Our cat was our wedding witness — it’s legal thanks to this law
She’s a paw-ty animal — fur real.
After watching her humans, Amanda and Steve, tie the knot, a cat named Momo made it official by signing the lovebirds’ marriage license — and it’s completely legal.
“Momo is the first cat that we got together, so she’s very special,” Amanda Terry, 32, a newlywed from Denver, told The Post. “Having her as our witness made the wedding fun and lighthearted.”
On TikTok, viral visuals of the silvery kitty getting a paw dipped in pet-safe ink and stamping it onto the legal document lapped up over 4.4 million views.
Amanda, a human resources specialist, and Steve, 29, a professional musician, who are the proud owners of three cats, got hitched by a minister in front of friends and family in Georgia last September.
However, upon returning home to Colorado after honeymooning in Iceland, the couple realized they’d lost their marriage license before filing it with the government, rendering their union unofficial in the eyes of the law.
TikTok/mandamoeckterry
So the sweeties, who rescued Momo in 2021 after the puss had been abandoned while pregnant with a litter of five, opted to re-do their “I do’s” with the critter June 3. (Amanda tells The Post that because she and Steve found the forsaken cat on the streets, they are unclear of her breed or age.)
And trending footage of the fête has kitty crusaders going wild.
“BRB getting divorced so we can get re-married in Colorado with our cat as our witness,” joked a fan of the fur balls in Amanda’s TikTok comments section.
“I will now be having my wedding in Colorado thank you,” another chimed.
“In Colorado, the cat could also be the Wedding Officiant, but technically not both a witness and officiant,” a commenter said, followed by a supporting remark from a separate viewer who wrote, “This goes for ANY PET in Colorado btw. My coworker had her dog and bearded dragon as her witnesses.”
And, technically, they’re right.
Colorado’s self-solemnization marriage law allows couples to conduct their wedding ceremonies sans an ordained officiant.
According to the state’s Department of Public Health & Environment, sweethearts who choose to marry without a minister or government official are simply, “responsible for acquiring, completing and returning the license to marry to the appropriate county office of the clerk and recorder.”
Other states such as California, Pennsylvania and Illinois, too, allow pairs to take the plunge on their own.
And Amanda, tells The Post that self-solemnizing was the best way to seal her big day.
“We were each other’s officiant,” she said of her and Steve’s wedlock, adding that the legal documentation for their DIY wedding do-over only cost $35. “And having Momo’s paw on the paperwork is something that we wanted to do to solidify our love.”
She went on to reveal that Momo’s purr-fectly penned signature wasn’t a fluke.
“We practiced so much before we actually put her paw print on the marriage license,” she said. “The first time it was just a big smear.”
Momo now joins a menagerie of mammals who’ve stolen a couple’s thunder amid their holy matrimony.
In May, a Labrador named Rosy made hearts sing when she performed a “father-dogter” dance to ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” with the groom during his nuptials in Philadelphia.
And all eyes were on Michigan pair Shane and Amanda Hudson’s mastiff-Staffordshire bull terrier mix, Weller, when the mutt trotted down the aisle in a tuxedo as the “best boy” at their January 2022 vow exchange.
“The day was absolutely perfect, we have some nontraditional tastes,” said Shane. “Weller is our world.”
And Amanda feels the same about her big day bundle of fur.
“We love Momo so much.”
