World's heaviest man gets married - in bed!
THE world's heaviest man got hitched this weekend - from his bed.
Manuel Uribe, who hasn't left the comfort of his mattress in six years, married his longterm girlfriend Claudia Solis Sunday in northern Mexico.
As OUR AMAZING VIDEO SHOWS, a flatbed truck was brought in to tow his custom-made bed decorated with a canopy, flowers and gold-trimmed bows to the wedding at a local event hall.
Wearing a white silk shirt with a sheet wrapped around his legs, Uribe smiled as Solis, 38, walked down a flight of stairs wearing a strapless ivory dress, a tiara and hot-pink lipstick.
He later broke into tears as a notary declared the couple husband and wife in a civil ceremony attended by more than 400 guests.
For the traditional first dance as newlyweds, Uribe and Solis held hands and swayed to a romantic ballad.
The reception featured a banquet with meat, buttered vegetables and a five-tier wedding cake for dessert. A popular local norteno band played in the background.
Uribe tipped the scales in 2006 at 1,230 pounds (560 kilograms), earning him the Guinness Book of World Records’ title for the world’s heaviest man.
He has since shed about 550 pounds (250 kilograms) with the help of Solis, whom he met four years ago.
Uribe said he’s gunning for a new title: world’s largest weight loser.