CHINA, August 6 (RIA Novosti) - A bride from China's Jilin Province on Thursday dressed in world's longest wedding gown (2,162-meter long), Xinhua agency said.
The groom, Zhao Peng, wanted to challenge the current Guinness World Record of a wedding gown of 1,579 meters long.
The groom's family was first opposed to the extraordinary idea and called it a waste of money. But Zhao Peng insisted that it was the best way to show his great love.
"I do not want a cliche wedding parade or banquet," he said, "nor can I afford the extravagance of a hot balloon wedding."
He bought the materials and asked his relatives for help in making the wedding dress by hand, which has taken three months to finish, and cost him some 40,000 yuan ($5,856).
More than 200 wedding guests took over three hours to completely unroll the wedding train, and pin 9,999 red roses made of silk, before the bride put on the dress.
The gown also has 608 crystals stitched on the dress train in memory of 608 dating days, starting from the first day young people met each other.
The newly-married couple has already put in an application to Guinness World Record.
