dress, which has been compared to Oscar de la Renta's work.

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    The accompanying hat that Lee constructed out of toilet paper, tape, and glue.

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    Terri Glover of Marlin, Texas, won second place in the contest, bringing in $500, for her impeccably fitted bridal gown.

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    The back view of Glover's mermaid-style gown.

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    Guadalupe Andrade of Reseda, California, won third place and $250 for her detailed, strapless dress.

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    The back view of Andrade's gown, which has working buttons!

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slyder66666, 8-09-2009, 2:41PM

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slyder66666

NOT ONE DECENT DRESS IN THE WHOLE LINE UP. WHT HAPPENED TO A BRIDE LOOKING LIKE A BRIDE?

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Stacy, 8-09-2009, 4:24PM

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Stacy

Most likely the same thing that happened to a bride acting like a bride these days :(

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annmarie, 8-10-2009, 9:59AM

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annmarie

You got that right !!

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Donna, 8-11-2009, 4:54AM

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Donna

Sad isn't it. I think brides today are getting married more for the event and the gifts than for real love. Most make fouls of themselves long before they even get to the wedding day, just look at how many family fights there are these days over weddings, they aren't happy events even anymore, money rules the day.

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Marcus, 8-09-2009, 6:54PM

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Marcus

This is just plain stupid.

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Angiebaby, 8-09-2009, 7:20PM

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Angiebaby

He was in love and had the money to spend, so he went way out of the ordinary out of love for his bride. Lucky her!

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Joe M., 8-10-2009, 6:47AM

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Joe M.

zOMG! That is so stupid and retarded! What haver they come to these days? I mean the couple dancing down the aisle was kinda risque and unusual but a 1.2 mile long train wedding dress? Thats rather retarded but then again so the is the price tag, hell thats a good down payment on a new car!

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W, 8-10-2009, 11:02AM

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W

It's not nice to say something is "retarded". That is hurtful to a lot of parent's who struggle with it on a daily basis. I know it has also become a figure of speech but we should try to break it. Just like in the 50s and 60 when white people routinely called black people the N word and didn't think anything about it. Words hurt. Not trying to be smart , just informing you.

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Robert, 8-10-2009, 1:44PM

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Robert

Hey joe, How is it stupid and retarded to show your love and set a world record? You must be describing yourself but u left out dumb and ignorant.

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Mary, 8-10-2009, 8:19AM

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Mary

Just another example of people being stupid. Wait until they try to buy a house or apartment and have no money. What happened to being married for the sake of being in love and not trying to outdo the Jonses?

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Frankie, 8-10-2009, 9:17AM

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I'm a man, but I still have to say this. Only a man could think of something as stupid as this as a gift for his new bride. He obviously wasn't thinking. Imagine the cost after the wedding of the dry cleaning and preserving this gown. If she's smart, she'll have the train made into window treatments for every room in their house, a handful of dressy dresses, place mats, table runners and bed sheets and comforters. Then she has to think of what to do with the other half mile of fabric.

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arfito, 8-10-2009, 9:21AM

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I am still wondering how she fit in the car to go home that night.

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Annmarie, 8-10-2009, 9:59AM

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Annmarie

The toilet paper dresses were awesome !! The gowns in the top 10 trends stunk.....half of them looked like old prom dresses.

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Shari, 8-10-2009, 10:05AM

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Shari

Oh for goodness sakes - grow a brain cell, people - this is in CHINA. Not the USA - it's a completely different culture - not everyone lives according to YOUR standards. What this man spends his OWN money on is his business - obviously it's not an issue for them. Try reading something that doesn't require electrical power and "ON" switches, instead of being bombarded by sound-bites, and get some education. The critical thinking skills of this nation are swirling the drain - don't get caught up in the whirlpool and go down with it..........

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Lex, 8-10-2009, 10:19AM

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I think it's a little excessive, but I don't think it's stupid at all. That's going to be a fond memory of their union together, and I also think that everyone commenting on how "stupid" or "retarded" it is, or how it is a waste of money, should just keep their opinions to themselves. That's their money to spend, not yours. If he wants his bride to have a one of a kind dress, that's his decision to make. Not yours. I just hope they have a long and happy marriage, and now they definitely have a story they can tell their children and grandchildren. And for everyone who wants to be so negative, I'm sorry you've all apparently lost all notions of fantasy, dreams, and romance and you are stuck in whatever pessimistic rut of nay-saying and antagonism. Try not to be so miserable and just be happy for a young couple in love trying to have a unique wedding.

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Barbzie, 8-10-2009, 10:31AM

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actually I would have expected a gown like this to cost much more and to the person who said how did she fit it in the car...........it's called......a "detachable train"!!!!

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Jonitia, 8-10-2009, 10:36AM

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W 8-10-2009 @ 9:47AM
It's not nice to say something is "retarded". That is hurtful to a lot of parent's who struggle with it on a daily basis. >>>>>No offense but do you use a dictionary. Retard means "to delay the progress of. So just because us are sensitive to a word, does not mean a person uses it to hurt you. The politically correct thing today is "mentally challenged". I disagree with that because a challenge can be overcome but a mental processess that are retarded are usually at their max. I am black, born in the late 60"s and have been subjected to the "Nizzer" word about 2 days ago. People are gong to say what they want to say regardless of one's feelings. ON topic, she is beautiful and congradulatons on the being the new life together.

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ruth, 8-10-2009, 10:59AM

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One question-----Why would you want a train that long.I bet it about pulled her head off

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bill, 8-10-2009, 12:22PM

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Not that I really care but I looked at the sites provided for these gowns, slimming gowns, mother of the bride gowns and the hairstyles...(just don't have a lot to do today and was bored). Have to say these are the ugliest pieces of crap and terrible hairdos I have seen....Who does this stuff? If I was getting married to a girl that came down the aisle in some of these gowns, or with some of these hairdos , I would not be able to say 'I do" until I finished laughing...that is if I did say 'I do'. I might want to say 'I don't' because of the bride's poor taste.

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BoredinOC, 8-10-2009, 12:41PM

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Just Plain Stupid

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