Sure, the thought of the "toilet paper wedding dress game" might still trigger some PTSD from attending a raunchy hen's do and having to drink "Orgasms" from a plastic penis straw next to your colleague's nan, but allow the incredible designs (made entirely from loo roll), created as part of an annual competition hosted by the Ripley's Believe it or Not! museum in New York and sponsored by Cheap Chic Weddings (and a toilet paper brand called Quilted Northern toilet paper), to change your mind.
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They might even change one's opinions on wedding dresses in general.
This year's winning dress, created by Kari Curletoo, a mother-of-two, featured 1500 hand-cut butterflies. For her (pain-staking) efforts she scooped $US10,000 prize.
The museum, which exhibits the winning entries, will this year donate around 20 dresses to brides affected by the sudden bankruptcy of respected wedding dress designer Alfred Angelo.
As reported by Reuters, Curletto's dress took three months to create and included a six-foot cathedral style train.
"It kind of feels like I'm dreaming right now," Curletto said after the win. "Halfway through I was going to quit. I was crying and thinking, 'Well, I just can't do it. It's too much,' and a butterfly flew into my yard and landed on my hand.'"
Some things, unlike perhaps a toilet paper couture wedding dress and an open flame, are simply meant to be.
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