Maybe I am old fashioned, but a wedding ceremony is about love, romance, intimacy, emotion, commitment, etc. etc... and, also, about good taste...
I am always in favour of something different from the conventional, staid funeral-like processions that I often see marching down the aisle but, IMHO, this was not it!!
since I've never met mongrel or perry in person, they will be easy to spot at any terb get togethers: they'll be the ones with the long stick protruding from their backsides