Weddings
chaperone / sitting / walking
At Woof & Walk Skipton, we offer a range of wedding services for you and your dog to ensure they are able to play a special part in your big day.
If your dog isn’t able to attend your wedding, often the usual family members or friends, that would usually look after your dog, will be at your wedding. We can help look after your dog and give you the peace of mind that your dog is being looked after whilst you are enjoying your wedding day.
Every wedding (and every dog!) is unique, so please get in touch to discuss how we can help.
Covering North Yorkshire and beyond
Tithe Barn, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire
Luna the Collie X Toy Poodle
Wedding day sitting + post-ceremony photos
“Matthew & Claudia kindly dog sat our dog Luna on our wedding day and even brought her to our venue for photos.
I had made several enquiries with other dog sitting services, mainly dog chaperones who didn’t have the same experience and either weren’t offering meet and greets before the wedding or were offering only one. Matthew’s recommendation was to visit us twice before the big day to give Luna a chance to get familiar with him and asked us so many detailed questions on her. Matthew & Claudia spent a really good amount of time getting to know her in advance - this worked out so well and meant that we weren’t worrying about our dog on our wedding day because we knew she was in really good hands, particularly as she is a very nervous dog.
Luna also needs daily medication and Matthew was very comfortable giving this to her and also familiarised himself with the symptoms our dog experiences without her medication as a precaution. When I had a rare opportunity to check my phone on my wedding day, they had sent me photo updates and it was so lovely to have that unexpected update, particularly on how she had successfully had her medication - it honestly felt like family were looking after her.
In addition, my parents were late getting back to the house at an already very late hour and Matthew and Claudia were very kind and understanding.
Matthew & Claudia, we can’t thank you enough for dog sitting Luna on our wedding day. You were both so lovely and it was a really big deal for us to leave her but you made sure that it never felt like that - we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you both to anyone.”
Photo credit: Sam Chipman Photography
Embsay, Yorkshire Dales
Winnie the Miniature Dachshund
Wedding day sitting + post-ceremony photos
“Matt looked after our miniature wirehaired sausage dog Winnie on the day of our wedding and we couldn’t recommend him highly enough. It was really important to us that we found someone who shared the same values as us and who we could trust implicitly. Winnie is an anxious pup and struggled with separation anxiety so it was such a relief to know she was being cared for well so we could relax and enjoy our day. He brought her to our wedding as well which was amazing - she had a blast getting all of the attention from the guests.
Can’t recommend him highly enough thank you Matt!”
Photo credit: Nicola Dixon Photography
Bowers Mill, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Daphne the Toy Poodle
Wedding day sitting + post-ceremony photos
“Matthew enabled us to have our dog daphne at our wedding, he walked her before the ceremony, even dressed her, looked after our family's dog throughout the ceremony and took daphne home and looked after her for the evening. His attention to detail is astounding. He asked us so many questions and met daphne before hand and made sure that everything would be in place so he could take the best care of daphne possible. Our daphne just adored him and we couldn't have left her in better hands. There is no one i would trust more than matthew to take care of my precious daphne. Thank you for everything, we couldnt have asked for more.”
Photo credit: The Lenny’s Shot Photography
Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire
Teddy & Ruby the Staffies
Overnight wedding weekend sitting + post-ceremony photos
“We used Matthew for our wedding which included a two night stay at our house, he also drove the dogs to the wedding venue and took them home after this meant that the dogs could be part of our special day as they are so special too us.
It was great from the start, Matthew came to the house Met the dogs and we filled in a questionnaire. On the day of the wedding he drove the dogs to the wedding, helped get them ready to walk down the aisle, he then kept them entertained during the ceremony we had pictures and he took them back home
By using Matthew for the wedding it meant we didn't have to stress for someone to look after them and we knew they were being well looked after, I trusted Matthew with them from the initial meeting. Matthew was a great help at the wedding for the photos getting the dogs attention for all the pictures
Thank you for making out dreams come true! Can't recommend you enough”
Photo credit: Paul Joseph Photography
Tempest Arms, North Yorkshire
Ned the Sprocker
Wedding day walk + post-ceremony photographs
“Woof and Walk made our wedding day truly memorable by ensuring our spaniel was part of the celebration. Matthew’s thoughtful service allowed us to capture precious moments with our dog in the wedding photos. Professional, reliable, and dog-friendly – Matthew exceeded our expectations, adding a special touch to our big day. Highly recommended for pet-loving couples!”
Photo credit: Stephen Garnett Photography
Devonshire Fell, Yorkshire Dales
Coco & Mimi the Cavapoos
Wedding day sitting
“Matthew and Claudia did a fantastic job looking after our two Cavapoos back in July this year. We were spending a week just north of Skipton and were attending a wedding on one of those days. The dogs could not come to the wedding so we needed doggy day and evening care. Claudia came to our Hotel as we were leaving for the wedding, took them for a walk and fed them. Matthew joined Claudia in the afternoon for another walk. We returned from the wedding and reception at about 10 pm ish. Coco and Mimi were glad to see us but we could tell they had a great day with Claudia & Matthew. Thank you so much for looking after our “treasures” so well for us.”
Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire
Mabel the Cockapoo
Wedding day walk
Devonshire Arms, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire
Oscar the Cocker Spaniel
Wedding day walk
Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire
Otis the Cockapoo
Wedding day sitting
Tithe Barn, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire
Ziggy the Cockapoo
Wedding day sitting
Tithe Barn, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire
Jack the Labrador
Wedding breakfast walk