Pup at wedding

Include your dog in the invitation itself: "Please join Jane Smith, John Doe, & their pup at their wedding on (enter date, time, and location)."

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Include it on your website: "The bride, groom, AND their dog look forward to celebrating with everyone."

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Have a details card sent with your invite that says: "Please note that our fur baby will joyfully be attending the wedding."

I would include this on a details card. If you already know most of your guests are not pet people, are you comfortable with those people choosing not to come?

I agree with both of the ladies above. We put our dog as the flower girl on our website and it is noted everywhere that our dog will be at the wedding/reception to celebrate with her parents.

Let me start with I'm a pet person. I love my dog. I also know that dogs, even the best trained, are fickle little critters. I'd be afraid the dog would tear my dress, scratch or hurt a child, jump on someone and ruin their clothes, someone steps in poop/pee, etc.. especially if it's a young dog. If the majority of my guests weren't pet people I'd keep their comfort in mind. Is the dog just going to run free after the ceremony? Is someone going to be over watching the dog? If the dog jumps on someone will it be put away? I wouldn't mind attending a wedding where the dog was part of the ceremony, but also wouldn't want a dog annoying me while I tried to eat or chat.

If you must have your dog as part of it, I'd mention it on the invite or detail card so people are aware the dog will be part of the whole wedding day. Danielle mentioned several great ways to word it.

Maybe just put in on your FAQs on your wedding website? We aren't telling our guests. She was on our save the dates, but I'm not informing people she will be in the ceremony.

Appreciate all of the replies and thank you to all. To address some others concerns: If people don't show up because they don't want to be around my pup I won't be hurt about it at all (in fact I'll probably be happier with it turning out smaller than 100 people as currently planned) and Danelle I should have been a little clearer my apologies. Die like to clear up that I got this pup out of an abusive home at 6 months old and he will be 3 in September by the wedding he will be 4 so young but not puppy and by me saying that he is trained I mean that he is still in professional training classes and his excitment for people is his only issue left to tackle. I hope we can break him of that in time but he is behaved enough for me to leave a steak on the floor and leave the house to return to an untouched steak. Some kids are just very afraid of him because of his size which would be my main concern (crying children are not ideal) and to be fair I'm not a fan of people's kids coming up and grabing food off my plate at family events either and I don't ask them to lock up there kids (sorry if that last part sounded harsh but not sorry I've parented my pup more than I have seen SOME people their kids)

I'm sorry ment Mandy not Danielle. Danielle thank you for your wonderful suggestions

We are also not doing a website either. This is just a small 100 people backyard BBQ wedding nothing fancy fiance have been together almost a decade already and not into the big deal of the wedding just want to be married and have fun with people we love

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I am mentioning my dog on my wedding website that he would be present for the ceremony. I don't really expect him to be mingling with guests though or any children trying to pet him for extended periods of time. It's kind of strictly business, he's the ring bearer then we are doing pics with him first up even before family after the ceremony, then he is being brought home (15 mins or less away) by our friend so they don't have to miss the entire cocktail hour.. So he's really only going to be there 1 hour tops (a little before the ceremony a little after). But that's just my scenario, not saying that's what you need to do! Obviously your dog would be present at your own home! But otherwise since you don't have a website, I would put it on a detail card that goes with the invite!

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OMG YES to the last part!! Like I have gone to peoples houses and been puked on, sneezed on, and touched by grubby kid fingers but I don't insist someone keep their kid away from me like people do in my home if my dog just looks at them!!

Also I would definetly include a details card with one of Danielle's suggested wording!

View Quoted Comment Yeah I like this ideas... I would say “our furbaby” lol.. I have a little 10lbs Morkie and she is a ball or energy!! What type of dog you have Renèe??

I’m having my dog at our wedding and I’m not specifically informing people. I am listing him as “dog of honor” under wedding party on our website. Mine won’t be there the whole time, just for the ceremony and pictures but anyone who knows me well enough to be invited to my wedding knows that I wouldn’t get married without my dog!

View Quoted Comment Lol yea I'm sorry but I had to say it. I come from a big family so I'm used to the kids all the time and I'm happy to come to family events for birthday parties or whatever but some people you can tell never said "no" to their kids. When my fiance and I first discussed this he said we should just put something like "we don't ask you to lock up your kids in your house don't ask us to just because he has fur and paws." Which is funny to us and our sarcastic humor but I also thought people might take that the wrong way lol

View Quoted Comment My pup is a 62lb pocket pit ( meaning is only about knee high on all 4 paws). So I get why little ones would get scared right away but he really is just the biggest baby. This photo is him a few months ago when the power went out as you can see he clearly thinks of himself as a tiny lap dog (especially during storms lol)

View Quoted Comment Oh ok.. yeah he is huge!! Lol I can see why people would get scare, specially children... I would definitely say that he’s going to be there as well so that people are aware and don’t expect you to lock him up..

I just want to say i LOVE your fur baby! He is so cute!!

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OMG I'm so late to this party but I love your pup! Pocket Pit is my new fav term, where I live there are lots and lots of pibbles so I'm going to get a lot of use out of this

Where did you decide to share the pup news, Renée? Have your guests said anything about it so far?

View Quoted Comment Lol it's probably my favorite term too. I actually did take somines advise off of here and worded it I to my invitations. Our dog's name is Donkey Kong (funny name long story) but I believe our final invitations say " Donkey Kong and his parents invite you to celebrate at our I Do BBQ". Or something close to that and at the bottom I also included a small note "our child my have paws but he loves to run and play just the same so please be advised if you have small children." So far only one guest from my family has verbally addressed me about it.

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Great wording, great dog name, and great that people so far are taking it pretty well!!