New Zealand couple win chance to marry in the nude

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something nude. All eyes will be on Hororata bride Cherie Taylor, 21, at a $100,000 Bay of Islands wedding later this month as she and husband-to-be Shane Carson, 25, get married naked.

The pair, among five couples chosen by radio station The Edge to face off in a competition dubbed "Nudie Nuptials", shed their competitors to take the top prize.



They will now exchange vows, in front of 48 guests, on board a luxury catamaran on September 24.

Office worker Taylor was delighted with the result and said her family were supportive. "I don't think it's sunk in yet, the reality of it. But we're just stoked with all the support from our family and friends," she said.



But former New Zealand army soldier Carson was more concerned with getting time off work. "I'm more nervous about getting time off work, actually," he said.

Guests can opt to get to grips with the bride and groom's nudity by shedding their own clothes. Guest clothing is optional, and Taylor said, "I think my bridesmaids might go nude as well."