Getting Crafty: Custom Wedding Dog Collars |

Sean and I love our sweet pups and are happy that they get along so well. Chelsea is 11 and Stella is 3 and while they’ve only known each other for about two and a half years, they play like they’ve been together forever!

I wanted to have them wear something matching during the wedding. They weren’t a part of the ceremony, but were with us throughout the first part of the day and for the festivities leading up to the wedding day. I didn’t want to get them dresses or shirts because I knew the weather would be warm.

I had the idea one day to wrap their collars with leftover fabric from my wedding dress and then add bows – the perfect solution! See how I did it:

I had to wait until my dress came in and my alterations were done before I could get the excess fabric. I’m short and so there as A LOT of tulle leftover from the hemline – giving me extra in case I messed up. I’m not the craftiest of gals, but figured I could handle this simple project!

I unrolled the tulle and straightened it out a bit. I realized it was pretty transparent and I would need to either fold it before wrapping the collars or wrap the collars with a few layers. I decided to fold the fabric as I went and overlapped a bit. Note: this fabric will make the collar smaller for your dog, so be sure to adjust it by an inch or two depending on the size of your dog.

I didn’t glue the ends to the collar. I just wrapped the tulle a little tighter at the end, tucked the end through a previous loop and concealed the end piece. I’ll admit I wasn’t in love with this look at first – I thought it was poofy and it wasn’t obvious it was tulle from my wedding gown.

However, when we added the bows – which I made from leftover ribbon I’d used to create name cards for the reception – I thought it looked much more put-together.