Their guests were not only treated to a sumptuous spread but also had the opportunity to interact with various tame animals, among them an albino python, rabbits and various species of birds placed in a mini zoo specially created for the event.

Guests were also enchanted as they watched the bride and groom, elegantly dressed in all white, being escorted by a flock of storks serving as “flower girls” before walking to the dais on the stage at Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Siti Khadijah described their zoo wedding as a memory she and her husband would cherish for a lifetime. “We are both animal lovers, so when Zoo Negara offered us the opportunity to hold our wedding here, we did not hesitate to say ‘yes’,” she said.

Siti Khadijah and Otto were also thrilled to interact with zoo visitors after the cake-cutting ceremony, as well as feed the zoo animals, including the star of Zoo Negara – an orange cat named Oyen which “resides” in the capybara enclosure.

Zoo Negara deputy president Rosly Ahmat Lana said the zoo welcomes anyone interested in holding their wedding ceremony there and hoped today’s event would inspire future brides and grooms.