How To Include Pets To Your Wedding In 2025

From custom outfits to pre-wedding photoshoots, here’s how couples are including their furry friends in wedding celebrations...

Jul 18, 2025
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    Include your fur companions this wedding seasonInstagram/The Westin

    Indian weddings are known for traditions and emotions, they’re also a lot about family, and that includes your furry companions, who indeed are an integral part of your life. Luxury weddings embrace the trend of including your pets in the celebration, creating unforgettable moments and Instagram-worthy frames.

    How to Include Pets in Your Wedding


    Start with a role that fits your pet’s personality, like a ring bearer adorned in a hand-embroidered sherwani or a flower dog/cat wearing a bespoke floral harness. Matching outfits for pets and their humans are trending, with luxury labels like Ralph Lauren and Louis Vuitton having special Pet Lines. For the perfect picture, schedule a pre-wedding photo shoot with your fur friends, creating a cute theme.

    Celebrities Being a part of this trend

    Alia Bhatt with pet cat
    Instagram/Alia Bhatt

    Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas had included their pet dogs in all of their wedding ceremonies and made them wear custom tuxedos. Alia Bhatt who got married in 2022 included her pet cat, posting a picture on her wedding day saying ‘Cat of Honour’. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant who got married in July 2024, included their pet golden retriever Happy. Who was seen cutely wearing a pink Sherwani.

    Pet Friendly Venues and hotels


    There are many luxury destinations that are pet friendly , from Udaipur’s Lake Pichola Hotel to Taj Exotica in Goa and Pullman Hotel in Delhi.  offering pet-friendly services, including caretakers and curated menus.

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