New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

WEDDING COMMITMENT I married myself!

It was a perfect day for a wedding. The bride wore an electric-blue dress and bare feet. On her head was a handmade wreath incorporating tiny rosebuds and rosemary, in memory of her parents. A peridot engagement ring, a five-stone rose gold eternity ring and a wedding band sparkled in the sun.

So far, nothing unusual. But this wasn’t your typical wedding – as the bride, 65-year-old Genie Em,

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