Comments on: Pets in the wedding: Fun or Faux Pas? http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:42:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Adam http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-33050 Adam Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:00:20 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-33050 I Googled for something completely different, but found your page...and have to say I really can't fathom all the time women waste on their weddings. Ugh. I Googled for something completely different, but found your page…and have to say I really can’t fathom all the time women waste on their weddings. Ugh.

]]> By: AS http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-31547 AS Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:00:25 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-31547 I would definitely put my two poodles in my wedding. As ring bearers, maybe. But I'd be afraid of them getting too friendly with the guests. Know what I mean? I would definitely put my two poodles in my wedding. As ring bearers, maybe. But I’d be afraid of them getting too friendly with the guests. Know what I mean?

]]> By: Bloody Munchkin http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-836 Bloody Munchkin Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:49:33 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-836 The key really is, know your pet, your right about that. My dog Kissinger? Couldn't handle it. He's afraid of cameras (strange thing to be afraid of, huh?). Thank God I'm already married and I don't have to think about that sort of stuff. I was at a wedding for a co-worker in his mom's backyard. There were five or six cats just hanging out in various places of the yard and it fit with the nice relaxed charming feel of the wedding. It didn't feel out of place or forced, it felt as if it was all supposed to be there... The key really is, know your pet, your right about that. My dog Kissinger? Couldn’t handle it. He’s afraid of cameras (strange thing to be afraid of, huh?). Thank God I’m already married and I don’t have to think about that sort of stuff.

I was at a wedding for a co-worker in his mom’s backyard. There were five or six cats just hanging out in various places of the yard and it fit with the nice relaxed charming feel of the wedding. It didn’t feel out of place or forced, it felt as if it was all supposed to be there…

]]> By: La BellaDonna http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-825 La BellaDonna Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:19:42 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-825 While I would love to have my furry son Domino as a part of my wedding (provided that same occurs before old age and a natural passing overtakes either one of us first), he would insist that Mommy carry him around for the entire event. In addition to the fact that he has very dense catfur (at the end of a toting session, he weighs about 85 pounds), he has a bad tendency to steal jewelry (goodbye to the rings!), and to insist on being the center of attention. So, at least for now, the plan is to have him guard the homestead against the Pigeons and the Grackles of Evil, with suitable spoiling taking place on our return home. *And I'd like to know Bria's secret. Dommie gets huffy when I do fun, exciting things at <i>home-</i> things like emptying the dishwasher, putting away groceries, wrangling in the sewing room - anything that takes time away from sitting on the couch with him on my lap. He gets very vocal and overwrought about it, too. While I would love to have my furry son Domino as a part of my wedding (provided that same occurs before old age and a natural passing overtakes either one of us first), he would insist that Mommy carry him around for the entire event. In addition to the fact that he has very dense catfur (at the end of a toting session, he weighs about 85 pounds), he has a bad tendency to steal jewelry (goodbye to the rings!), and to insist on being the center of attention. So, at least for now, the plan is to have him guard the homestead against the Pigeons and the Grackles of Evil, with suitable spoiling taking place on our return home.

*And I’d like to know Bria’s secret. Dommie gets huffy when I do fun, exciting things at home- things like emptying the dishwasher, putting away groceries, wrangling in the sewing room - anything that takes time away from sitting on the couch with him on my lap. He gets very vocal and overwrought about it, too.

]]> By: mainegirl http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-824 mainegirl Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:55:45 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-824 My sweetie's mother has an 11-year old lab who actually might be a good choice to walk the flower girls down the aisle. She moves slow, she's steady, and with a treat at the end she might actually get our gaggle of two year olds to the right spot! So on reflection, it might work. And our wedding will be outside. I retract my previous statement! My sweetie’s mother has an 11-year old lab who actually might be a good choice to walk the flower girls down the aisle. She moves slow, she’s steady, and with a treat at the end she might actually get our gaggle of two year olds to the right spot! So on reflection, it might work. And our wedding will be outside.

I retract my previous statement!

]]> By: LaLa http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-823 LaLa Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:06:16 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-823 I must have my *babies* be in the ceremony of my someday-wedding! I must have my *babies* be in the ceremony of my someday-wedding!

]]> By: Isara http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-822 Isara Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:20:33 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-822 sometimes, you can't leave your pets out of the ceremony. When my Dad and my stepmom were married, they had a very small service in a small family house in the hills of Calistoga, CA. The dog, Annie, had been with my stepmom for several years, and a few months earlier, the bride's mother took my dad aside and told him, "Love her, love her dog." Well, during the ceremony, when the minister asked my dad and his betrothed to join hands, Annie moved right between them and put her paw on top of theirs! Needless to say, the solemnity of the occassion was broken as we all collapsed into giggles. sometimes, you can’t leave your pets out of the ceremony.

When my Dad and my stepmom were married, they had a very small service in a small family house in the hills of Calistoga, CA. The dog, Annie, had been with my stepmom for several years, and a few months earlier, the bride’s mother took my dad aside and told him, “Love her, love her dog.”

Well, during the ceremony, when the minister asked my dad and his betrothed to join hands, Annie moved right between them and put her paw on top of theirs! Needless to say, the solemnity of the occassion was broken as we all collapsed into giggles.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-821 Never teh Bride Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:46:55 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-821 Personally, Bria, I think my cats are HAPPIER when we leave them the entire house to themselves! Personally, Bria, I think my cats are HAPPIER when we leave them the entire house to themselves!

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-820 Never teh Bride Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:46:29 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-820 Fur paux! Ha!!! I think Babs has the right idea. Some pets love being around new people or large groups. To others, it may be terrifying! Fur paux! Ha!!!

I think Babs has the right idea. Some pets love being around new people or large groups. To others, it may be terrifying!

]]> By: Bria http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-816 Bria Sun, 22 Jan 2006 00:11:01 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/20/pets-in-the-wedding-fun-or-faux-pas/#comment-816 Since a guest will likely have to be assigned to wrangle the pet, it seems like a way to ensure someone gets stuck with a crummy job that prevents them from really enjoying the event. And really, leaving pets at home won't hurt their feelings. They won't feel excluded from the big day; their little hearts won't break when everyone talks about how great the wedding was. They're pets. Don't get me wrong, I love my cats dearly, but I rest assured every time I go do something fun elsewhere that they aren't getting huffy because I'm excluding them from my life events. Since a guest will likely have to be assigned to wrangle the pet, it seems like a way to ensure someone gets stuck with a crummy job that prevents them from really enjoying the event. And really, leaving pets at home won’t hurt their feelings. They won’t feel excluded from the big day; their little hearts won’t break when everyone talks about how great the wedding was. They’re pets. Don’t get me wrong, I love my cats dearly, but I rest assured every time I go do something fun elsewhere that they aren’t getting huffy because I’m excluding them from my life events.

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