A woman who paid £10,000 to marry herself has explained that she did so because she couldn't find the right man.
Sarah Wilkinson, 42, said she wrote 14 vows for herself for the ceremony which took place at Harvest House, Felixstowe earlier this year.
Speaking to the BBC, Ms Wilkinson said it all started two years ago when she bought herself an engagement ring.
The credit controller added that things began to escalate from there as she began to consider marrying herself.
Ms Wilkinson said: "I've always wanted to wear the rock on the finger, it's always been a thing. I hit 40 and was like, hmm, there's not really any prospects about at the moment.
"We'll give it a year and see what happens and then I'm just going to buy my own engagement ring.
"I've been saving for a long time for my wedding day and when you get to the point where you're like, actually I might not have this with a partner by my side, I was like well why should I miss out on it anyway just because I don't have that?"
Ms Wilkinson conceded that she was "slightly naïve as to how much it would actually be but at the end of the day that money was reserved for my wedding".
Sarah Wilkinson, 42, said she wrote 14 vows for herself for the ceremony which took place at Harvest House, Felixstowe earlier this year.
Speaking to the BBC, Ms Wilkinson said it all started two years ago when she bought herself an engagement ring.
The credit controller added that things began to escalate from there as she began to consider marrying herself.
Ms Wilkinson said: "I've always wanted to wear the rock on the finger, it's always been a thing. I hit 40 and was like, hmm, there's not really any prospects about at the moment.
"We'll give it a year and see what happens and then I'm just going to buy my own engagement ring.
"I've been saving for a long time for my wedding day and when you get to the point where you're like, actually I might not have this with a partner by my side, I was like well why should I miss out on it anyway just because I don't have that?"
Ms Wilkinson conceded that she was "slightly naïve as to how much it would actually be but at the end of the day that money was reserved for my wedding".
