I'm just surprised she changed her shoes and grabbed a ratty sweater. why did she have a ratty sweater with her at her wedding?

walking around Lake Merritt about 7 years ago I found myself catching up to a woman in a wedding dress and veil. She walked slowly. Her clothes were trailing on the ground behind her, filthy and torn in places. She had long black hair. Her veil covered her face. There are (were) old fashioned green lamp posts around the lake. Every time she arrived at one she'd genuflect.

It was daylight, but she seemed like a ghost from a gothic horror.