This Woman Officiates Pet Weddings Because Every Animal Deserves To Be Blessed

Many pup parents dote on their precious pooches, but to what extent? Some even go so far as to apply human conventions to them!

Reverent Laurie Sue Brockway knows a lot about the peculiarities of pet parenthood. How? Well, she officiates pet weddings!

It all start when one of Brockway’s friends said that she would never let her pup breed without her being officially married. This thought has occurred to her after another dog had sniffed out her own pup and seemed a little too interested. To this friend, her pup was just like a human being and deserved to be honored before “settling down”, and she wanted her pup and her mate have a legitimate relationship in the eyes of God. So she asked Brockway how this could happen.

While Brockway isn’t familiar with pet breeding, she is generally of the belief that a blessing can always give a sacred meaning to anything. She also found the notion quite sweet – there are pup parents out there who want more sacred and valued ceremonies for their pets!

Brockway decided to write a list of instructions and proceedings for a pet wedding ceremony, which she published in an online column and in one of her three published books. She did so because she realized that many pup parents may prefer to officiate their pets’ weddings on their own, not get a minister to do it for them.

The proceedings written are designed for a short and sweet ceremony, keeping in mind the short attention spans of many pups and other pets. Brockway suggests using a loving cup filled with water for the newlyweds to drink from as a symbolic gesture, and has even written a prayer specifically for this purpose.

Brockway does concede that animals don’t need ceremonies, but that these are more for the pleasure of their human family members. She believes that it can help pup parents better connect with their pooches on a spiritual level. Brockway recommends ensuring that pup parents who want to carry out this ceremony ensure that their pup’s soon-to-be wedded partner is the right fit before committing, though!

Would you ever hold a ceremony for your pup?