It’s Puppy Love: Dog Theme Weddings and Bridal Showers
Dog Theme Wedding Ideas
Dog
Theme Bridal Shower Ideas
These days, canine companions are playing a larger role in our weddings. Starting in California and Colorado, and now heading east, more and more couple are drafting a four-footed family member as a ring bearer.
With the rise of less formal, “anything goes” second
weddings, dogs aren't just trotting up the aisle with the rings,
either. They're showing up in the wedding theme, too. Maybe the
lucky couple met at “101 Dalmations,” volunteering for
the local animal shelter, or walking their dogs in the park. Maybe
they just never got over the spaghetti scene in Lady & The
Tramp.
Whatever their reasons, dogs are stepping out when it comes to weddings. Here are some tips for some canine style at yours:
Dog Theme Wedding Ideas. Adorn a regal white cake with sugar pawprints, and top with a dog cake topper.
Dog Cake Toppers. We've found a blown glass dog cake topper and a Lady & The Tramp cake topper.
Dog Decor. Instead of a "wishing
well", you'll want a wedding-ready dog house. Make or buy an
inexpensive wooden doghouse. Paint white; cut slot in the top for
cards. Create simple wooden "gingerbread" accents for
the dog house using a jigsaw or scrollsaw (borrow a friend's), or
buy ready-made dog shapes from the craft store; glue along roof.
Finish by hot-gluing white fabric rosebuds beween the wooden ornaments.
Fill the doorway with bunched-up tulle.
For centerpieces, grow wheatgrass in shiny stainless steel bowls. (How to grow wheatgrass — it's easy.) Top each bowl with a substantial gingerbread bone wrapped in cellophane and curly ribbon, and attach balloons from the bone.
Or,
paint large terra cotta pots white, tie off with silver
ribbon, and fill with dog cookie bouquets (bone-shaped cookies dipped
in dog safe yogurt, decorated with sprinkles and tied off with ribbon).
Write the table name on each pot with black permanant marker.
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For placecards, buy a simple silver place frame, and one silver pawprint or dog bone charm for each frame. Loop a shimmery ribbon through each charm, tie into a bow, and hot glue to the top-center of each frame.
Buy inexpensive pewter or silver-plated dog charms . Hot glue these to wooden napkin rings, and to white satin ribbons (or ribbons in your wedding colors). Wrap around and glue satin ribbons to white pillar candles. Adorn with other accents to your taste: ribbon roses, crystals.
Pour ice into paw print molds and float in the punch.
Attendants. Instead of just having a miniature bride in the form of flower girl, go the "whole dog" — dress a comely canine couple of your choice in full wedding regalia.
Don't forget where the dog theme all started, though — the trusty ring bearer. Give him his moment in the limelight with a handsome get-up.
Dog Wedding Favors
- Dog wedding wine charms
- Dog bone sugar cookies or dog bone cookie cutters
- Dog bone gingerbread sandwich cookies, with lemon or cream cheese icing
- Bone-shaped rice crispy treats (use bone cookie cutter); dipped in chocolate
- Donation "in lieu of favors" to local animal shelter or humane society
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Dog Theme Shower Ideas
It's a bridal shower — get wild!
Shower Decor. Start by placing an enormous white bone over the door of the hostess' house. Make yourself of thin plywood or heavy cardboard; paint white; sprinkle with white glitter and tie with a tulle bow.
Or buy a white dog bone pinata for gleeful bashing and sweet treats later on. Dress for a wedding with silk rosebuds and big tulle bow.
For centerpieces, buy small stuffed dogs or autograph dogs, deck out in homemade bridal finery, and tie balloon bouquets to each.
Shower Food. What's the main course? Hot dogs, of course!
While the dogs are plumpin', serve finger-food snacks in new plastic or stainless steel dog food bowls from the dollar store. Dogalicious snacks include:
- cocoa puffs
- Chex Mix puppy chow
- Kooky Chew treats (for humans)
- Pastel Candy Bonz
- Cupcakes topped with a chocolate bone or dog toppers.
- Chocolate Scotty dogs
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Music ...
Music
for Dog Lovers
Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha Men
Puppy Love - Paul Anka
Gonna Buy Me a Dog — The Monkees
Hound Dog - Jerry Lee Lewis
Selections from Lady & The Tramp
I am looking for ideas for my wedding cake. I want it to have a dog theme to it but not be gaudy. Any ideas out there?
molly, google image dog theme wedding cake for pics.
molly,yea thats what i would do to
I am getting married MARCh 2010…. My pups wont be a part of it but we are HUGE dog lovers my fiance and I… Any ideas on a unique dog lover favor for the end of the wedding??
For my wedding we did a donation to the ASPCA and they gave us place cards to put on our tables. You could also do dog bone cookie cutters or dog bone candy. I wanted to do personalized tennis balls or frisbees but that can get expensive.
lindsey, these are cute!
* Brown Dog Gourmet Cookie
* Puppy Love Birthday Cookie Bouquet
also google image animal shaped cookie cutter (diy) put in cookies in clear bag and tie with “paw” ribbon.
What we are doing for our dog themed favors is photo cookies and milk. The cookies are made with pictures of our dogs on them. The ribbon tied to the individually wrapped cookies will let guests know we made a donation to the ASPCA in their name as well. We are having little individual milk cartons (like the ones you had in elementary school) for guests to take as well. We also bought bulk raw hides and bones so guests can take “doggie bags” home from the rawhide bar for their dogs as well
I recently unexpectedly lost my best friend and pet of 9 years and had planned on having him involved in my wedding - do you know where I can get a small black lab statue for my cake?
I am having a dog themed wedding. Some of the things I am doing is instead of table numbers I am going to label the tables as different breeds. My invitations are custom made with paw prints on them. For the bathrooms I have bone shaped baskets to put things in, like a paw print towel.
This is my dog Foxxy. I’m getting married in September and I really wanted a cake topper with my fiance, myself and her. Is there any way you can make one? She’s a mix of breeds, we adopted her, so it’s very hard for me to find a dog cake topper that looks like her. It would mean alot to us to have her be a part of our special day. Thanks so much, Kerry
Hello. I’m trying to find bulldog placecard holders for an event. Can you help or at least point me in the right direction?
this is the cutist thing ever wheni get married i am going to have my dog a big part of it. :P:D:?