16 Year Old Marries, Runs Up $163,000 Tab

A 16 year old bride married her 17 year old fiance, with the wedding costing close to $163,000. Below is a portion of the story, as posted on javno.com:

The Daily Mail brings the story of an extravagant teenage wedding. It was held at St. Mary`s Church in Congleton. Young Missy just turned 16 six days before the wedding, while the groom, Thomas, is 17 years old.

- I was surprised they wanted to get married so young in this day and age. But we could see they were madly in love – said Missy`s mother (pictured here in the white and green dress), who also married at 16.

The wedding was paid for by her father, and the bash set him back 100,000 pounds ($163,000). This is five times an average wedding in Britain.

- It cost a fortune, but I`ve always wanted a big wedding and my dad has been saving for ages to pay for it – Missy said.

The wedding dress alone cost 16,000 pounds ($26,000). It was covered in Swarovski crystals and looked like a short tank top and a skirt. Missy also wore a large tiara and a 500-pound ($815) bouquet.

More Fun Facts:

The bride's father finishes driveways for a living.

She hasn't attended school since she was 9.

Her life goals include becoming a supermodel.

She lives in a caravan (British for trailer park).