Posted on 10/22/2009 7:46:23 PM PDT by Saije
Carole Bigwood sewed the white wedding dress, baked the wedding cake, and beamed as her little baby girl walked down the aisle to meet her tuxedoed groom as "Here Comes the Bride" strained through the speakers.
So what made this wedding different from your average nuptials? It was her two dogs getting hitched — all in the name of fun! Dog nuptials – as silly as they might seem — are growing in popularity, as owners look for ways to create lasting memories with the animals they consider part of the family.
"People do these events because they’re joyful," pet expert Diana L. Guerrero, author of Blessing of the Animals tells PEOPLEPets.com. "People don’t take it seriously at all. It’s just a way people celebrate having pets in their lives." Story continues below ↓advertisement | your ad here
Bigwood confesses that she spent about $2,000 on the nuptials for her two 2-year-old Yorkshire terriers, Skyler and Rainbow, which took place in the back yard of her Washington state home. The event included an eight-dog wedding party — all in full wedding regalia – and two weddings cakes: one for the dogs and one for the humans. The dogs, of course, were served first.
During the ceremony, the two Yorkies professed their eternal love for one another with some help from their owners. Bigwood wrote the vows, which included lines like, "When it’s time for a treat I will let you have the first one" and "I promise to give you big wet kisses every night." After the ceremony, the wedding party recessed to — what else? — "Who Let the Dogs Out."
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A ______________ and her _________________ are soon _____________.
Marriage doggie style. Outstanding.
I guess it’s about time my pooch makes an honest women of that bitch next door.
Roll over, human. I'll scratch your silly belly.
"Dogs are great, deer is good, and people are crazy."
>If dogs could talk...I wonder what they would say?
“Hi, I’m Mitt Romney, and I approved this ad.”
Dog/Cat marriages soon to be mandatory in Massachusetts.
A ____dog_______ and her _____husband_____ are soon ____happy____.
(Just wait, though, until he meets the b**** that just moved into the neighborhood.)
“More owners uniting their dogs in Mitt Romney?”
What???!!! I need new glasses.
What does Cass Sunnstein think about this?
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