It was love at first light for Amanda Liberty when she spotted a dusty old chandelier on eBay - and just six days and £400 later, her mail order bride arrived on her doorstep
A LEEDS woman plans to marry a chandelier she bought online - and admits she's hooked on "kisses and cuddles" with the dusty antique.
Amanda Liberty, 33, isn't fazed by the whopping 57 year age gap between her and the tarnished light fitting, who she has dubbed "Lumiere".
Speaking of her wife-to-be, who she spent £400 shipping over from Europe last year, she said: "As soon as I saw Lumiere on eBay, I knew immediately that she was the one for me and it was love at first sight.
"She was based in Germany and although I knew it would be tricky to get her home, I knew I needed to find a way to make her mine.
"I couldn't stop thinking about her and how beautiful she was - she has such a beautiful shape, and I could feel really amazing energy coming from her."
After winning the online auction, Amanda patiently waited for her to turn up at her Leeds home, turning to her 24 other chandeliers, who she claims she was in an "open relationship" with before meeting Lumiere.
She said: "After buying the chandelier, I patiently waited for her to be imported into the UK and after six days of waiting, she was finally in my arms.
"She had been disassembled for her own safety, but once I put all her pieces together and she settled in to her new home, our relationship just went from strength to strength.
"A friend of mine actually named her Lumiere because of the film Beauty and The Beast, after the candlestick who comes alive.
"Last Valentine's Day I proposed to her, to signify our long lasting love.
"I hope at some point we will have a commitment ceremony – I haven't been engaged before so it's very new and exciting!"
Perhaps due to Lumiere's age, Amanda doesn't take her to bed every night, preferring to snuggle up with another of her fancy light shades called "Jewel" under the covers.
Amanda said: "None of my chandeliers are jealous of each other, they understand that I love them all for all of their different personalities.
"For example, I love kissing and cuddling Lumiere, but I sleep with Jewel every night, as she is portable and very nice to cuddle.
"I've always loved the look of chandeliers and when I saw my first chandelier, Luna, it was love at first sight.
"You can't control who you fall in love with and things just went from there.
"I spend my spare time restoring old and broken chandeliers to their former glory, which I really enjoy as I can tell that they enjoy the attention that they receive.
"My dream job would be to work in public buildings such as Buckingham Palace, looking after the grand chandeliers that they have there."
But it hasn't always been a light touch that Amanda has craved.
As an Objectum Sexual, someone who is sexually attracted to inanimate objects, all sorts of bits and bobs have caught her eye.
Her first relationship was with a drum kit when she was just 14, but as she grew older her tastes developed - and she soon had her eyes on bigger sights.
Amanda fell in love with the Statue of Liberty - who she affectionately calls 'Libby' - and has travelled to the US SIX times to gaze longingly at the 93m tall monument.
In 2010 she even changed her surname by deed poll to 'Liberty' to show her commitment to the 142-year-old statue, which stands overlooking the city of New York.
However, Amanda struggled to have a long distance relationship with the green woman, who has an eight-foot long face, and she turned to her chandeliers for comfort.
Her living room is adorned with memorabilia dedicated to the monument and she insists that she still loves Libby.
Amanda said: "People often can't understand that this is just a natural orientation for me, that I can find the beauty in objects and can sense their energy.
"I want others to see how happy the chandeliers make me, and how much they've enriched my life.
"I'm not hurting anyone by entering in to a relationship with them, I am simply just following my heart."
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