Former brides are burning their wedding dresses during divorce parties, which are now the new trend in Ireland, according to an event planner.<\/p>\n
Throwing paint pots on the dress, halving toasters and even splitting friends between ex-couples are now often the rites of passage to celebrate the end of a marriage.<\/p>\n
Former Red Rock soap star and event planner Steven Mangan has been organising divorce parties for the last 10 years but says the end-of-marriage rituals have been really taking off in recent months.<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose I have helped to plan about 60 parties in the last year, mostly on the east coast of Ireland,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have seen a bride burn their wedding dress on a barbecue, after getting guests to throw small pots of paint over it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have seen a woman break up her toaster and kettle wedding gifts and then make mini sculptures out of the bits to give back to her guests as presents.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i2-prod.irishmirror.ie\/incoming\/article14985133.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JS181303073.jpg\")
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