<P> Rhonda 's cancer returns , necessitating more severe surgery and leaving her permanently paralyzed . Desperate to get married , Muriel enters into a conspiracy to commit visa fraud marrying South African swimmer David Van Arkle so that he can stay in Australia and compete in the upcoming Olympics . Muriel agrees to marry David hoping to pay her father off . At Muriel 's elaborate wedding , her former friends serve as the bridesmaids , while Rhonda is bound to her wheelchair is relegated to being a guest . Muriel had asked Rhonda to be a bridesmaid but Rhonda turned her down . Muriel 's father is accompanied by his mistress . Muriel 's mother arrives late to the wedding , missing the actual ceremony . Muriel does n't notice her mother at the back of the church and just walks past . Rhonda moves back to Porpoise Spit with her mother as she can no longer live in Sydney without any help , as Muriel moves in with her new husband . </P>
<P> Rhonda 's cancer returns , necessitating more severe surgery and leaving her permanently paralyzed . Desperate to get married , Muriel enters into a conspiracy to commit visa fraud marrying South African swimmer David Van Arkle so that he can stay in Australia and compete in the upcoming Olympics . Muriel agrees to marry David hoping to pay her father off . At Muriel 's elaborate wedding , her former friends serve as the bridesmaids , while Rhonda is bound to her wheelchair is relegated to being a guest . Muriel had asked Rhonda to be a bridesmaid but Rhonda turned her down . Muriel 's father is accompanied by his mistress . Muriel 's mother arrives late to the wedding , missing the actual ceremony . Muriel does n't notice her mother at the back of the church and just walks past . Rhonda moves back to Porpoise Spit with her mother as she can no longer live in Sydney without any help , as Muriel moves in with her new husband . </P>
who does muriel marry in muriel 's wedding
who does muriel marry in muriel 's wedding
South African swimmer David Van Arkle
South African swimmer David Van Arkle