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| Heaviest man holds big wedding | Heaviest man holds big wedding |
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| The world's heaviest man has married his girlfriend in front of TV cameras and 400 guests in Mexico. | The world's heaviest man has married his girlfriend in front of TV cameras and 400 guests in Mexico. |
| Manuel Uribe was taken to his wedding on the bed he has been unable to leave for the last six years, towed by a truck, in his home town of Monterrey. | Manuel Uribe was taken to his wedding on the bed he has been unable to leave for the last six years, towed by a truck, in his home town of Monterrey. |
| The 43-year-old tipped the scales at 560kg (88 stones) in 2006, but has since shed around 250kg (39 stones). | The 43-year-old tipped the scales at 560kg (88 stones) in 2006, but has since shed around 250kg (39 stones). |
| A tearful Mr Uribe married Claudia Solis, 38, in a ceremony filmed by a US TV channel. | A tearful Mr Uribe married Claudia Solis, 38, in a ceremony filmed by a US TV channel. |
| Mr Uribe earlier told reporters: "I'm very happy this is a really special day for me. God has permitted this day to arrive and for a beautiful woman like Claudia to marry me. We will start a new adventure together." | Mr Uribe earlier told reporters: "I'm very happy this is a really special day for me. God has permitted this day to arrive and for a beautiful woman like Claudia to marry me. We will start a new adventure together." |
| No cake | No cake |
| Mr Uribe's custom-made bed was decorated with a canopy, flowers and gold-trimmed bows at it was towed by a truck through the streets of Monterrey to a local hall for the civil service, the Associated Press news agency reported. | Mr Uribe's custom-made bed was decorated with a canopy, flowers and gold-trimmed bows at it was towed by a truck through the streets of Monterrey to a local hall for the civil service, the Associated Press news agency reported. |
| He wore a white silk shirt and a sheet wrapped around his legs, while his bride wore a strapless ivory dress and tiara. | He wore a white silk shirt and a sheet wrapped around his legs, while his bride wore a strapless ivory dress and tiara. |
| Instead of a first dance, the pair are reported to have sat together, holding hands and swaying to the song. | Instead of a first dance, the pair are reported to have sat together, holding hands and swaying to the song. |
| Mr Uribe's mother, Orquedia Garza, said her son had steered clear of the five-tiered wedding cake - a vow he made when he announced the date of his wedding at the start of the month. | Mr Uribe's mother, Orquedia Garza, said her son had steered clear of the five-tiered wedding cake - a vow he made when he announced the date of his wedding at the start of the month. |
| "He didn't break his diet," she told the AP. "His doctors are here and they are watching him closely." | "He didn't break his diet," she told the AP. "His doctors are here and they are watching him closely." |
| Manuel Uribe, a former mechanic, entered the Guinness Book of Records as the world's heaviest man when he weighed 560kg - the weight of a small truck. | Manuel Uribe, a former mechanic, entered the Guinness Book of Records as the world's heaviest man when he weighed 560kg - the weight of a small truck. |
| He has since been following the Zone Diet - consisting of a strict formula of carbohydrates, proteins and fats - which has enabled him to nearly halve his body weight. However, he remains unable to walk. | He has since been following the Zone Diet - consisting of a strict formula of carbohydrates, proteins and fats - which has enabled him to nearly halve his body weight. However, he remains unable to walk. |
| He met Claudia four years ago and the couple were engaged for the last two years. | He met Claudia four years ago and the couple were engaged for the last two years. |
| The wedding was filmed by the Discovery Channel for a forthcoming documentary. | The wedding was filmed by the Discovery Channel for a forthcoming documentary. |