Weddings
Wedding concierge: your dog at your Cape Ann wedding
Cape Ann weddings happen on lawns above the harbor, in old barns and on granite terraces, and a lot of couples want the dog in the photographs. The dog also needs feeding, walking, cooling down and a quiet place to be at 9 PM. That second list is what the concierge exists for.
What it is
What the wedding concierge does: the details, so the dog can be there
The concierge is simple in intent. You want your dog present for the moments that matter, and you do not want to be the one holding the leash while you get married. Dogtown handles the details so your dog can be there for the special moments and looked after in between. Tell us the date and the venue, and we work out the rest with you: what the day looks like, where the dog needs to be and when, and who from our team is with the dog.
Everything is planned around your dog's temperament rather than a template. A dog who already comes to daycare is known to us, which makes the day easier; a dog we have not met is welcome too, and a free evaluation (weekdays, 6:30 to 9:30 AM) is the natural first meeting if the plan includes daycare or an overnight stay around the wedding. Grooming before the day needs no evaluation at all.
Planning
The questions we will ask you before the day
A wedding plan for a dog is a list of logistics, and we will ask for all of them: the ceremony time, where the dog enters and exits, whether the dog is in the procession, the photographs or only the cocktail hour, how the dog travels to the venue and back, and where the dog sleeps that night. We also ask about the dog itself: recall, crowds, other dogs, heat and noise, and anything your vet has said matters.
Cape Ann adds its own items. A June to September wedding means Rockport's beaches are closed to dogs (June 1 to September 15) and Gloucester's until October 1, so a beach photograph with the dog needs a date or a location that allows it. Late-June and early-July dates sit next to St. Peter's Fiesta and the July 3 fireworks in Gloucester, and Labor Day weekend is the Schooner Festival. Traffic and noise on those weekends change how a dog is moved and where it rests.
- Date, venue, ceremony time and the dog's role: procession, photographs or cocktail hour
- Transport to and from the venue, and where the dog sleeps that night
- Recall, crowd tolerance, heat, noise and any guidance from your vet
- Beach rules and festival weekends on the date you have chosen
- 01
Send the contact form with the date, the venue and your dog's name
- 02
We reply with the questions above and set up a call to walk through the day
- 03
Book a groom for the day before (no evaluation) and, if needed, a free evaluation for daycare or an overnight stay
- 04
We confirm the plan and the price with you
- 05
On the day, our team handles the details you have agreed with us
On the day
On the day: the groom before, the moments during, the quiet after
The visible part is the groom. A full-service groom the day before is $75 for a dog up to 25 pounds, $85 to 50 pounds, $110 to 90 pounds and $120 over 90 pounds, covering the bath and the cut; a bath only is $55 to $95 by size. The add-ons that show in photographs: face trim $10, nail clipping $16, teeth brushing $10, whitening shampoo $8 for a white or light coat, sanitary trim $10. Book it online or in the Dogtown app.
The rest of the day is the part you agreed with us in planning: when the dog appears, who is with the dog, and where the dog goes when the speeches start. For the nights around the wedding, an overnight suite is $78 a night with playgroups by day and 24/7 monitoring, and the Deluxe bundle (+$15) adds the memory-foam bed. Daycare on the rehearsal or brunch day is $42, with the Pup Van at $10 each way in Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea.
Price
Pricing is on request, and the fixed prices around it are public
The concierge itself is priced on request, because a dog in the procession at a 2 PM ceremony in Rockport and a dog who appears for twenty minutes of photographs on a Gloucester harbor lawn are different days for our team. Send the date and venue and we quote it. Nothing else is hidden: grooming, daycare, overnight stays, enrichment and the Pup Van are all at the prices on this site.
If you are marrying on Cape Ann but live elsewhere, the evaluation still has to happen on a weekday morning between 6:30 and 9:30 AM before any daycare or overnight stay, so build a visit to Eastern Ave into the weeks before the wedding, or plan on grooming only, which needs none. Grooming books online or in the Dogtown app without a visit beforehand.
- Concierge: price on request, quoted from the date and venue
- Groom before: $75 to $120 full service, no evaluation
- Suite $78 a night, daycare $42, Pup Van $10 each way
- Out-of-town couples: evaluation on a weekday morning before the wedding week
| Around the wedding | Price | Evaluation |
|---|---|---|
| Wedding Concierge | On request | Depends on the plan |
| Full-service groom | $75 to $120 by size | No |
| Bath only | $55 to $95 by size | No |
| Daycare, full day | $42 | Yes, free |
| Overnight suite | $78 a night | Yes, free |
| Pup Van | $10 each way in four towns | Booked with the day |
At Dogtown
The services around the wedding
A groom the day before, daycare on the rehearsal day, a suite for the wedding night, and the concierge holding it together.
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about this
Short, complete answers you can act on today. More in the full FAQ.
How do I book the wedding concierge?
How much does the wedding concierge cost?
Can my dog be in the ceremony?
Where does my dog stay the night of the wedding?
Do you need to have met my dog before the wedding?
More questions? Read the full FAQ
Sources
Rules and dates change. We re-check every beach, licensing and ordinance page each spring and fall; the source above is the current word.
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Next step
Your dog, at the wedding.
Send the date and the venue through the contact form. If the plan includes daycare or a suite, book the free evaluation for a weekday morning before the wedding week.
- 01Free evaluationWeekdays 6:30 – 9:30 AM
- 02Book a dayOnline, in the app or by phone
- 03Play, rest, repeatReport card at pick-up
