Sunday, September 16, 2007

Wedding


















A distant memory sketch of the first wedding I attended when around 10 years old. Our dog Gretchen was in heat, so she dug her way under the fence on a mission to have relations with the neighbor dog Pepe- pregnancy was a testament to her success. Well my sister decided to make Pepe do the honorable thing- so she dressed Gretchen and him up in wedding attire, invited our friends over, put the bride and groom into a shopping cart, wheeled them down the aisle- and voila- Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

(I think we put them in a shopping cart to prevent them from running away- not quite a 'shotgun wedding,' but... So make sure you spay or neuter your pet(s)- to prevent unwanted marriages).

15 Comments:

Blogger Cathy said...

Love this - great story, and the 'card' is such a good **** take of normal cards that you have to look twice at it.

Very clever!

11:39 AM  
Blogger Janice Ykema said...

guess they both looked like dogs.... ! VERY cute story and love the illo.

1:51 PM  
Blogger Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

How funny and cute! Nice work.

3:49 PM  
Blogger saffron said...

That is so cute! I also love the story! Wonderful job!

4:00 PM  
Blogger luisa brehm said...

Andy, this is soooo cool !!!!
no, i was not expecting, the bride has a so unhappy look, i guess they are sliding together till the end of times ;-))))))))
yes, i know i'm delayed but .... i'm working !!!
happyyyy sunday hugssssssss

4:16 PM  
Blogger HARDWAX said...

Cute, cute, cute, ccccuuuuuuuttttteee!!!

Ahh, I feel better, and I can't get this wrong, cause you told me exactly what it is, which I could have figured out anyway, maybe.

Seriously though, a sweet story and beautiful artwork, and I love the perfect dimensions of the shopping cart-looks like a shopping cart.

6:57 PM  
Blogger Twisselman said...

Ha! Way cool. And yes, you've gone to the dark (read: cute) side, Luke. But in a good way. Pepe looks like a scamp. Great story.

7:46 PM  
Blogger AndyDoodler said...

Thanks Cathy

Thanks Janice- yeah they looked good.

Thanks Mary

Thanks Saffron- I'm wild about your name

Thanks Luisa- hope you're not working too hard- unless it's really fun.
Huggggss and happy Monday

Thanks Miri- hahaha- cute- huh. You never get it wrong anyway.

Thanks Twis- hahaha- yeah- I used the 'Force' or something or other...
And yeah- hahaha- Pepe was def. a scamp.

10:07 PM  
Blogger neilornstein said...

DNA uber alles

6:13 AM  
Blogger Ellen Byrne said...

Grrreat! Whoof, whoof!

7:18 AM  
Blogger studio lolo said...

Perfect Andy! And I love how you mention to get your pets spayed and neutered. Very Bob Barker of you!! (And very Lolo of you) And we can look at the shopping cart as their limo :)

12:16 PM  
Blogger steve said...

Ha ha, and now that vivid memory is captured here in this amazing illustration. Thanks for the story too Andy!

4:19 PM  
Blogger janie said...

Great image, sort of surreal.
The puppies must have been gorgeous!

2:40 PM  
Blogger AndyDoodler said...

Hey Neil- but still a mystery.

Whoof [thanks] Ellen!

Thanks Laurel!- yeah - I was thinking of Bob- and Lolo too! and, of course, the problem. Haha- yup- they arrived and went in style.

Thanks Steve!

Thanks Janie! Yes- they were really cute

5:25 PM  
Blogger Kayleen West - Children Author/Illustrator said...

Excellent concept. Very Cute

3:37 PM  

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