A TikToker said she used her cat as an official witness for her marriage license, thanks to a quirky wedding rule in Colorado

• A video of a couple saying their pet was a marriage witness went viral on TikTok.
• The upload received over 4.2 million views and 3,900 comments which complimented the ceremony.

A married couple went viral on TikTok after they appeared to make their wedding official by having their cat sign the certificate as a witness.

On June 8, a TikToker who goes by Manda Moeck Terry posted a video which showed her dressed in white alongside a man dressed up in a shirt as they held a cat together. An on-screen caption above the couple read, "Did you know in Colorado your cat can be the witness for your marriage licence?"

The duo then proceeded to apply ink to the cat's paw, before they padded it against a piece of paper on the table in front. "She was the pawwfect witness," a further on-screen caption read, before the video then cut to a closer look at the marriage license which showed the paw print signature at the bottom.

In the caption alongside the video, Terry wrote that her mom had lost their original wedding certificate paperwork, so they had decided to complete the ceremony in Colorado. "Momo was the best witness we could have ask for," she included, which appeared to be the name of her pet, alongside the hashtag #weddingpawty.

The upload went viral with over 4.2 million views, and 3,900 comments who were in awe of the concept and the cute ceremony. Many also joked they were on their way to the state to do the same. "Brb getting divorced so we can get re-married in Colorado with our cat as our witness," one viewer wrote in a top comment that received over 10,100 likes.

According to the Marriages and Civil Unions section of the official website for the City and County of Denver, Colorado, where the location of the TikTok was pinned, couples can conduct a "Self-Solemnization" ceremony, in which instance "neither witnesses nor officiant are required."

In the place of an official witness, it's legal to have a pet sign the certificate with their paw print instead, according to Alton Dillard from the Denver County clerk's office, local news outlet Axios Denver reported.

Terry has over 1,200 followers on TikTok where she posts videos about hiking and cats.

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