Stuck On Ideas For A Wedding Car Try An Elephant

An Indian groom living in Washington, DC turned more than a few heads this week when he and his family paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue - not far from the White House – in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony. The groom, Manan Shah, arrived at the ceremony atop Minnie, a 7,000-lb Asian elephant, dressed in her wedding finery. (This wasn’t Minnie’s first gig as a wedding car!)

Shah, 28, and his bride, Swati Raval, 26, were joined by hundreds of family members – many of whom had traveled from India for the festivities. As a young boy in India, Shah had seen an elephant deliver a groom to his bride and he wanted to recreate the same entrance. Once at the site of the wedding, the bride made her own spectacular entrance in front of about 400 guests.

Minnie the Elephant, who is 35, was brought down from her home in Goshen, Connecticut for the event. She has appeared in numerous advertisements, loves the attention, and is accustomed to “working the crowds.” In addition to the wedding in Washington, Minnie also made an appearance at a wedding in Boston the next day. She’ll return to Washington, DC this autumn for … you guessed it… another wedding.

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