A woman has married herself in a ceremony complete with white dress, 3-layer wedding cake, bridesmaids & 70 guests.

Proponents of such ceremonies say it is about self-love & acceptance, & claiming the social affirmation normally reserved for couples who wed.

Ms Mesi says she is the first Italian woman to hold a singly ceremony.

Cases of people marrying themselves go as far back as 1993.

In the United States, a website called I Married Me offers self-wedding kits.

In Canada, an agency named Marry Yourself Vancouver which has been running for over a year attributes the rise in solo weddings to the growing numbers of spinsters and bachelors.

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