Animal lover Linda Haley wanted something unique for her impending wedding to fiancé Brennan Reid.
When the residents of Tucson, Ariz., who live in the desert with two black Labrador dogs and a 91ƵChi-weenie,91Ƶ (Chihuahua), decided to combine nuptials with a visit to family in Kelowna on their summer vacation, Reid began searching for a unique location.
He found it in the Kangaroo Creek Farm, the popular attraction on Old Vernon Road by the Kelowna Airport.
91ƵWhen I found the kangaroo farm, I asked her if she was sure about getting married there,91Ƶ laughed Reid, an Amazon warehouse worker. 91ƵShe couldn91Ƶt have been happier.91Ƶ
Added Haley, a building permit specialist for the City of Tucson: 91ƵI wanted the most unique place possible. When he asked me if I was sure (about getting married at a kangaroo farm), I said, 91Ƶit91Ƶs animals. How am I not sure?91Ƶ91Ƶ
The pair tied the knot Wednesday morning, Aug. 9, prior to the farm91Ƶs official opening for the day, before three family members as witnesses (including sisters of Reid91Ƶs deceased mother), and in front of the farm91Ƶs koi pond. An officiant from Vernon married the couple - a first for him at the animal farm.
Then, they walked around the farm and posed for many pictures with the marsupials.
It91Ƶs the first marriage for both and will give them quite a story to tell upon returning home.
91ƵLinda has FONSO - Fear of Not Showing Off, so we can say we went to Canada, got married and happened to have kangaroos at the wedding as well,91Ƶ said Reid.
The pair have been together for six years, meeting at a going away party.
91ƵIt91Ƶs pretty special,91Ƶ said Haley. 91ƵIf it wasn91Ƶt for the friend91Ƶs party, we likely never would have met.91Ƶ
Haley and Reid were bound for Vancouver Island from Kelowna for the next part of their joint family visit/honeymoon.
But they left the kangaroos behind.
91ƵIf it was an option, we91Ƶd try to smuggle one past customs but I don91Ƶt know how that would go over,91Ƶ chuckled Reid. 91ƵWe haven91Ƶt worked out the details.91Ƶ
It91Ƶs believed to have been the first wedding in the kangaroo farm91Ƶs 13-year history.
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