My girlfriend once told me that the road down the aisle is paved with good intentions, but only if you walk it wearing the perfect dress.

I’ve always disagreed with her on the issue of wedding dresses and this has really strained our relationship.

Perhaps Antoinette needs to borrow a leaf from two monkeys who recently wedded in a special ceremony held at a zoo in Wenling, China.

Wukong, a 7-year-old male monkey and a 6-year old female monkey named Xiaoya (pictured) seem to have understood that there is more to a wedding than the dress.

The fact that Xiaoya’s dress wasn’t the right size didn’t deter the two lovebirds from flamboyantly walking down the red carpet to the zoo’s centre stage from where they tied the knot.

Hundreds of visitors shouted in jubilation when Wukong finally kissed the bride. Special guests during the ceremony included two brave bears who sneaked from a nearby zoo to deliver some nuptial gifts.

According to media reports, the ceremony which took place on September 4, 2008 was organised by the zookeepers in the hope of attracting more visitors to the zoo.

But as expected, the wedding has been criticised by upset animal rights groups in China, a country famed for being cruel to animals.

And so here comes the big question: was it right for the zookeepers to arrange such a wedding so as to attract visitors?

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