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Bride nearly lifted off by giant wedding balloons

The shoot beside Istanbul's Bosphorus went ahead after a photographer grabbed the bride, and a local laughed that she would not let go of the balloons for anything.

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Photo: Astronaut photograph ISS008-E-21752 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA bride beside the Bosphorus in Istanbul was nearly carried into the sky by a bouquet of giant beige balloons, the New York Post reports.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNearly carried into the sky. At a wedding. Who signed off on the bouquet?

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt was meant as a whimsical touch for the photos. The wind added a second whimsical touch.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe footage shows her backpedalling, trying to stay upright, with the dress trailing along the ground. She nearly hit a building.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe photographer rushed over and grabbed her. That's a vendor going above his package.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWhy didn't she let go?

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA local said she wouldn't let go of them for anything. I'd call that commitment to the bouquet.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMy theory is the bouquet was in charge by then. She was just the bit of ballast the photographer was paid to retrieve.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe shoot went ahead without further incident, so I'm calling it a success. Take it, Dale.

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