Houston Woman Marries Herself
A woman who vowed that she would marry herself if she did not find love by the time she turned forty, actually married herself earlier this month in a lavish ceremony.
Yasmin Eleby married herself at the Houston Museum of African American Culture on January 3rd in a ceremony with ten bridesmaids, family, and other guests in attendance to celebrate the event. For the ceremony, Eleby’s minister performed a spiritual service, since it is illegal to marry yourself.
According to John Guess Jr., the CEO of the complex, the event was very much in line with the forward thinking normally found at the HMAAC, which welcomes and invites people of all sexual orientations to enjoy and rent the facility.
As for honeymoon plans, sources have said that she listed Cambodia, Laos and a jazz festival in Dubai as stops on the itinerary.
See Craig Hlvaty, Houston Woman Marries Herself in Elaborate Ceremony, Chron, Jan. 26, 2015.