How to include your pet in your wedding
This month we've had more furry friends attending weddings. I thought it's time to again mention that we love dogs at our weddings. My dog was at mine, so I'll do all I can to have yours there. Pets are an important part of the family and should be there where you say I do.
Here are some ways on how to include your pet in your wedding:
- Have your dog walk the bride down the aisle - We have brides being walked down by their children, so why not have your dog walk the bride down the aisle. This would be especially perfect if the dog belonged to the bride.
- Have your dog as part of the wedding party - One of our couples wanted her brother to walk their dog down the aisle. The two of them were best buddies at the wedding and the brother was in charge of watching the dog during the ceremony.
- Have them in the photos - I always encourage couples to make sure to include their dog in their photos. The one below was just of the dogs, but the couple took the dogs to the beach so they all could be included in more photos. I still have the photo of my dog at my wedding up on the dresser. He passed away a few years ago, but it's such a dapper photo of him!
- Include them in parts of the ceremony - The most popular way to include a pet in the ceremony is Mohave them be the ring barker. The dog can bring up the rings. Some couples tie the rings around the dog's collar or some couple's have a human assistant walk the dog up while the assistant gives the rings to the officiant. You wouldn't want to lose the rings, so having a human help is always best.
- Find cute outfits for them - In all the photos below, the dogs were all dressed for the occasion. The dogs from our wedding were all boys so they had on bow ties and jackets. If you have a girl dog, you could have her wear a dress, tutu or flower crown.
- Decorate their leash - Another thing you can do is to decorate the leash for your dog. You can color coordinate the leash with your wedding colors. Other ideas include adding greenery to the least or adding flowers.
- Give them flowers too - We've had dogs who've worn boutonnieres and for the girl dogs, you can give them flower crowns.
- Get a matching tie - The groom and the dogs can wear matching ties.
- Have a dance with your doggie - After the first dance, grab your pooch and have a dance with them.
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