Bride’s Wedding Dress was 2-Ply Toilet Paper
Wedding dresses can cost from hundreds to thousands of pounds, more so if it’s a one-off creation, however, bride Jennifer Cannon certainly got the bargain of a life time when she was married in a dress made entirely out of 2-ply white toilet paper and glue.
Miss Cannon married Doy Nichols at the ‘Charmin Restrooms’ in New York City’s only free luxury public restrooms with all expenses paid for by Cheap Chic Weddings.
The dress was designed by Hanah Kim who won the 2007 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest prize of $500 which was sponsored by Procter & Gamble Co. Ms Kim was then commissioned to design the toilet paper wedding dress that was worn for the Times Square wedding in the public restroom last week.
Made entirely out of one of America’s leading brand of toilet paper Charmin Ultra Strong and Ultra Soft toilet paper was turned into a highly intricately detailed dress with cap sleeves, a sweetheart neckline and a bow at the back.
The groom Doy Nichols went mostly unnoticed with his outfit of a more traditional vest and tie while spectators' focus was firmly fixed on the bride and her delicate 2-ply wedding dress.
It was the bride and groom’s first trip to the Big Apple where the couple from Lexington had been given an all expense paid airline flight, hotel, wedding ceremony and honeymoon package paid for as part of the Charmin toilet paper promotion. “The Charmin Restrooms” in Times Square was a temporary one day free public toilet which was set up solely for the promotional event.
Mr and Mrs Nichols were showered by family and friends with confetti of shredded toilet paper on exiting the public restrooms where they had taken their vows: They went on to spend their honeymoon at Destination Kohler in Kohler, Wisconsin.
Oxfam’s Survey on Bride’s Dresses
A survey carried out by Oxfam found that 82% of brides hang on to their dresses after their weddings, 75% have never put their dress on since their special day and 77% think they probably never will wear their dress again.
In UK alone during 2005, there was a total of 283,730 weddings held and if only half of those bride’s dresses were donated to Oxfam it could raise a staggering £35 million pounds for charity, and a lot of brides would certainly get a real bargain dress!
Whatever brides do with their wedding dresses, it can be said that Jennifer Cannon truly is into recycling!
