All Of These People Married Inanimate Objects

A tree lover takes it one step further

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Back in 2013, Richard Torres decided to marry a tree in a matrimonial ceremony, where he invited friends and family to see the union of mankind and nature. It wasn't the only tree he married too, he went on to marry trees in Buenos Aires, Colombia and Mexico.

He put a ring(tone) on this one

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We're all glued to our phones, of course, but a creative filmmaker named Aaron Chervenak took this a little bit too far by actually marrying his cellphone. It was more of a societal statement than it was a consensual relationship, he said: "We look to it for solace, to calm us down, to put us to sleep, to ease our minds, and to me, that’s also what a relationship is about.”

The real life Bella Swan

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Back when Twilight was a thing we all know that Robert Pattinson had everyone in a choke hold, but not quite like Lauren Adkins. Lauren was so utterly besotted by Pattinson that she decided to pay $2,000 to have herself married to a cardboard cutout version of him in Las Vegas.

The Berlin Wall Widow

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Eija-Riitta Berliner-Mauer, from Sweden, fell in love with the Berlin Wall when she was just seven years old. She decided to marry it in 1979, but was left a widow just 10 years later after the wall was knocked down in 1989! Not to worry, she went on to marry bridges, gates and fences.

Next stop, honeymoon

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Carol split up with her boyfriend of 18 months when she realized she just couldn't stop thinking about her over love; the Santa Fe station. She said she'd fell in love with it since she was nine years old, and finally wedded it back in 2015. She proceeds to travel nearly an hour each day just to see her wife.

The artist's way of life

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Tracey Emin has been a renowned British artist for some time. However, she shocked all of her fans when she took to France and married herself to a massive stone beneath an olive tree. Her reasons for it were that she identified with it, and it's become an anchor for her.

The marriage just goes round and round

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When Linda Ducharme visited a carnival in 1982, she fell immediately in love with the Ferris Wheel, Bruce. Even after a storm took Bruce down in 1986, she helped to restore him. Now, the pair are married after tying the knot in 2013, and apparently the relationship is full of ups and downs!

She's bride Barbie, he's just Ken

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Just when we thought it couldn't get weirder: Chang Hsi-hsum, a 46 year old Taiwanese man, decided to wed a Barbie doll after he believed the doll housed the spirit of his late wife, Tsai. She had taken her only life twenty years before, after their families disagreed with their union.

Does a spiritual marriage count?

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The Bollywood actor, Aishwarya Rai, aimed to marry her husband, Abhishek Bachchan, but had to take a big step in order to do so. In line with an old Hindu ritual, Rai had to spiritually marry a tree first to overcome the differences in their astrological charts. These kind of rituals in India are a violation, so she was subsequently handed a lawsuit.

A virtual union between a man and avatar

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We've all been obsessed with games before, but have any of us been obsessed enough to marry a character from the game itself? Well, a Japanese guy (who guys by username Sal9000) decided that he was so utterly in love with Nintendo DS character Nene Anegasaki that he married her.

Paris is for love

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Erika had been in love with objects since she was young, so her affinity towards the grande Eiffel tower was no surprise to her. She decided to wed the iron structure in Paris, claiming that she was in love with its subtle curves. She even said: "I will tell you that I know love is being reciprocated."

Narcissism is alive and kicking

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Self-confidence is important but this guy is overdoing it. Liu Ye, 39, married a life-size cutout of himself in a scarlet wedding gown. He married himself because apparently reality was just too disappointing to him. All traditional Chinese wedding rituals were respected, including the bride kowtowing to heaven and earth, ancestors, and 90-year-olds.

A wedding you couldn't a-ford

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Maria Griffin went through some hard times coming to terms with her sexuality. For ages, she thought she was asexual, because human connection just wasn't happening. Until, she fell in love with a Ford truck, and so married it in a ceremony held by her friend.

We'd all love to marry our beds, but what about the pillow?

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Lee Jin-gyu was born and lived in South Korea when he ordered a pillow of his favorite TV character, Fate Testarossa, from Japan. Little did he know that he'd fall head over heels for the cushion, and six years later he made the trip to Japan to tie the knot with her.

This woman had the ride of her life

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Pennsylvania church organist Amy Wolfe Weber fell in love with and married a roller coaster. Her hubby? 1001 Nachts, an 80-foot gondola ride. She explained that she was 13 when she fell in love with his curves and the thrill he gave her: "I was immediately sexually and psychologically drawn to him."

We all love our beds, but...

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Pascale Sellick made news in 2019 when she and her boyfriend planned to marry with the help of a wedding planner. If her significant other weren't a duvet, this wouldn't be such a huge deal. According to her, this is "the longest, strongest, most intimate and reliable relationship" she has ever been in. And he has the best hugs ever!

Everyone loves trees!

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Karen Cooper, a 60 year old from Florida, decided to take matters into her own hands after developers tried to demolish a 100 year old ficus tree. She felt a deep connection with it, so held a marriage ceremony where friends and family came to celebrate the union of the odd pairing.

A good-will, plastic marriage

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In 2015, a man from Beijing discovered he had terminal cancer. One of his life goals was to get married, and he was destined to do it before he passed away. However, he didn't want to leave behind a broken-hearted widow, so decided to buy a life-size doll and marry that instead.

The invisible husband

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Amanda Teague became obsessed with pirates after she herself worked as a Captain Jack Sparrow impersonator. She decided that she fell in love with the idea of marrying a pirate, so had someone marry her with a pirate executed over 300 years ago. I guess invisible and unheard is the perfect situation for a husband!

Apparently, he just rocked her world

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Jannene Swift fell so madly in love with this giant granite rock that she couldn't help but tie the knot with it, surrounded by family and friends, in 1976. I guess though, the inability to talk back to her makes it the perfect husband material. Congratulations, I guess.

Alexa, say our wedding vows

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Zheng Jiajia was a Chinese AI engineer when he decided to take his marriage fate into his own hands. Under a lot of pressure to get married from his family, Zheng decided to put his AI skills to use and created a robot called Yingying, then married her!

Marrying a makeshift pot

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What happens when you get jilted at the altar? Well, Salvita has the answer for you. The Indian woman was planning to marry her hubby-to-be, who was part of the border police. Only, he got held up at work on the day of their wedding, so she stuck his face to a pot instead.

This could've been a train wreck

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As a repairman, Joachim loved the technology of locomotives. After marrying his train, he explain that it wasn't simply a fetish, but was more so because he had a passion for fixing things! At 12, he learned he had a "thing" for objects and claims he loves his train like a person.

Love at first site

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A lady from Seattle tied the knot with her 107-year-old sweetheart in 2012, only weeks before the death of the bride-to-be. In front of fifty witnesses, Babylonia Aivaz promised to love and adore a warehouse in Seattle. Aivaz referred to the coupling as a homosexual marriage, saying that the storehouse was obviously a woman.

Over a bridge

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The Devil's Bridge, also known as Le Pont du Diable, can be found in the south of France. In the 14th century, this stone arch bridge was constructed and over its many years of existence, the building has likely seen some unusual things. However, the best was probably when Jodi Rose and Le Pont du Diable tied the knot in front of a mayor and 14 guests.

The love of the twin towers

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Sandy K, a Berliner, had an odd fascination. She fell in love with the New York City skyline at the age of eight, when she first saw the Twin Towers. Despite never marrying them, she even carried around an aluminium replica of the pair of towers where ever she went.

Motorola madness

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A mysterious woman from Indiana, coined Maria was head over heels with the Droid logo designed by Motorola. She displays it on all her clothes, and gets excited for the release of the updated models. Maria and Droidii enjoy regular date evenings like any other couple, complete with movie watching, kissing, and cuddling.

Swinging from the chandeliers

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Amanda Whittaker claimed to have instantly fallen in love with Lumiere. She didn't care that he's 57 years her older or that Lumiere is, in reality, a chandelier. Amanda has been in a "open relationship" with 24 other chandeliers, so Lumiere isn't the first one she's dated.

Inflatable love

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Mark appeared on TLC's My Strange Addiction because he was open about his obsession with inflatable animals for the pool. There were fifteen in total. They are the ideal companions, and he adores them for that reason. A dragon named Leila is "like a wife" to him, although he insists that they only share passionate kisses.

iPad infatuation

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For Emily, the reason why she is she is happy is because of her fiance Max. He is articulate, perceptive, and a natural communicator. The music he plays for her on their date evenings is her favorite. However, there is a catch: Max is really an iPad. Emily says her feelings for Max go "deeper than any other relationship" she's ever been in.