Victoria Lee, a 37-year-old farmer, made headlines on Saturday, August 8, 2026, when she rode her Swiss cow, White Chocolate Button, to her wedding ceremony at St Mark's Church in the village of Mark, near Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. The unusual entrance, captured on video and shared on social media, has since gone viral, drawing global attention.
Bride's Unique Entrance
According to the Daily Mail, Lee arrived at the church riding White Chocolate Button, with her bridesmaids walking alongside her to the church door. The decision was personal, as Lee explained to the BBC on Monday, August 10: "She is pretty much my best friend," she said of the cow, explaining why she wanted White Chocolate Button to play a part in her special day.
Lee grew up on her family's farm in Dorset, where she began riding cows from a young age after being told she could not have a pony. That early habit led to one of the more unusual wedding entrances Somerset has seen in recent memory.
Planning the Bovine Procession
Planning for the bovine procession was not entirely straightforward. Lee had initially hoped to train a second cow, Basil, as a backup. That plan did not last long. "She didn't want to do it… she tried to roll me off," Lee recalled, and the idea was dropped.
White Chocolate Button, by contrast, proved far more co-operative. The cow is well accustomed to attention at the farm, having taken part in Halloween festivities over the years. Lee said: "She gets a bed sheet put over her with eyes and ears cut out, so she's used to being dressed up."
Reception and Return to the Farm
Lee was transported to the village by tractor before completing the final stretch of the journey on White Chocolate Button. After the ceremony, groomsmen formed a guard of honour for the couple outside the church, raising farming tools in place of the traditional swords or confetti.
The celebrations took an unexpected pause shortly after, when Lee and her husband Mike left the reception to return to the farm and milk the cows, leaving their guests to manage for a couple of hours before the couple came back to rejoin the party. White Chocolate Button, meanwhile, did not attend the reception; the cow stayed behind at the farm for a rest.
While cattle feature prominently in marriage traditions around the world, including their use as dowries or bride prices in parts of Africa and symbolic cattle ceremonies in parts of India, riding one down the aisle remains a truly unique event. The video of Lee's entrance has been widely shared on X (formerly Twitter), capturing the attention of viewers worldwide.
