A Taiwanese woman has decided to marry herself in an elaborate ceremony due to a lack of potential suitors.

Chen Wei-yih has posed for a set of photos in a flowing white dress, enlisted a wedding planner and rented a banquet hall for a marriage celebration with 30 friends.

Uninspired by the men she's met but facing social pressure to get married, the 30-year-old office worker from Taipei will hold the reception in December.

"Age 30 is a prime period for me. My work and experience are in good shape, but I haven't found a partner, so what can I do?" Chen said.

"It's not that I'm anti-marriage. I just hope that I can express a different idea within the bounds of a tradition.

"I was just hoping that more people would love themselves," said Chen, who will go on a solo honeymoon to Australia.

She said her mother had insisted on a groom at first but later jumped aboard the solo marriage plan.

But because Chen cannot officially register a marriage to herself, if she finds a man later she will wed again.