SINGAPORE - A couple of undertakers appear to be taking their vows "until death do us part" literally after they posed for a morbid set of wedding pictures with a coffin.
With the bride-to-be in a floor length gown and her fiance in a tuxedo, Jenny Tay, 29, and her fiance Darren Cheng are like any other couple posing for their wedding pictures - except for the gleaming white casket
In a photo shoot that looked more appropriate for Halloween than for their upcoming nuptials in October, the pair from Singapore, were pictured sitting on and even lying inside the coffin.
Ms Tay said she had been inspired to chose bizarre theme by her and her fiance's jobs and insisted that death had played a 'central and important part' in the pictures.
"A large part of the shoot was definitely inspired by our jobs," Ms Tay told the BBC. "Wedding shoots are often staged at places which bring the most memories. For us, work plays such a huge part of our lives so we wanted to do it in style."
"It's important to talk about death; it's part and parcel of everyone's life. Many Asian societies often portray it negatively - we hope to be able to debunk that taboo by encouraging people to be open about death."
Mr Cheng admitted he had been surprised by his fiance's unusual theme but agreed it suited their careers.
He told Straits Times: "I am not superstitious and it makes sense. In some cultures and religions, death means life and rebirth."
Despite the ghoulish theme, the couple look stunning in the wedding photos, with the bride-to-be in a floor length red dress and the groom in a tuxedo as they snuggled in the coffin together in a waterway park in Singapore. In another shot, Ms Tay donned a wedding dress to pose next to the casket.
Pre-wedding photo shoots are common for couples in Singapore - although the funerary theme is perhaps less usual.
The pictures have gone on to cause a stir online with users praising their "unique approach".
Ms Tay said response had been very positive although the couple have decided not to display them at their wedding banquet for fear of upsetting the more traditional of their guests.
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