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| Hoots and howls after owl wedding gaffe | Hoots and howls after owl wedding gaffe |
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| It was supposed to be the icing on the wedding cake - a majestic owl swooping in to deliver the all-important rings. | It was supposed to be the icing on the wedding cake - a majestic owl swooping in to deliver the all-important rings. |
| But fairytale nuptials ended with a best man set upon and floored - and guests erupting in laughter. | But fairytale nuptials ended with a best man set upon and floored - and guests erupting in laughter. |
| The scenes at Wrexham couple Jeni Arrowsmith and Mark Wood's wedding in Tarporley, Cheshire, were captured on camera and video. | The scenes at Wrexham couple Jeni Arrowsmith and Mark Wood's wedding in Tarporley, Cheshire, were captured on camera and video. |
| "It was one of those moments I'll never forget," said wedding photographer Stacey Oliver. | "It was one of those moments I'll never forget," said wedding photographer Stacey Oliver. |
| She caught the moment the owl was released to fly to the waiting best man to retrieve the rings. | She caught the moment the owl was released to fly to the waiting best man to retrieve the rings. |
| But chaos ensued, when another of the groom's best men seated in the front row pointed at the owl. | But chaos ensued, when another of the groom's best men seated in the front row pointed at the owl. |
| "The owl sees it as a sign to fly to the hand. The owl has just dived in and hit the guy - who is terrified of birds. [He] fell off his chair," Ms Oliver, who captured the exact moment on camera, told BBC Wales' Jason Mohammad Show. | "The owl sees it as a sign to fly to the hand. The owl has just dived in and hit the guy - who is terrified of birds. [He] fell off his chair," Ms Oliver, who captured the exact moment on camera, told BBC Wales' Jason Mohammad Show. |
| "I just instantly knew what was going to happen, I could see it was going to happen." | "I just instantly knew what was going to happen, I could see it was going to happen." |
| But newly-wed bride Jeni said she and her husband both saw the funny side of events. | But newly-wed bride Jeni said she and her husband both saw the funny side of events. |
| She said: "I was chuckling that much inside that my stomach was hurting. | |
| "Everyone was absolutely hysterical." | "Everyone was absolutely hysterical." |
| So much, in fact, that the registrar carrying out the wedding at the Peckforton Castle venue had to ask the guests to calm down. | |
| But the laughter continued after the ceremony. | But the laughter continued after the ceremony. |
| "It made the wedding because we were all talking about it all night," said the bride, who has also been enjoying the surprise fame sparked by the incident. | "It made the wedding because we were all talking about it all night," said the bride, who has also been enjoying the surprise fame sparked by the incident. |
| "My phone hasn't stopped - I've had loads of people calling me. It's been wild," she added. |