Two pet rabbits have 'got married' in a traditional-style wedding - complete with a ceremony, vows and a reception.<br /><br />Wilmer the Mini Lop and Giant French Lop Meslier tied the knot in front of around 50 guests after a year-long romance. <br /><br />The bizarre ceremony at the Black Bull pub in Leeds, West Yorks,. began with Wilmer being carried down the aisle to 'Here Comes the Bride.' <br /><br />Meslier sported a bow tie while Wilmer wore a veil and the pair celebrated with a carrot wedding cake, a buffet for their guests and had a professional photoshoot. <br /><br />Vows were read out on behalf of the loved-up pets where Wilmer promised to 'kiss away' Meslier's tears and told his bride he would 'protect her from foxes.'<br /><br />Meslier's owner Sara Robinson, 51 and Wilmer's owner Claire Atkinson, 40, started planning the bash at Christmas but said it was 'just a joke' at first.<br /><br />But before they knew it they had hired a florist and booked a professional wedding photographer for their pets big day on Monday (10/4).<br /><br />Sara said: "Honestly it was just a joke and we didn't take it seriously at all. <br /><br />"But next thing we knew, it completely spiraled and we had a professional photographer and a florist and everything else so it was like a normal wedding. <br /><br />"The punters were loving it and we ended up having such a lovely day on Monday and everyone really enjoyed it. <br /><br />"It was really nice and we had a buffet as a lot of kids came. <br /><br />"It was very light-hearted but it was just great fun really to finish off the weekend."<br /><br />After Claire and Sara spoke about the wedding in December, they had been planning it almost every weekend since.<br /><br />They also roped in help from their family and friends who were 'quite excited about it.'<br /><br />Sara said: "We spoke about it at Christmas and then every weekend we've chatted about it and said we would get other people involved. <br /><br />"We've got a friend whose auntie is a florist so she got the flowers for us and we knew a photographer who got involved. <br /><br />"We just got all of our friends and family involved and everyone has been quite excited about it all."<br /><br />The rabbits, which are both one-years-old, met last year when their owners bought them both at a similar time. <br /><br />Claire often brings Wilmer into the pub and the pair quickly 'formed a nice bond' after spending every Sunday watching Leeds United play together.<br /><br />Sara, the landlady of the Black Bull pub, said: "They've grown up together and spend every Sunday together. <br /><br />"When Claire goes away, I look after Wilmer and when I go away, she looks after mine. <br /><br />"They've formed a nice bond and come out together to watch the football on a Sunday.<br /><br />"All of the regulars have got to know them so we just thought it would be nice if we could have a bunny wedding."<br /><br />Meslier is named after Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier and as one of Sara's relatives works at the Premier League club, the player knows about the wedding. <br /><br />Sara, of Leeds, added: "Apparently Meslier the goalkeeper went into work and the laundry men told him that he got married at the pub.
