Tallest groom marks Mongolia nuptials

SHANGHAI, July 12 (UPI) -- The world's tallest man was married in Mongolia with a traditional ceremony and even corporate sponsors.

The Shanghai Daily reported from the Genghis Khan Resort Thursday that Bao Xishun, 56, a 7-foot, 9-inch herdsman, formally tied the knot this week with his more relatively diminutive -- at 5-feet, 6-inches -- 26-year-old bride, Xia Shujuan, inside an oversized yurt.

The affair outside Erdos City was big enough for Mongolia that 15 companies provided refreshments, clothing and a custom-made camel hair blanket.

The couple doesn't yet know if children are in the future but Bao told reporters he would consider a future in basketball for any offspring that share his height.