Bride includes her dog as flower girl in the wedding: 'She's my little shadow'
Norah
The bride said her golden retriever  Norah  is âpart of the fabric of our family â so not including her in the Nov. 4 celebration was never an option.
She and her husband  Kevin Schaefer  have had  Norah  for four years and consider her their âdog-ter â she said.
âShe goes everywhere with me â said the bride. âEveryone knows how obsessed I am with her  so most people asked if  Norah  was going to be in the wedding. We got her a little flower necklace.â
 Norah  was even part of the marriage proposal.
âKevin proposed to me on October 1  2016  at Montrose Dog Beach â Schaefer recalled. âIt was our five-year anniversary and he said he wanted to do it there because I always describe it as âheaven on earth.â  Norah  was right there with us as he proposed.â
As a trained therapy dog  Schaefer said  Norah  is âpretty chillâ and didnât cause any doggy disasters on the big day.
The brideâs late dog   Tandi  who died before Norah came into the couple's lives   was also included in the wedding.
âMy maid of honor  Alex Lister  surprised me by putting a small photo of  Tandi  on my bouquet â said Schaefer. âI  of course  immediately burst into tears as she said  âThis way you can have both your dogs with you on your wedding day.ââ
The couple went on their honeymoon in Asheville  North Carolina. As much as Schaefer wanted to bring  Norah  along   she  stayed at home with  her  mom because  her  husband insisted they needed some time alone.
The bride said her golden retriever  Norah  is âpart of the fabric of our family â so not including her in the Nov. 4 celebration was never an option.
She and her husband  Kevin Schaefer  have had   [TGT] for four years and consider  [TGT]  their âdog-ter â  [TGT]  said.
âShe goes everywhere with  [TGT]  â said the bride. âEveryone knows how obsessed I am with  [TGT]   so most people asked if   [TGT] was going to be in the wedding. We got  [TGT]  a little flower  [TGT] 
was even part of the marriage proposal.
 [TGT]  proposed to  [TGT]  on October 1  2016  at Montrose Dog Beach â Schaefer recalled. âIt was our five-year anniversary and he said he wanted to do it there because I always describe it as âheaven on earth.â   [TGT] was right there with us as he proposed.â
As a trained therapy dog  Schaefer said   [TGT] is âpretty chillâ and didnât cause any doggy disasters on the big day.
The brideâs late dog   Tandi  who died before  [TGT]  came into the couple's lives   was also included in the wedding.
âMy maid of honor  Alex Lister  surprised me by putting a small photo of  Tandi  on my bouquet â said Schaefer. âI  of course  immediately burst into tears as she said  âThis way you can have both your dogs with you on your wedding day.ââ
The couple went on their honeymoon in Asheville  North Carolina. As much as Schaefer wanted to bring   [TGT] along   she  stayed at home with  her  mom because  her  husband insisted they needed some time alone.