Should i make my dog my ring bearer ?

I'm not really a fan of making animals a part of the wedding day. Your dog may be sweet and well-behaved, but having a job to do in front of a large crowd of people is abnormal for your pup, and could cause her to react in a way that's normally very out of character for her. Plus, you'd have to have someone watch her during the ceremony and the reception, or have someone else ready to bring her home. It's just an inconvenience.

I think it’s a great idea as long as you have someone who is planning to be in charge of her, you aren’t going to want to be the one that has to take care of her before the ceremony, get her down the aisle, and make sure she stays out during the ceremony. Also have a plan for where she’ll go after the ceremony, I doubt anyone wants to dog sit for the whole reception. We briefly considered using our dogs but decided it would be more hassle than it was worth

I love my dog, but there's no way I was going to have her at the wedding. I'd have to have someone there JUST to take care of the dog the whole day/evening, clean up after it, etc. Some venues don't allow pets of any kind so I'd check in on that as well. I love dogs, but I get annoyed when I go somewhere (like a BBQ) and there's just dogs running around, begging for attention, using the bathroom where ever.

I am having my dog as the ring bearer! How the hell is being a dog lover and including them immature? You need better friends lmao jk. But anyway, it really is no small feet. You really have to make sure everything gets squared away. Like my dog "isn't allowed" inside, but I am sure they will make an exception for some pictures, who knows. You need to practice, take the dog to the location prior to the event so they can get all their sniffing out and are familiar with the area. Someone has to be assigned to walking her down the aisle if she can't do it alone and designate who will she sit near during the ceremony. You make think they'll be able to just stay by the alter unaccompanied but with so many people around they won't stay there. Additionally, figuring out who will take her home and when then if she can't stay or where she will go. Our venue is only 12 maybe 15 mins if you drive slow from our venue so one of our friends who lives near us is going to take him home during the cocktail hour and he'd still make it back to enjoy half of the cocktail hour.

If you had kids with 2 legs they would be in the wedding so why not furry 4 legged kids? As long as your venues allows it and you have a plan for them after I see absolutely no issue with this!!

View Quoted Comment That just made me lol. I felt the exact same way. My dog is my child. I know her limits and I know she can handle the job. Everyone of my guests knows I am obsessed with my dog so no one will be surprised. I feel like making sure a small child doesn’t get hurt/ run off during a reception is way more work than a dog who responds to commands. I even have a large crate I will be putting in a bridal suite if I feel like she is overwhelmed (definitely not an option for a human child) But I honestly expect that she will be passed around from guest to guest as most of my family and friends are also big dog lovers.

I think it's super cute but will anyone at the wedding be afraid or allergic to dogs. Do you have a venue that will allow dogs?

View Quoted Comment Same!! No one says how inconvienent it is to have human children as flower girls or ring bearers in the wedding. They’re also unpredictable, could cry, etc. Our fur babies are not much different! 😊😂 I say go for it, just make sure you have all the details planned out in advance.

I wish we could do this but my one dog is a psycho and the other doesn't listen very well unless there's food involved hahah! I would recommend doing a trial run with a large group to see if your dog can handle it before deciding. Also if your FH isn't behind the idea I would say that you probably shouldn't then because its his wedding also.

We're on the fence about doing something similar, but I think we would just have our dog walker walk our pup down the aisle as more of a flower girl than a ring bearer so the rings wouldn't end up stuck with her if something goes wrong. It'd definitely take some coordination, but if you're up for that, I think it'd be perfectly fine. Regardless of what we choose to do for the ceremony, she's definitely coming beforehand for photos. There's no way I'm missing out on cute wedding pictures with her haha.

Cute idea, but make sure you think it through all the way. Would your dog enjoy it?

We considered having my miniature dachshund come to come to the venue just for pictures afterwards, because he does not do well with crowds (he doesn’t like people acknowledging him... it’s weird), but we would need to hire a dog walker to bring him, and then take him home immediately after. We would also be taking a chance on weather for the outdoor ceremony, so we are opting out and instead including him in some of our engagement pictures.

View Quoted Comment 100% agreed.

My dog is my ring bearer! My brother is just going to bring her home after the ceremony so she’s not stuck at the venue all day. You do whatever you want. It’s your wedding!

I was going to have my dog be the ring bearer and I was super excited about it and so was everyone else - but my FH just broke it to me the other day that he hates the idea and he brought up some really good reasons.

-My dog would be stressed to be around that many people.

-If he runs off because we are in a new place I will lose my mind with worry.

-He doesn't want him jumping up on anyone and ruining my dress or anyone else's clothing.

-We would have to find someone to take him home because he won't want to be around people and loud music all night or possibly kennel him all night at the venue if we can't find anyone to take him home.

-Some people just don't know how to approach hot and/or stressed dogs and we do not want him to bite because of someone being dumb.

It breaks my heart...but I think my FH is completely right in his mindset.

Our dog is our flower girl! Our venue is more rustic and totally okay with her being inside and outside. I am a little worried about her with the crowd but we will see how it goes. I also have a friend designated to take care of her during the reception who loves dogs. Then afterward my FMIL is going to take her home with her since she is watching her during our honeymoon anyway. If our dog was locked up in a crate somewhere i would feel bad about it since its such a long day. But my fiance was also totally on board with this and might have even suggested it so that makes a big difference.

I'm a total dog mom through and through. I knew right away my dog would be a part of my ceremony. He really is like a child for me and my fiance, so there's no way we would not include him in the biggest day of our lives. When looking for venues, one of the questions I would ask is if they allowed pets.

That being said, we have socialized him really well and he does amazing in public and in big crowds. We take him everywhere we go that allows dogs so I don't foresee him having any issues during the wedding. He loves people and loves being the center of attention! Also, one of my bridesmaids volunteered to be his caretaker during the reception before I even had a chance to ask anyone :-). If you think your dog could handle it and you have someone to keep an eye on him, why not include him? Forget the naysayers.

Hi Shannon! Did you decide if you will have your dog as a ring bearer or not? I think it's a cute idea