Chance & Belle

One of the most important things to Patrick and me is to make sure our wedding is very much US. Well, if you weren't aware of this, we're proud parents, and it just wouldn't be US if our "kids" weren't a part of our wedding.

If you're haven't met our "kids," their names are Belle and Chance, and they're our dogs. Belle (my 5lb Chihuahua) and Chance (his 35lb English Springer Spaniel) are both 3.5 to 4 years old and have become best friends over the course of our relationship; they're hilarious together. We could watch them for hours: Chance is so gentle with Belle and will lower a toy so she can grab on and play tug of war. Belle rules the roost when she wants to... that little dog can be tough and bites his nose when she wants to keep him in line. She sits between his front two paws when she wants to feel safe, and they cuddle up often to take naps together.

We've heard of people including their dogs in their wedding, and we loved that idea. Their titles are still in the works, but we want to have Belle as the "Flower Dog" (instead of Flower Girl), and Chance would be the "Ring Dog-er" or "Ring Dog" (instead of Ring Bearer). If you have a suggestion on what to call them, please let me know!

I bought material to make Belle's dress, and I started working on that tonight. I think it'll be tougher than I originally thought b/c I want to make her dress similar to mine & apparently it's not easy to replicate! That means Patrick won't get to see it until the wedding day, but he's ok with that. Chance's outfit probably won't be as intricate; we're talking about just having him in a bow tie & collar to match the groomsmen, but we'll see what I/we come up with.

It makes me smile just thinking of them being a part of our wedding day.

-Lisa