Is there a place for alpacas on your wedding day?

Alpacas are increasingly popular for wedding photos, but you don’t want them wandering around during the celebration itself. Photo: dpa/ Westend61

Of the many new fads that entered the wedding world in recent years, photo shoots with alpacas – fluffy, llama-like South American mammals – are among the quirkiest and are catching on fast.

From Canada to Japan, bridal couples are booking alpacas as an exotic motif for their wedding album. Alpaca farms even offer completely alpaca-themed weddings, says Fritz-Jurgen Hieke, chairman of the Alpaca Breeding Association Germany (AZVD).