Dog gatecrashes wedding as bride and groom watch onWed, November 11, 2026 at 5:59 AM UTC
A newly married couple have described the "hilarious" moment when a runaway dog gatecrashed their wedding.
Simon and Amy Keane's wedding was about to begin on Saturday afternoon at the church on Desborough Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire when a passing Jack Russell, sprinted into the church.
It then ran around members of the congregation and joined the couple's own dog, Duggie, who was due to be a ring bearer at the ceremony.
Simon, 31, said it was "kind of hilarious".
Amy and Simon said the surprise guest had made their day even more memorable
He recalled feeling "very nervous" as the ceremony began.
"I just wanted everything to be perfect.
"As all the guests stood up, I thought 'here we go'.
"I looked down the aisle expecting to see the bridesmaids and suddenly saw a dog I didn't recognise running up towards me.
"I saw the owner - who had obviously just come off the street and looked mortified."
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Bride Amy, 30 was waiting to make her entrance into the church.
She said: "I saw the dog coming down the street. I was a bit worried as it wasn't on a lead. And it ran straight in."
She and her bridesmaids looked on "in absolute fits" as the dog did laps of the inside of the church with its owner and other guests trying to usher it away.
"It calmed everyone down and set the tone for a lovely rest of the day," she said.
She said the couple had since spoken to the dog's owner and reassured him he had "nothing to apologise for".
Father of the bride Charley Scarbro said the unexpected arrival "just made the day".
"People were talking about it all day.
"The dog was so excitable it didn't know what to do or where to go. It just ran round and under people's legs," he added.
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Source: Nature
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