Editorial dog wedding decor
Some dogs can't make the guest list. They're there anyway.
Venue rules. Long distances. The dogs we've loved and lost. Half our couples come to us for exactly this reason. This is how their dog stays part of the day.
A venue says no. A flight is too far. And sometimes the dog who shaped every chapter before this one isn't here to see it. None of that means they're left out. A hand-illustrated portrait keeps them in the room: on the bar, in the photos, in the hands of every guest who picks up a napkin to look closer.
Ways couples keep them part of the day
On the bar, where everyone gathers
Cocktail napkins, frosted cups, and drink stirrers carrying their portrait. The bar is where guests linger, and it's where your dog gets noticed all night. People pick the napkins up. They ask about them. They take them home.
In a signature cocktail named for them
A drink that carries their name, served beside a stirrer with their face. A small, joyful nod your guests will remember.
Something to keep, long after the day
A tote, a matchbox, a coozie. The kind of thing that doesn't get thrown away. For a dog who has passed, a piece you can frame and keep means more than a single afternoon.
A portrait drawn from the photos you have
If the photos aren't perfect, that's okay. Tell us what they looked like: the floppy ear, the gray around the muzzle, the way they tilted their head. A real artist draws from your photos and your words, by hand, until it looks like them.
We lost Hazel a few months before the wedding. Including her like this meant more than I expected. People who knew her noticed right away. It didn't feel like a detail. It felt like she was part of the day.
Nora E. · Portland, ORWhen you order, there's a note field in the design form. Tell us this is for a dog who has passed, and we'll treat the portrait with extra care. You don't have to explain more than you want to. We've done this many times, and we'll guide you through it gently.
Keep them in the room
See your dog illustrated on three real pieces for $35, credited in full toward any package.