Include your furbaby in your wedding

Leave their paws
in our hands

We are Greater Akron’s first and most experienced wedding pet handling and chaperone service! No need to give your friend or family member a job when they could be focused on celebrating your day. We handle transportation to and from weddings, engagement photo sessions or other special events, assisting with things such as photos or walking down the aisle, making sure the pet(s) are comfortable and included, without any added stress on you or your guests.

If you’ve determined your well-behaved and socialized pet is a good fit to be involved in your wedding and checked with your venue to make sure they are pet-friendly, fill out our Event Inquiry Form to inquire on availability! We have limited availability for this service.

Photo by Captured Photography

Akron wedding pet attendant
Photo by Oakwood Photo Video at Barrington Country Club, Aurora Ohio
Who We Are

A division of
The Paw Sitter LLC

The owner of Furever Events (Insta: @Furever.Events), Leigh Peterson, founded The Paw Sitter in 2011 and has been working full time as a pet sitter and dog walker ever since. She also spent 20 years working for Cleveland Music Group and began singing in a wedding band in 2007, having performed at over 300 weddings in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. 

Leigh also worked for the Humane Society of Greater Akron and was a pet health content writer for Pet’s Best Health Insurance and her own Patch column in Stow, The Local Leash.

The Paw Sitter and Furever Events are fully liability insured and operated by professional pet care providers who are Pet First Aid and Fear Free® certified.

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Photos from our weddings

  • White dog wearing flowered collar at her parent's wedding in Ohio
  • Bride and groom in Ohio with their dog at their wedding with the help of FureverEvents
  • Golden retriever and doodle dogs at their parents' wedding at Basil Place in ohio with Furever Events
  • Two dogs walk down the isle at their parents' outdoor wedding in Ohio
  • A fluffy dog with the bride and groom at their wedding in Ohio
  • Dog poses with the bride and groom during photos at their wedding
  • Small dog poses in front of her parents at their wedding
    Oakwood Photo
  • Photo by Brooke Charlotte Photo

Choose How You Want Your Pet to be Involved!

♡ Secured pet transport to the ceremony, reception, party or engagement or wedding photo session.

♡ Surprise pet reveals for engagements, elopements, announcements or grand entrance.

♡ Your dog walking down the aisle as the flower dog, ring bearer, Dog of Honor, or “Best Dog.”

♡ Optional “I Do Too” dog leash rental, pictured in black, white or ivory.

Akron wedding pet care

Pet Handling

Care for your dog for as long as you want them at your wedding or event. We’ll make sure they are comfortable in whatever way is best for them: treats, playtime, water, potty and quiet breaks.

Assistance

Custom-ordered assistance: photo shoots (to help them look their best and looking at the camera), walking down the aisle, dressing, greeting guests, surprises, reveals, location changes and more.

Coordination

We speak wedding! With 20 years of wedding industry experience having worked at over 500 weddings and other private events, we’ll coordinate with your planner, photographer and venue as needed.

Transport

Insured, secure transport your dog to and from home, hotel or boarding, making sure they are fed and comfortable. Base price includes 75 miles round-trip from Stow.

Base Price: Wedding Day $275

One dog (or two under 20 lbs each).
Up to 3 hours from pickup to drop off.
50% deposit is required to book. Balance due day of event.
No refunds after 30 days prior to date.

Other events

Engagement photo sessions, save the date sessions,
rehearsal, other events start at $100 depending on travel/transport.

Add Ons

Additional dogs: $50 each
Additional handler: $100
Additional time: $50/hour
Over 75 miles total: current mileage rate

Northeast Ohio wedding venues

Partial list of venues Leigh has worked at for weddings (these venues are not necessarily pet-friendly):

  • Akron Museum of Art
  • Aviator
  • Aurora Meadows
  • Basil Place
  • Barrington Golf Club
  • Beechmont Country Club
  • Bertram Inn
  • Chataqua – Athenaeum Hotel
  • City Hall Rotunda
  • Cleveland Botanical Gardens
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Cleveland Yachting Club
  • The Club at Key Center
  • Crown Plaza Playhouse Square
  • Cru Uncorked
  • The Country Club
  • InterContinental
  • Fairlawn Country Club
  • Firestone Country Club
  • Gervasi Vineyard
  • Glidden House
  • Gordon Green CLE
  • Hale Farm & Village
  • Highfields Event Center
  • Hillbrook Club
  • Hilton Cleveland
  • Hocking Hills Scenic Weddings
  • Hotel Cleveland
  • House Three Thirty
  • Hyatt at the Arcade
  • Landerhaven
  • Lago Custom Events
  • Lake Forest Country Club
  • Kahkwa Club Erie
  • Kirtland Country Club
  • Mapleside Farms
  • Marriott Key Center
  • Mayfield Country Club
  • Metropolitan at the 9
  • Mooreland Mansion
  • Music Box Supper Club
  • Overlook Venue
  • Portage Country Club
  • Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
  • Sapphire Creek and Winery
  • Silver Grille
  • Shaker Heights Country Club
  • The Old Courthouse
  • The Ritz-Carlton
  • Shoreby Club
  • Stan Hywet
  • Standing Rock Farms
  • St Clair Ballroom
  • Sun Valley
  • Tenk West Bank
  • Truss Cleveland
  • Tudor Arms
  • Union Club
  • Walden Inn
  • Westin Cleveland
  • Westwood Country Club
  • Windows on the River
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