The Windsor Greys involved with Meghan and Harrysa国际传媒檚 carriage ride. The steed Julia Robertssa国际传媒� Runaway Bride character flees on after another failed attempt at tying the knot. For better or for worse, horses have long been the animal most commonly associated with wedding imagery.
However, a Victoria-based wedding photographer has noticed a new trend. According to Ang McCabe of Myrtle and Moss Photography, #llamarama has hit the wedding industry.
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A self-described animal lover, McCabe said she has done many wedding photoshoots that involved animals, such as horses, dogs, chickens and Highland cattle. But for the first time this summer, she has done two shoots involving an alpaca and a llama.
Just last weekend, McCabe shot the wedding of a couple from Indiana near East Sooke Regional Park. The bride, also an animal lover, had looked for an Airbnb with alpacas for the occasion.
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Prior to the alpaca wedding, McCabe said she also shot a real couple from Vancouver Island as part of a styled wedding in May that involved the closely-related llama.
A styled wedding, she explained, functions similar to how a runway show functions for the fashion industry. Typically, several vendors get together to channel their inspiration into a staged shoot.
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The styled wedding in May was fiesta-themed and used a miniature llama named Poco from Millstream Miniature Llamas.
sa国际传媒淭hey do llama tours, but that was their first llama wedding,sa国际传媒� she said of the Victoria llama farm.
As with any other animal, McCabe said she prioritized the safety and comfort of the alpaca and llama over the shoots. She said she scheduled the shoots at the homes of the animals, made sure she had a handler on site and sa国际传媒減layed by the animalsa国际传媒檚 rules.sa国际传媒� She will also cut a shoot short if the animal starts to get stressed, she added.
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As far as whatsa国际传媒檚 next in wedding trends, the animal lover said she wasnsa国际传媒檛 sure.
sa国际传媒淚 donsa国际传媒檛 know whatsa国际传媒檚 next, what the next animal is going to be, but Isa国际传媒檒l take it,sa国际传媒� she said.
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