February 15th, 2006, 08:03
Krala Online: Pattaya: Thailand's creepiest couple - Centipede King Boonthawee Seangwong and Scorpion Queen Kanjana Kaetkeow, who are known for their amity with the poisonous creatures - tied the knot on Valentine's Day Tuesday.
In the wedding ceremony, organised by famous Ripley's "Believe It Or Not", six other ghoulish couples took part.
Marking Valentine's Day in morbid style, the seven couples decked out as corpses, took part in a traditional Thai wedding ceremony - complete with chanting Buddhist monks and the pouring of holy water on the hands of the newlyweds - sponsored by Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" Haunted House attraction at Pattaya beach resort.
The star couple of the unusual nuptials were Kanjana, 36, who entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2002 for spending 32 days in a glass cube with 3,400 scorpions, and Boonthawee, 29, a 2003 Guinness record holder for spending 28 days with 1,000 centipedes. "We met and fell in love at a snake farm in Samui Island where we were both performing," said Kanjana. "We have done plenty of strange things before, so a strange wedding sounded fun and, besides, Ripley's is paying for it," she told DPA. Darren Hammonds and his bride Namoai joined the wedding for similar reasons. "We are a couple that never really takes things too seriously," said Darren, from Manchester, Britain. The Hammonds have been living together in Pattaya, Thailand's oldest beach resort situated 90 km southeast of Bangkok, for the past five years. "We have been planning to get married and then this opportunity came along," said Darren, his face painted deathly white with bloodied eyes and red fangs. All the newlyweds will spend their first night of matrimonial bliss sleeping together in a coffin at Ripley's Haunted House. "It's like being reborn again, and I hope it means we'll have a long life together," said Kanjana of her upcoming wedding night.
Royal Garden Entertainment, the owner-operator of the Royal Garden Hotel and Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" complex in Pattaya, has vowed to make the Valentine's nuptials an annual affair.
"This year we have such lovely couples, I expect we will have more lovely couples and more variety next year," said Somporn Naksuetrong, general manager of Royal Garden Entertainment. "
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In the wedding ceremony, organised by famous Ripley's "Believe It Or Not", six other ghoulish couples took part.
Marking Valentine's Day in morbid style, the seven couples decked out as corpses, took part in a traditional Thai wedding ceremony - complete with chanting Buddhist monks and the pouring of holy water on the hands of the newlyweds - sponsored by Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" Haunted House attraction at Pattaya beach resort.
The star couple of the unusual nuptials were Kanjana, 36, who entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2002 for spending 32 days in a glass cube with 3,400 scorpions, and Boonthawee, 29, a 2003 Guinness record holder for spending 28 days with 1,000 centipedes. "We met and fell in love at a snake farm in Samui Island where we were both performing," said Kanjana. "We have done plenty of strange things before, so a strange wedding sounded fun and, besides, Ripley's is paying for it," she told DPA. Darren Hammonds and his bride Namoai joined the wedding for similar reasons. "We are a couple that never really takes things too seriously," said Darren, from Manchester, Britain. The Hammonds have been living together in Pattaya, Thailand's oldest beach resort situated 90 km southeast of Bangkok, for the past five years. "We have been planning to get married and then this opportunity came along," said Darren, his face painted deathly white with bloodied eyes and red fangs. All the newlyweds will spend their first night of matrimonial bliss sleeping together in a coffin at Ripley's Haunted House. "It's like being reborn again, and I hope it means we'll have a long life together," said Kanjana of her upcoming wedding night.
Royal Garden Entertainment, the owner-operator of the Royal Garden Hotel and Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" complex in Pattaya, has vowed to make the Valentine's nuptials an annual affair.
"This year we have such lovely couples, I expect we will have more lovely couples and more variety next year," said Somporn Naksuetrong, general manager of Royal Garden Entertainment. "
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