Today it's 2 years since one of my very best friends Sara married herself, and took the new surname Starkström which means "high voltage" or "strong power" depending on how you look at it ..
I was (one of) the bridesmaid in blue and Sara was the bride in red ...
She married herself to celebrate herself
as a way of celebrating her own and everybody's self-worth and self confidence.
A way of showing that she loved and respected herself and wanted to commit to her own truth.
This doesn't mean that she can't have a partner, it's just an manifestation of that you need to love yourself before being able to love someone else.
Sara is also the author of Game Girl
- a female version of Neil Strauss dating handbook The Game.
See more pictures of the Wedding on Sara's blog.
At the time Sara didn't think of it as an art project, the idea of marrying herself was just something she had felt very strongly about for a long time, and I really admire her for this. I was very honoured to be part of her wedding day, and it's not until now that I look at it as a performance art piece.
I was (one of) the bridesmaid in blue and Sara was the bride in red ...
She married herself to celebrate herself
as a way of celebrating her own and everybody's self-worth and self confidence.
A way of showing that she loved and respected herself and wanted to commit to her own truth.
This doesn't mean that she can't have a partner, it's just an manifestation of that you need to love yourself before being able to love someone else.
Sara is also the author of Game Girl
- a female version of Neil Strauss dating handbook The Game.
See more pictures of the Wedding on Sara's blog.
At the time Sara didn't think of it as an art project, the idea of marrying herself was just something she had felt very strongly about for a long time, and I really admire her for this. I was very honoured to be part of her wedding day, and it's not until now that I look at it as a performance art piece.
This is great Lou. It's a great way to self-affirm.
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