About Dapper Dog Weddings
Hi there,
We're husband and wife team, Nigel and Tamsin, the Directors of Dapper Dog - and canine wedding planners extraordinaire!
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We're both passionate about dogs and about providing outstanding dog care. Our services are delivered in the form of enriching activities in calm and safe surroundings, stunning adventures on our awesome local trails, and plenty of creature comforts, love and individual attention tailored to the needs of the dog(s) in our care.
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We're driven to deliver the highest levels of service to you, our clients, to ensure your wedding day runs smoothly with your canine family involved as much or as little as you want them to be. So you can have the day you want don't have anything to worry about.
For your reassurance, we are qualified in canine care, canine first aid trained, licensed to care for dogs in our home with a 5-star rating by Westmorland and Furness Council, fully insured and DBS checked.
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With over 5 years of experience in running our award-winning sister company, Ambleside Dog Walker, we know we're the right ones to care for your dog.
Want to know how we got here? Find out below!
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Our Story
We've been married for over 10 years and love living and working together in the beautiful Lake District.
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Our lovely working cocker spaniel, Jasper, is now 12, but when we got married he was an energetic pup full of life. He already meant the world to us - he was the inspiration behind our move to the Lakes and was an important member of our family - so of course we really wanted him to be a part of our special day in some way. But how? We didn't yet know anyone in our new area to care for him, and we were actually getting married away from the area, back where we used to live.
We looked at various options and just couldn't find a solution we wanted: someone to care for him but also bring him along to the wedding for a short time so we could see him on the day and get a photo or two with him. We also wanted our family and friends to enjoy their day without the pressure of supervising Jasper, and just knew that too long in such exciting surroundings would be over-stimulating for him. We wanted the best for him and, in the end, he was cared for away from the wedding by someone who used to pop in on him when he was a puppy. We knew he'd be well cared for, but we really missed having him with us at our wedding.
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Fast forward 5 years and we set up our dog adventure business together and it seemed natural to us, given our own wedding story, to provide a wedding dog care and chaperone service. We were keen to support couples getting married in the area who had the same predicament as we did all those years ago.
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This area of our business proved really popular and, post-Covid, with a lot of weddings to catch up on, it was turning into a seven-day-a -week venture... AND, it turns out, we love weddings as much as we love dogs! What a privilege it is to be a part of such a special occasion and to be trusted with the care and supervision of the most important guest! It's not a role we take lightly, but it's a role that brings us so much reward and pleasure.
So, in early 2024, after 5 years as providers of wedding dog care and chaperoning across many wonderful venues in Cumbria, we launched Dapper Dog. This exclusive company is dedicated to providing outstanding care and enriching experiences for dogs whose guardians are getting married. We're here to make that couple's special day complete by bringing their canine family along for part of it.​
Our Mission...
To make your wedding dreams come true by bringing your dogs along to your wedding and providing a luxury home-from-home for them while you get married so you can enjoy your day worry free and have your canine family present.