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This Couple Ditched The Wedding Registry And Asked For An Unusual Gift Instead

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Dogs bring so much joy and love into people’s lives and this lovely couple found a way a sharing their love for their furry friends on the most special day of their lives.

When Rebecca Machado and Marcelo Botte, from Curitiba, Brazil, sent out their wedding invitations, instead of a wedding registry asking for gifts for their new home, they asked their guests to bring donations of dog food to the wedding. The note attached to the invitation said: ”The best gift you can give us on our wedding day is to help us do good. We will be accepting dog food donations in our reception. It can be a bag of any size  of dog food of whatever brand you want.”

This took the guests by surprise, with some asking the bride and groom-to-be: ”But what gift can I give you, for your house?” Their answer was the same to everyone: ”Dog food is the greatest gift you can give us!”

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When Rebeca and Marcelo got engaged, they started setting up a wedding registry for a list of items that would help them with what they needed to start their lives together in their small apartment, but they didn’t feel comfortable doing it.  In an interview to the blog Bom Pra Cachorro, Rebeca said, ” Everyone needs something for their own home and we didn’t want to be selfish and demand that these good people buy us gifts just because we are getting married.”

Rebecca’s parents were astonished by their decision and opposed it right away. The bride and groom threatened to cancel their wedding reception if her parents refused to get on board with their decision. ”We had a mission more important than showing our friends and family that we were consolidating our love, we had to show them that in order to grow, love has to be shared.”

Their guests were happy to help and at the end of the reception, what they received surpassed their expectations. A whopping 632 pounds of dog food was collected, as well as lots of toys and dog clothing!

Their recipient of choice was the Patas e Beijos Rescue Animal Shelter, that takes care of 70 dogs and 12 cats. According to the animal shelter’s founder, Viviane Palonsky, this was the largest donation they have ever received and it was a great surprise.

Rebecca and Marcelo decided to visit the shelter after reading about the work they were doing. The encounter impressed them to want to help after seeing how all the animals were loved and well cared for.

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Their love for animals is not something new. Their families are known for only adopting rescue dogs. ”Our dog Mili was found as a puppy, abandoned in the street and now lives with my mom; Café lives with Marcelo’s mom. He was found critically ill and was rescued by us. Our newest family member is Pipoca, a sweet dog left to die in a dumpster.” said Rebecca.

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Hopefully, their desire to do good will encourage people to exercise their generosity and help those in need. Even if it’s by donating only one bag of dog food at a time.

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