• Let your pet shine on your wedding day by dressing them in a bow tie, floral wreath, or even a tiny tuxedo.
• If your pet can’t attend, honor them with custom illustrations on your invitations, cocktail napkins, or wedding cake.
• Plan ahead by checking your venue’s pet policy and notifying vendors to ensure a safe, pet-friendly celebration.

Walk Down the Aisle Together

Your pet is your ultimate furry companion who has been there for you through all of the ups and downs, so why not have them accompany you down the aisle, too?

Pose for Pictures

One additional family photo you should add to your list is one of your furry friend. Pose your pup next to your dress for a still-life shot that's too cute for words.

Dress Your Pup in Festive Attire

A little bow tie can give an air of class to your pup. Just be careful about how clean their paws are before they get near your white dress!

Get On Their Level

Model Shanina Shaik invited a four-legged friend to her wedding to DJ Ruckus. Her photographer made sure to grab a shot where the pup was front and center (even though he was low to the ground.)

Have Fun

Just because it's a busy day doesn't mean you can't have some fun with your pup. A shot of you playing while in bridal attire can make a stunning shot for your wedding album.

Consider Your Cats

Harley Viera-Newton's cats were the belles of the ball in handmade flower crowns to distinguish their dignified place within the wedding party.

Bring Your Bunny

Cats and dogs aren't the only ones who can play wedding guest. This bride and groom brought their pet bunny to join in for their portraits.

Have a Non-Traditional Ring Bearer

If your pet is very obedient, snap a well-timed photo of your ring resting on their paw.

Give Your Pup a Kiss

Stoop down to your dog's level for some well-deserved nose kisses.

Incorporate Their Likeness in the Bridal Ensemble

This bride had her veil embroidered with the sweetest depiction of her cherished dog. Now that's love.

Wear Your Loved One on Your Sleeve

A groom gave a shout-out to his pup with a customized pocket square in his likeness.

Have Them Serve as Videographer

This couple attached a GoPro to their canine, capturing one-of-a-kind video footage during their wedding ceremony.

Make a Greenery Wreath

Deck out your dog with a gorgeous wreath or collar made of greenery. See if your florist might be able to make this for you from your ceremony florals.

Give Them a Festive Bandana

A fringe bandana in the same color as this groom's sherwani made this pup's outfits fit in perfectly with his parents'.

Put Your Pup in Pearls

This cute pup matched his mom by wearing a collar and leash covered in faux pearls to make its way down the aisle.

Dress Him Up in a Tux

Want your pet to fit the wedding dress code? Consider dressing them up in a little tuxedo.

Make Them Match

Have a few pups you can bring to your ceremony? Dress them all up in black tie with cute dog tuxedos like this couple did at their Malibu ceremony.

Dress Your Pup

While tuxes look cute on a pup, you can also put your dog in a dress for the ceremony.

Get Them Groomed

One bride made sure to get her dogs freshly groomed before her wedding so they would be perfectly coiffed as they served as flower girls on the big day.

Make Them a Favor

This couple put their dog's photo and their wedding date on matchboxes for their guests to take home as favors.

Coordinate Matching Outfits

Just as the groom's donned comic-inspired capes for their second line parade, so did their super pup, Moose.

Take Engagement Photos Together

If it's not feasible to include your pet in the actual wedding festivities because of their temperament or size, then have them accompany you to your engagement shoot instead. Compared to a full-blown wedding, it involves a much smaller window of time and there are fewer people around, making it the perfect low-pressure environment for animals who tend to be anxious or excitable. Plus, you'll still get to take lots of dynamic and memorable shots, like this one.

Let Them Save The Date

Ask your stationer to create a custom illustration of your pet for your save-the-date, like this charming design by Pickett's Press.

Have Them Join for Pre-Wedding Events

While Peleton instructor Olivia Amato didn't have her pup attend her reception, she did bring Tobi along to other wedding festivities.

Take Formal Photos

When you are doing your couple portraits, make sure that your furry friends can also join in on the fun.

Let Them Stir Up Some Fun

Wooden drink stirrers showcased one couple's furry friend at their cocktail hour.

Remember the Bar Menu

At Dallas and Matt's Baltimore wedding, the couple didn't have their puppy Kash attend the festivities. But, they honored him with an illustration and a signature cocktail on the menu called the "Kash-a-rita."

Make a Puppy Groom's Cake

At their wedding rehearsal dinner, this couple had their dog reimagined into an edible treat for their groom's cake.

Let Everyone Play

Who's ready to party? This pup, who cuddled up to the DJ during the reception, definitely is.

Have Your Pup Join the Ceremony

As this bride walked down the aisle on the arm of her father, she also had her pup join in at her side. She didn't use a leash but the dog still knew to follow her along.

Make New Friends

One benefit of hosting your wedding at a farm, like this couple did? Plenty of cute four-legged friends to snap photos with.

Spruce Up Your Pig

While most couples don't have a pet pig, this photo proves that dressing one up in a tuxedo definitely makes for a great snap.

Have Photo Booth Props

A large cutout of your cat's face is a must-have in your photo booth props arsenal. This way, they can photobomb all of your guests' pics.

Hide a Mini Me in the Cake

A stunning floral wedding cake came with a hidden surprise—a replica of the couple's dog peeking out from beneath the bottom layer.

Takes the Cake

You can even task a skilled baker to illustrate your pup on your cake in icing.