Including Pets in Your Ceremony

Are you like me and in love with your pet(s)? Would you like to include them in your wedding? If so, don’t’ hesitate to find a way to include them.

At one wedding several years ago, the groom’s dog, a black lab was one of the best persons. He walked down the aisle with a bridesmaid and wore white cuffs around his front paws and a white collar around his neck. During the entire ceremony he behaved perfectly.

In another wedding the bride’s dog was the ring bearer. He also walked down the aisle with a cushion, containing the rings, strapped to his back. It was an outdoor wedding and it was hot in the sun but he also behaved perfectly.

Last year at a small intimate wedding at the Park Hyatt on Michigan Avenue and Chicago Avenue in downtown Chicago, two of the bride and groom’s dogs served as flower girl and ring bearer. They were well behaved too and seemed to enjoy the attention.

Our pets are an important part of our lives and including them in the ceremony makes a lot of sense. Ask you Officiant or Minister to help you think about an appropriate way to include your special friends, be creative, have fun.