22 Memorable wedding ceremonies
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Getting married in a church is too common and boring for these couples, who chose to make theirs memorable and exciting
Karen Lloyd and Steve Vailes dressed up as skeletons for their wedding in Bristol, England.
Fran Calvo, left, and Monica Fraile celebrate their wedding in an aquarium in Malaga, Spain.
Bride Erin Finnegan and groom Noah Fulmor, both of New York, are helped by Zero Gravity Corporation co-founder Richard Garriott, right, and Bryan Rapoza as they seal their wedding with a kiss during the first weightless wedding
This couple were wed on a platform high above the ground, and then launched themselves over the side.
Rick Harker, left, 64, and Marlene Hoar, 55, kiss as they rappel down the side of a skyscraper in Vancouver, British Columbia. The couple married as they descended the building
'Til death do us part: Tony and Angela Lightowler pose for wedding pictures after renewing their marriage vows during Whitby Gothic Weekend in Whitby, England.
Bonnie Cam and Jon Nguyen pay for their 99 cent wedding ceremony at a checkout at a store in Los Angeles. The 99 Cents Only Stores chain paid for weddings for nine couples on Sept. 9, 2009.
Tsen Hai Sun and Hay Gy Sun, hanging by their hair beneath a helicopter, get married in 1979 in Germany.
A robot named I-Fairy acts as a witness at the wedding of Tomohiro Shibata, left, and Satoko Inoue in Toky
Thousands of couples marry at a mass wedding ceremony hosted by the Unification Church in South Korea. The Unification Church, founded by the Rev. Sun-myung Moon in Seoul in 1954, performed its first mass wedding in 1961 with 33 couples.
This couple look like they came straight out of Tim Burton's 'Corpse Bride' movie.
Kanjana Ketkaew, right, with scorpions on her gown, poses with Bunthawee Sengwong, with a centipede in his mouth, during their wedding in Thailand. Ketkaew, 35, holds a world record for staying in a plastic cage with 3,400 scorpions for 32 days. Her husband holds a world record for staying in a cage with 1,000 centipedes for 28 days.
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Newlywed couples make a heart shape in a swimming pool during a mass wedding on Valentine's Day in Lima, Peru
Prasit Rangsiyawong, right, 29, kisses his bride, Varuttaon Rangsiyawong, 27, while suspended in the air during their wedding ceremony in Thailand.
The Runaway Bride: Sarah Martin started her big day by competing in a race in which she was chased to the altar by more than 100 runners. She and her new husband, Nick Charlesworth, both love running so much they decided to incorporate it into the their wedding
Manuel Uribe, who was listed as the world's fattest man in the 2007 Guinness Book of Records, waves as he is driven atop a truck to his wedding. Uribe weighed about 700 pounds at the time
Jason Welker, left, and Scott Everhart raise their glasses in a toast after exchanging vows during their wedding ceremony at a comic book store in New York City. The wedding coincided with the comic-book union of Jean-Paul Beaubier, aka Northstar, who can move and fly at superhuman speed, and his long-term partner, Kyle, in the series Astonishing X-Men No. 51.
Matthew Mandell, left, and Cheryl Minikes, both 22, start their marriage on a sweet note in a bathtub full of hot chocolate at a boutique in New York City.
The Rev. William Crandall reads wedding vows to groom Henry Yamada, second from left, and his bride, Kimberly Hile, on the Batman roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita, Calif.
Roland Schmidt places ring on finger of his bride, Francine Pary, before a crowd of 5,000 at the French port city of La Rochelle on March 25, 1959.
A newly married couple get a ride to their wedding reception in Amman, Jordan
Raymond Wickett, 56, and Jacqueline Perkins, 52, dressed up as Shrek and Fiona to exchange their vows. The pair chose to dress as the movie characters to make give their grandchildren something to remember.
Sandra Eens and Jeroen Kippers get married on a platform hanging more than 11 feet above the ground at a former military base in Sint-Truiden, Belgium.
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I'm telling you, the coolest wedding will be one which everyone dresses up as super heroes and villians...
Nthing like seeing Superman, Magneto and Joker eating happily on one table and Batman, thor and iron man on another table
