Though commonly known as The Corpse Bride , Her real name is Emily. Emily's story starts out when she is alive. She meets a man, and instantly falls in love. The two want to get married, but her father won't let her. So they decide to elope. The man tells her to put on her wedding dress, grab the jewels and to wait for him in the forest. She waits for hours, and when she finally sees him she is so happy! But then, he kills her and steals the jewels; and no one is quite sure where she is. She has been waiting for her lover since then... and now, she is known as the Corpse Bride in The world of the dead .Physical appearance: Her left arm and right leg are decomposed showing bone. Her ribs show through the right side of her wedding dress. She also has a maggot in her head that acts as a sort of conscience.