Ep. 57 | Til Death Didn't Us Part: Ghost Marriage

Ep. 57 | Til Death Didn't Us Part: Ghost Marriage

Author: Elizabeth Grimes August 11, 2026 Duration: 46:51
This week, Elizabeth and Erica are joined by their third sister, Regina, for a deep dive into one of our strangest topics yet: people who marry ghosts and the dead. We start with the wild story of a woman who says she fell in love with, and eventually married, a Victorian soldier’s ghost. There were candlelight dates, a paranormal wedding, celebrity spirits on the guest list…and eventually, even a ghostly divorce. But marrying the dead isn’t always a paranormal love story. We also explore real traditions and legal practices surrounding posthumous marriage, including ghost marriages in China and the rare circumstances in which a person can legally marry a deceased partner in France. And because there are three sisters at the table this time, Regina joins the conversation with a psychological perspective on relationships with unseen partners—how grief, attachment, loneliness, identity, belief systems, and our own minds can shape experiences that feel completely real. Is it love after death? A cultural tradition? A coping mechanism? Something paranormal? Or maybe a little more complicated than any of those? Pour a glass and join all three sisters for ghosts, psychology, marriage, cultural traditions, questionable relationship choices, and the important question nobody asked us to answer: Can you marry a ghost? Follow us on instagram! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Spirits.Uncorked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube @Spirits.Uncorked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠spiritsuncorkedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by, and theme music by Elizabeth Grimes Logo by Brett Rapp ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Settle in with a glass of your favorite vintage and get ready for a conversation that wanders into the shadows. On Spirits Uncorked, sisters Elizabeth and Erica Grimes blend history and true crime with the paranormal, creating a uniquely atmospheric listen. Each episode begins with the pop of a cork, leading into deep dives into chilling tales, from the tragic, submerged history of Georgia's Lake Lanier to accounts of haunted institutions and personal encounters with the unexplained. This isn't just a retelling of ghost stories; it's an exploration of the real events and locations that fuel these legends, examining the thin line between documented history and enduring mystery. The podcast thrives on conversation, whether it's just the two hosts parsing a strange case or bringing in guests like horror authors, historians, or everyday people who've experienced something they can't explain. The tone is conversational and often personal, feeling like you’re pulled up at a kitchen table late at night, listening to a fascinating, sometimes spine-tingling discussion. You’ll find the stories are grounded in specific places and historical context, giving weight to the eerie phenomena reported there. For anyone curious about the darker corners of the past and the lingering whispers that might just be true crime’s echo, Spirits Uncorked offers a compelling, and wonderfully uncorked, journey.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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Ep. 50 | Magic: Light and Dark [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:30
What makes magic feel good… or evil? From glowing wands and sparkling light to green smoke and shadowy curses, we’ve been taught from childhood to recognize the difference instantly. But where did those ideas come from a…
Trailer | Magic: Light and Dark [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:46
What makes magic feel good… or evil? From glowing wands and sparkling light to green smoke and shadowy curses, we’ve been taught from childhood to recognize the difference instantly. But where did those ideas come from a…
Ep. 48 | Near Death Experiences [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:35
What happens when we almost die… and come back? In this episode of Spirits Uncorked, we explore near-death experiences, the strange, deeply personal, and surprisingly consistent phenomenon reported across cultures and th…
Trailer | Near Death Experiences [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:43
What happens when we almost die… and come back? In this upcoming episode of Spirits Uncorked, we explore near-death experiences, the strange, deeply personal, and surprisingly consistent phenomenon reported across cultur…
Ep. 47 | Doors to Nowhere: The Winchester House [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:29
Step inside one of the most mysterious homes ever built. In this episode of Spirits Uncorked, we explore the legend of the Winchester Mystery House, a sprawling Victorian mansion filled with staircases to nowhere and doo…
Trailer | Doors to Nowhere: The Winchester House [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:00
Step inside one of the most mysterious homes ever built. In this upcoming episode of Spirits Uncorked, we explore the legend of the Winchester Mystery House, a sprawling Victorian mansion filled with staircases to nowher…
Ep. 46 | 1,100 Feet of Secrets in Lake Pend Oreille [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:25
What if one of the quietest, deepest lakes in America was hiding more than just fish? In this episode of Spirits Uncorked, we’re diving into the mysteries of Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho. A body of water so deep (…
Trailer | 1,100 Feet of Secrets in Lake Pend Oreille [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:47
Equipment fails, creatures are seen, mysterious ghost train wreckage.... Have you been to the serene yet strange Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho? Locals have reported sightings of a massive, serpentine creature known as the P…