Penguin ring bearer at the wedding of Joe Keilty and Kerri Parry – SWNSA groom surprised his bride on their wedding day, when a penguin waddled down the aisle as a ring bearer.
Joe Keilty arranged for four special guests for the ceremony where he tied the knot in Chester, England last month.
Kerri Parry has always been penguin-obsessed, so she was over-the-moon when she first spotted the feathered bird walking in beside the best man, Daniel.
He and the groomsman had pretended the rings had been lost and ran out of the ceremony.
They returned carrying a bucket of fish with the penguin in tow, carrying the rings on a pink ribbon tied around its neck. (See the adorable video below…)
The penguin waited patiently through the rest of the ceremony then joined the three others and the rest of the guests for the photos.
“I was so shocked and amazed,” gushed Kerri, a nurse, from Merseyside. “It would have been a perfect day anyhow, but the penguins just topped it off.
“I've always loved penguins. I just find them really fascinating. I go to wildlife parks and zoos to see them whenever I can.
Penguins at the wedding of Joe Keilty and Kerri Parry – SWNS“Joe is really good at surprises—I had no idea until I saw the penguin carrying the rings.”
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Her new husband Joe, a 36-year-old electrician, surprised Kerri for Valentine's Day this year by arranging for Kerri to feed the penguins at the Chester Zoo.
There she was told penguins like to have their tummy's tickled, but she wasn't able to touch them, so Joe wondered if he could find penguins to attend their wedding.
He payed two thousand in fees to have them attend the gala for two hours, hiring the birds from a company called Amazing Animals, which has provided wildlife for movies, TV, and charity use in Europe since 1977 when they founded their Heythrop Zoological Gardens.
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Joe said the birds just wandered around with the guests and were happy to be stroked.
“They were so soft and friendly. The penguins made our perfect day extra special.”
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