Wedding goes to the dogs!

You may recall a few weeks ago I posted an article about the pending marriage of Sparky, a 30 pound Puggle and Mercedes, a 90 pound mastiff mix. Well the happy day finally arrived and the happy couple were "marired" in front of many guests including print & TV media. Sounds like a great time was had by all....

Wedding goes to the dogs-- really

Hundreds of humans attend $2,000 ceremony.
By Bill Bell, Staff writer

A couple of dogs, Mercedes and Sparky, were wed Sunday in the outdoor galleria at Mimo's Cafe in Uptown Whittier in a ceremony attended by several hundred people, plenty of other dogs as well as print and television photographers.

Cynthia Calamusa of Whittier, seated in a wheelchair with her tiny pet Chihuahua, Saddie, in her lap, expressed what seemed to be the general sentiment about the event.

"I think it's neat. I love it," she said.

The central figures in the doggie wedding were the bride, Mercedes, 7, a 90-pound mastiff-Labrador mix, and the groom, Sparky, 3, a chunky 30-pound puggle. Rick Elias, 53, a professional Whittier photographer, is the owner of the bride and Trisha Garcia, a tenant in Elias' Uptown office building, owns Sparky. One day, the two owners agreed a doggie wedding would be fun and the planning began. More here.

Press-Telegram - Wedding goes to the dogs -- really

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