A llama-loving bride was surprised with the animals on her wedding day after her maid of honor organized for two to show up before the ceremony.
As Nicole Tafoya and her now-husband, Keith Barrett, took photos before their wedding ceremony in Atla, Wyoming, on August 26, her sister and maid of honor, Mandii, said she had a surprise for the couple.
The couple faced away from their wedding party as the others brought out two llamas – named Peggy Sue and Lucy – as a gift to the couple.
Tafoya’s brother, Blake, captured the surprise on camera and later shared the adorable moment on YouTube.
As Nicole Tafoya and her now-husband, Keith Barrett, took photos before their wedding ceremony in Atla, Wyoming, on August 26, her sister, Mandii, surprised them with a pair of llamas
Tafoya’s brother, Blake, captured the surprise on camera and later shared the adorable moment on YouTube
‘My sister Nicole is obsessed with llamas,’ Blake wrote in a description for the video. ‘She has llama designed bags, pencils, and pretty much any llama made things you could think of.
‘For months she has been requesting llamas at her wedding and been denied the request.
‘This is her response when the Maid of Honor, our sister Mandii, and her husband Spencer surprised her with llamas before the wedding.’
The bride, who lives in Commerce, Michigan, can be heard screaming in excitement when she first sees the animals, but then is told to be quiet as to keep them from being spooked.
The bride, who lives in Commerce, Michigan, can be heard screaming in excitement when she first sees the animals
She then starts to tear up at her sister and brother-in-law’s kind gesture as she pets the llama
‘I told you I’d cry,’ she says jokingly to her sister about tearing up on her wedding day. ‘They’re so pretty.’
And suddenly, everyone is tearing up as they see how much joy the animals have brought the bride on her wedding day.
The video ends as a trainer then teaches Tafoya how to get a ‘kiss’ from the llamas – by feeding them treats from her mouth.
The couple then posed for a photoshoot with the llamas ahead of their ceremony, with each the bride and groom smiling in delight.
One wedding photo shows the couple kissing as each of them holds one of the llamas by their side.
The video ends as a trainer then teaches Tafoya how to get a ‘kiss’ from the llamas – by feeding them treats from her mouth