Newlyweds Yau Wei Ming and Chan Jia Lin after casting their votes at SJK (C ) Machap Baru in Alor Gajah today.PETALING JAYA: A couple made their wedding day even more memorable by taking time to cast their votes in the 16th Melaka state election today, arriving at the polling centre in their traditional red wedding attire.

Yau Wei Ming, 31, and his wife, Chan Jia Lin, 27, headed to SJK (C) Machap Baru in Alor Gajah after their wedding ceremony at a temple.

The couple, from Kampung Machap Baru, caught the attention of fellow voters when they arrived in a specially hired classic car, accompanied by a convoy of several vehicles, Bernama reported.

Yau said they had planned their wedding date a year ago and had not expected it to coincide with polling day.