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‘Please don't squeeze the Charmin dress’ in Times Square

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Dec. 19: Oddball: A New York couple consented to get hitched in the “Charmin Restrooms” in Times Square as part of a PR stunt. The bride wore a dress made solely of toilet tissue, glue and tape.

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updated 9:16 p.m. ET Dec. 19, 2007

NEW YORK - If you're the kind to need a tissue at weddings, this was the place to be Wednesday. Jennifer Cannon wore a dress made of toilet paper when she was married to Doy Nichols at a public restroom in Times Square.

"You may kiss the bride," the officiant said, "but please don't squeeze the Charmin dress."

The intricately detailed dress — which looked at a glance like a regular wedding gown — was designed by Hanah Kim, winner of the 2007 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest, sponsored by Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com.

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The ceremony took place at the Charmin Restrooms — temporary, free public restrooms set up for the event. As the newlyweds from Lexington, Ky., walked back down the aisle, family and friends threw — what else? — shredded tissue.

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