A farm is offering alpaca WEDDINGS - where the animals don bow ties and floral wreaths while they mingle with guests.<br /><br />The owners of Lower Bush Alpacas, Kent, had never even considered doing wedding ceremonies before getting a call asking if they could.<br /><br />So Jon and Jameela Savage began planning to offer the service at their alpaca farm, in Cuxton near Rochester - and it was a hit.<br /><br />The animals are 'dressed up' and the happy couple and their guests can feed them grass pellets and take selfies with them.<br /><br />Since first introducing the service last year, director Jon, 42, said they've been hired for nine weddings - with a string more in the books for this summer.<br /><br />Jon said: "When someone rang and asked I said yes and I quickly knocked something up and put it on the website and it went from there.<br /><br />"We offer a number of packages that are all different, but the most popular one is the 'mingling with alpacas' package which costs £500.<br /><br />"It's quite a nice package and is easy for a lot of venues – we turn up in the alpaca wagon with two or three alpacas on lead ropes and halters.<br /><br />"They've all got a nice wreath around their neck, or a bow tie."<br /><br />Guests are given bags with grass pellets in to feed the alpacas, and the bride and groom can take them walks to get some unique pictures.<br /><br />He added: "It really does make some of the pictures really magical, especially if you're an animal lover. <br /><br />"Everyone just loves them."<br /><br />The price for an alpaca package starts from £450 and goes up to £700.<br /><br />The couple got their first alpacas in July 2019, and added to the family over time - which is now 15-strong.<br /><br />Jon grew up at the farm, and now lives five minutes away with his wife and two children – Freddie, four, and Harry, seven.<br /><br />He said: "All the surrounding areas where we walk the alpacas through the fields was my play area as a child.<br /><br />"It's even more magical that I'm now walking alpacas and running a business from here, especially with my two young kids."<br /><br />They have attended nine weddings so far, and have always had great responses from guests - some of whom had no idea the alpacas would be there.<br /><br />They rotate which alpacas will attend each wedding to make sure they all have an opportunity to go out and enjoy the attention from guests.<br /><br />Guests also love to take selfies with the four-legged friends - and the bride and groom have the opportunity get memorable wedding pictures.<br /><br />Jon and wife Jameela, 38, are currently working towards offering a service where an alpaca can be the couple's ring-bearer - after having multiple requests from keen couples.<br /><br />Jon said: "They're very inquisitive. As long as where we take them there's enough room and there's grass, they love nibbling the grass and saying hello to the guests.<br /><br />"I think some couples surprise their guests - we arrive and walk out our wonderful alpacas and the guests’ faces light up.<br /><br />"You see how happy they make everybody - it's just brilliant and it makes it so special for the guests.
