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Many countries the world are discussing same-sex marriage. No country is discussing the rights and of marrying a bridge. But that is what an Australian woman has . Artist Jodi Rose fell in with the 600-year-old Le Pont du Diable (the Devil's Bridge) in France and got married to it last month. However, France does not recognise between people and bridges. Nevertheless, 14 attended the wedding ceremony to see the happy become not man and wife, but bridge and wife. The mayor of the town also came to bless the marriage. Jodi wore a white wedding dress for the . She also had a ring (which is almost one metre high) made for the bridge.

Jodi Rose travels the world bridges. She records the sounds and they make. She then turns these into experimental music for her "Singing Bridges" . She said it was love at first sight for the Devil's Bridge. She posted on her Bridgeland: “Although he is made of stone…I feel at in his strong embrace. He makes me feel connected to the ." She added that the bridge makes her feel comfortable after travelling around the world. Ms Rose explained why she married the bridge, saying it was because she values "the spiritual in everything". She also explained her love for it: "The husband… strong and silent," she said.

 
 

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