A wild zoo wedding — don’t miss the animal-print shoes!

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Suron Grim and Joey Calabrese had a wild time of their wedding at the Elmwood Zoo in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

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This zoo has been a special place for the couple and Suron's boys, and they loved that the cost of the wedding venue would benefit the zoo and the animals.

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We are animal lovers so if we were going to spend a load of money, we wanted it to benefit something other than ourselves and this would benefit the zoo/animals.

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They honored the zoo theme with jaguar details for the guys and zebra details for the girls.

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They also had some super cute leather animal masks.

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It’s only one day, so treat yourself to the things you want!

The paper flowers for the bouquet came from Etsy.

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Lots of extra charming details made the day special.

zoo wedding0594 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)The rings were fierce!

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One of my best memories is having my boys with me – arm in arm – walking me down the aisle.

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Their ceremony was at Eagle Overlook and immediately afterwards the wedding party were allowed to feed the giraffes.

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Cocktail hour was spent surrounded by jaguars and rides on the Merry-Go-Round.

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It was a kid-friendly wedding, with some thoughtful pre-planning.

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The cake echoed the zebra and jaguar motifs.

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So did the doughnuts!

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This light-hearted yet romantic wedding made the happy couple into a family!

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