Like many little girls, Sarah Wilkinson dreamed of a fairytale wedding with the man of her dreams by her side.
But when she realised there would be no Prince Charming Sarah spent £10,000 marrying herself.
The 42-year-old promised to love, cherish and obey herself, and never give up control of the TV remote, vowing to be her own “knight in shining armour”.
Sarah even bought her own a diamond engagement ring, her wedding invites came with the slogan “groom not included”, her cake topper was a bride kissing a frog and, after the ceremony, she threw a fake champagne bottle instead of a bouquet.
Sarah even celebrated on a stag night as well as having a hen party.
Sarah, a credit control assistant, had her friends Carina and Kelly as bridesmaids and walked down the aisle with her mum Barbara Glanfield watched by 40 guests before being joined by another 80 for an evening reception.
She said: “The day was everything I hoped it would be.
“It was so wonderful and I didn’t miss having a man by my side at all.”
Sarah says she hasn’t ruled out finding a groom one day but, in a trend sweeping America, wanted to marry herself as an act of self-love and independence.
Sarah’s only long-term relationship began when she was 28 and lasted for four years.
