NICE, France - A Frenchwoman became both bride and widow during a wedding ceremony in which she married her dead boyfriend. Dressed in a black suit, Christelle Demichel tied the knot with the deceased groom, a former policeman identified as Eric, who was killed by a drunk driver in September 2002. Demichel told LCI television she understood "it could seem shocking to marry someone who is dead," but her feelings for him had not diminished. His body was not present for the ceremony. A marriage like this is legal if the living spouse can prove the couple had planned to marry before the other died. The exchange of vows received authorization from President Jacques Chirac. The ceremony was performed Tuesday at Nice City Hall on the French Riviera.