Rosy Harray (23) was taken by horse and cart to her wedding ceremony at the A and P Showgrounds in Mosgiel while Tim Petterson (25) eagerly awaited her arrival inside a wire chapel.
Rosy had made the sculpture during her final year as a fine arts student at Otago Polytechnic.
She was thrilled to use it for her wedding.
Her mother, Helen Harray, was the celebrant; and Miss Harray wore a dress she designed and made herself.
The wedding went off without a hitch, with the beautiful and unusual sculpture the talk of the party.