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Thu 12 Feb, 2004 08:50 am
NICE, France - Dressed in a demure black suit, a 35-year-old Frenchwoman married her dead boyfriend Tuesday - a macabre exchange of vows that required authorization from the French president.
Under French law, Christelle Demichel became both bride and widow as a result of the ceremony, which was performed at Nice City Hall on the French Riviera.
The deceased groom, a former policeman identified as Eric, was not present at the ceremony. He was killed by a drunk driver in September 2002.
Demichel told LCI television she was fully aware that "it could seem shocking to marry someone who is dead," but said that her fiance's absence from her life had not dimmed her feelings for him.
According to French law, a marriage between a living person and a dead person can take place as long as preliminary civic formalities have been completed that show the couple had planned to marry. Before the ceremony can take place, it must be approved by the French president.
Sounds like my ex ... he was dead too!!!
I imagine a lot of people feel that way about their ex.
I guess I can see it for some, though not for me.
And here we're still hung up on gay marriages. Looks like we have to tackle the deadbeat husband issue next...
I always said I'd die before I'd get married. Looks like you aren't even guaranteed to remain a bachelor even after you die. Did the guy actually ask her to marry him before he died?
This seems dangerous, if this ever takes off in the US, I've got dibs on Marylin Monroe...
They were engaged to be married. She married him and is still free to marry someone else if she wishes.
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