If the secret to a happy marriage is finding the right person, we can all stop looking. At least, according to “sologamists.” They’re part of a growing relationship trend, in which people are tying the knot to themselves.<\/p>\n
Erika Anderson is one of them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would describe it as women saying yes to themselves,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cIt means that we are enough, even if we are not partnered with someone else.”<\/p>\n
In many ways, the 37-year-old bride looked like any other on her wedding day. She wore a white dress and had a bouquet. Anderson looked stunning with the Brooklyn bridge and New York City skyline behind her.<\/p>\n
Except when she walked down the aisle, no one was waiting for her. That\u2019s just the way she wanted it.<\/p>\n
Anderson said she grew tired of people asking why she was still single. So, in front of family and friends, she married herself.<\/p>\n
Self-marriage\u2014or sologamy\u2014is growing. Partly because it\u2019s popping up in pop culture, like when an episode of \u2018Sex and the City\u2019 floated the idea.<\/p>\n
Now, the movement has gone global and companies are trying to capitalize.<\/p>\n
\u201cMarry Yourself\u201d in Canada offers consulting and wedding photography. There\u2019s also IMarriedMe.com, launched by San Francisco man Jeffrey Levin. His site offers sologamy ceremony kits, which includes a wedding band, daily affirmation cards and vows.<\/p>\n
“I think it’s increased over the years, and it’s something that’s becoming more understood and more accepted,\u201d Levin said.<\/p>\n
Anderson married herself to celebrate independence and believes others should, too.<\/p>\n
“You’re worth it!” Anderson exclaimed.<\/p>\n
Anderson just celebrated her one-year anniversary with a solo trip to Mexico. She said even though she’s married to herself, she’s dating and open to marrying another person.<\/p>\n
After all, in the eyes of the law, self-marriage is not a legally binding union.<\/p>\n
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