Friday, April 15, 2011

Couple Gets Married In The Nude

Wedding tackle: Melanie Schachner, 26, and Rene Schachner, 31, stripped off for their wedding in Feldkirchen, Austria, while guests remained clothed
The cheek of it: The bride walked down the aisle in a traditional veil while the groom only had his top hat to cover his modesty

Something old, something nude: Groom and not-so-blushing bride have naked wedding

MAIL ONLINE - William and Kate might like to give this idea for their big day a miss. A couple have turned the other cheek to tradition by getting married - in a naked wedding. Melanie Schachner, 26, and Rene Schachner, 31, had racked their brains to come up with something so memorable for their big day that they would never forget. The groom and not-so-blushing bride decided to strip off and get married in the nude in front of their family and friends. They walked down the aisle in a register office service in Feldkirchen, Austria, before celebrating with a reception in a nearby castle. Melanie wore a traditional veil and white high heels. Her breasts were exposed but a flesh-coloured thong covered her nether-regions. The groom, however, remained totally nude throughout the service, using only a top hat to cover his modesty when posing for wedding pictures. Thankfully for the couple, the registrar managed to keep her embarrassment under control and make it through the reading of the vows. Melanie said: 'We're not ashamed of our bodies and we wanted to do something different. It certainly saved on a wedding dress...'

Bravo! Me like nudity. Don't think I could do it myself, though. Too much Catholic guilt. There's no way I could stand naked in front of my family and my-wife-to-be's family for 20 or 30 minutes. I'd have shrinkage like George Costanza on Seinfeld. "I was in the pool!"