This was such a special wedding because the Bride decided to surprise her Groom by having us come by for a quick celebration post-ceremony!
We’ll never forget Tim’s face as we we walked up to their ceremony just moments after they said “I Do”. He was slightly confused, a little shocked, but mainly just so happy to see his babies on such a special day!
He wasn’t the only one, though! Stephanie was just as happy to see her pups, but also excited to see her well-kept secret finally unfold. Their family & friends were all smiles, too!
It was such an incredible way to include the pups in the day! We stayed for a few photos & lots of kisses before taking the pups back home to settle in after their big adventure!
We asked the Bride a few questions about including Bella, Duke & Bear in the wedding day:
Why did you include your dogs in your wedding?
My husband and I feel like our dogs are family.
Before we started dating he had Bella and that is truly his first love. Since Bella we have acquired more dogs in our family and just love being puppy parents. Including the dogs in our wedding was a surprise from me to my husband because I knew that it would mean a lot to him.
What is the story of how your dogs became a part of the family?
Our dog Bella was a stray that Tim found before we started dating. Bear is my family's dog which we've had for 8 years now and we watch him a lot so he is half ours too. Our youngest dog Duke we adopted a year before our wedding.
Did you incorporate your dogs into any other details on your wedding day?
No we just had them make an appearance after the ceremony and take a few pictures with us
All dogs are the best dogs, but tell us something that makes your dogs special?
Bella - she is a sweetheart. She rarely ever barks or even demands attention but when you come up to her she is so loving. She is a daddy's girl 100%.
Duke - Duke we adopted as a puppy and he was absolutely Wild! There were many a days where I thought that maybe we took on too much with him but now he is a part of our family. He is always very excited whenever we come home, play with him say his name basically he's always excited all the time. He is also very curious and thinks he is our child so he is constantly following myself or his dad.
Bear - bear is our big boy! He has been my family dog and my husband and I have adopted him as part of our family too!
Our dogs love playing outside, hunting lizards and make us very happy!
Photographer // Darin Crofton Photography
Venue // Wishing Well Barn
A portion of this FairyTail Wedding was donated to Animal Coalition Tampa
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