Amanda's Ark : Dog Chaperone Wedding Service

We had already made peace with the idea that Koda wouldn't be able to be present on our big day when we came across Amanda. She read my request and called me back that same evening. She would have to travel from Suffolk to Oxfordshire but made it work in combination with her personal plans. She has been incredibly flexible and helpful from the first time we chatted. Due to the distance, short time frame (and us not owning a car) meeting beforehand was tricky. It was however important to Amanda that she could spend some time with Koda prior to the wedding, so that he would be comfortable with her on the day. She therefore came to visit us in our hotel on the Friday prior to our Saturday wedding. We could immediately tell her priority was keeping Koda happy and safe: a good amount of walks, making sure he would not overheat, decompression time, downtime, and so on. We are so thankful to Amanda for chaperoning Koda to our wedding so that we could have our fluffball present in our wedding pictures, whilst knowing she would then take him back to the hotel for a well deserved snooze!

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"We love Amanda. Such a brilliant idea".
March 2019.

09 June 2018 at Milsoms Kesgrave Hall, Suffolk.
Our little Teddy stayed with Amanda Friday – Sunday over our wedding weekend. Teddy is only just over 1 and therefore this was the first time we had left him with somebody overnight, we were a little apprehensive as anybody who has a dog knows they are like your children however as soon as we arrived at Amanda’s we were totally reassured! Teddy was welcomed in by Amanda and a couple of other lovely dogs that Teddy ended up friends with by the time he left. I was provided with little updates and a photo of Teddy all settled in and chilling which was lovely to receive. Not only did Amanda do a splendid job of looking after Teddy, she also allowed us to have Teddy at our wedding reception briefly for a few photos of us which absolutely made our day. We now have some extra special family photos to put up in our house. Amanda had total control of Teddy and kept this experience entirely stress free, she is trustworthy, caring and I wouldn’t think twice before using her services again. Thank you so much Amanda, Teddy had the time of his life!

09 August 2018, Woodhall Manor, Suffolk.
Steve and I booked our wedding at the fantastic Woodhall Manor which met all our needs but were disappointed when the registrar said we wouldn’t be able to have our two dogs present at the actual ceremony. We had resigned ourselves to the fact that they were going to have to go into kennels and miss the day. This broke our hearts and it was a godsend when we saw Amanda’s stand at one of the open days. Everything just fell into place. Amanda’s service was second to none. We met with her and discussed our wishes. She arranged to take the boys out for an afternoon to get to know them. This was followed by a day spent with her for further bonding. We dropped the boys off on the morning of the wedding fully confident they would be just fine. As arranged Amanda and her assistant arrived at the venue in good time to allow some informal photos before the ceremony. Unfortunately we had a very wet day but the boys were just fine sitting with Amanda until the photographer called for them. I think they enjoyed almost being centre stage! We could not have asked for a better service and anyone more devoted to dogs than Amanda and would have no hesitation in recommending her services to anybody.

August 2018, Copdock Hall, Suffolk.

Amanda chaperoned our miniature Dachshund, Darla to our wedding. We were absolutely thrilled we could have her there and Amanda’s service was second to none. Darla stayed with Amanda the night before, attended our wedding as Ring Bearer and then went home for another night’s stay with her, before we collected Darla the following day. I can’t recommend this enough. It gave us peace of mind she was being looked after but we could also interact and spend time with her. If you love your fur baby as much as we do and you want them to share you special day with you then this is really a great service.

Thank you Amanda from the Day family.

December 2018, Woodhall Manor
Amanda chaperoned my pug Ralf at our wedding 24-09-2017. She was amazing and I had total faith in her to look after my boy. The whole service from start to finish was next to none. Before and after the wedding. It totally took the pressure off us worrying about him being looked after. I so wanted him at our wedding and I bumped into Amanda at one of the wedding fayres and thought what a amazing idea to have Ralf chaperoned. The day was amazing and thanks to Amanda having Ralf there was the icing on the cake. Thank you Amanda keep up the good work. Very highly recommended service!

December 2018, Woodhall Manor

We had just about given up on the idea of having our dogs in some of our wedding photos when we came across the best thing ever - Amanda's chaperone service advertised online! It was the perfect solution! Our little dogs loved staying with her & it was great that they had a taster day beforehand so they got to know her. She was amazingly patient at the wedding whilst the dogs waited for their photo opportunity! Amanda was so professional, arrived on time & was so friendly. I would highly recommend Amanda to anyone who wants their dogs at their wedding without the stress!

December 2018, Woodhall Manor

Steve and I booked our wedding at the fantastic Woodhall Manor which met all our needs but were disappointed when the registrar said we wouldn’t be able to have our two dogs present at the actual ceremony. We had resigned ourselves to the fact that they were going to have to go into kennels and miss the day. This broke our hearts and it was a godsend when we saw Amanda’s stand at one of the open days. Everything just fell into place. Amanda’s service was second to none. We met with her and discussed our wishes. She arranged to take the boys out for an afternoon to get to know them. This was followed by a day spent with her for further bonding. We dropped the boys off on the morning of the wedding fully confident they would be just fine. As arranged Amanda and her assistant arrived at the venue in good time to allow some informal photos before the ceremony. Unfortunately we had a very wet day but the boys were just fine sitting with Amanda until the photographer called for them. I think they enjoyed almost being centre stage! We could not have asked for a better service and anyone more devoted to dogs than Amanda and would have no hesitation in recommending her services to anybody.

August 2018, Tollesbury village church, Essex.

This is an amazing service that Amanda provides I would highly recommend her to look after your dog as it made our day having our dogs there at our wedding, thank you so much.