Chinese bride trains eye on wedding dress
record
BEIJING long trailing behind her.
It took guests more than three hours to roll out the gown,
complete with 9,999 silk red roses attached to it, in the
northeastern province of Jilin, state news agency Xinhua said.
"Both the length of the dress and the number silk roses pinned
on the wedding dress can make history," the report quoted groom
Zhao Peng as saying.
Zhao, who has applied to Guinness World Records, said he was
inspired after seeing a story on the previous record holder in
Romania, where the dress measured just over 1.5 km.
"I do not want a cliche wedding parade or banquet," he said.
Bride Lin Rong "laughed and cried at the romantic gesture,"
Xinhua said.
The dress cost around 40,000 yuan , which prompted initial
opposition to the plan from his family.
"It is a waste of money in my opinion," said Zhao's mother.
"Though I understand that he wants to show his love on the big
day."
--Reuters
