Quoted by The Tribune Express
A dream wedding for Bree and Bond, two golden retrievers, happened in Shanghai instead of a human wedding. The day was ideal for the dog couple because it had a gorgeous outdoor venue, a white lace gown, and a delicious cake. In China, pet weddings are becoming an increasingly common tradition.
Despite government efforts to promote more human marriages, pet weddings are growing more popular in China, a nation that is experiencing a decline in population, low marriage, and low birth rates. This trend is being driven by people’s love of pets and their willingness to spend money on them. Spending on pets increased to 279.3 billion yuan ($38.41 billion) in 2023, a 3.2% increase.
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Bree’s owner, Rye Ling, led her down the aisle to exchange vows with Bond, and the two made a promise to play and share treats. For months, Ling and his fiancée, Gigi Chen, painstakingly organized their wedding. They hired pros to take pictures, created wedding programs, and had an 800-yuan cake prepared especially with Bree and James Bond-themed toppers.
“People have weddings. Why can’t dogs have weddings?” Bree’s owner Rye Ling said
Along with this, Yang Tao, who runs a pet bakery in Shanghai, made the wedding cake. She was first taken aback by the popularity of dog wedding cakes, but she now recognizes it as a developing trend. Since opening in 2022, her bakery has served multiple dog weddings, and she already has requests for more events of this kind.
“I think there will be more and more dog weddings,” Yang said
