Married couple adopts stray cat who crashed their wedding ceremony: 'Meant to be'

Cara told Fox News Digital that Daisy was 'demanding to be heard' at the wedding

Married couple adopts stray cat who crashed their wedding

A newlywed shared video of her wedding being "crashed" by a chatty stray cat who interrupted the ceremony. She later adopted the feline, now named Daisy. (SOURCE: @gatsby.and.daisy via TikTok)

A stray kitten was adopted by an adoring couple after she interrupted their wedding last year.

Cat owner Cara racked up over 3 million likes after posting video of her meow-filled wedding ceremony on TikTok. The wedding was held at Curry Estate in Hopewell Junction, New York in September 2023. 

Video shows the groom reading his vows to the bride when audience members suddenly hear a cat – now named Daisy – loudly meowing.

Cara told Fox News Digital that she originally didn't hear the chatty cat.

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Side by side image of wedding and couple holding cat

Cara and Matt adopted a stray cat, who they named Daisy, after the animal "crashed" their wedding. (Supplied by Cara / @gatsby.and.daisy via TikTok)

"We were so focused on the moment and what each other was saying," she explained. "We did notice, however, the crowd and bridal party starting to laugh!"

Cara's sister, who served as the maid of honor, then called the couple's attention to the matter.

"[She] kindly let us know that there was a cat right there meowing," the wife explained. "She was so perfectly perched on a tree stump behind us demanding to be heard."

According to Cara, she and her husband were already "huge cat people" before the ceremony – and the feline's unexpected appearance was a highlight.

"We have a cat that we adopted together, Gatsby, [and] our friends have celebrity nicknamed us Catt (Cara + Matt), and we even had cat cake toppers," she explained. 

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Cara and Matt both holding Daisy

Cara and Matt were both "huge cat people" before Daisy interrupted their wedding, Cara told Fox News Digital. (Supplied by Cara / @gatsby.and.daisy via TikTok)

"It felt like this was all meant to be when she showed up."

After the bride and groom fell in love with the kitten, the couple's families and friends worked hard to look for her – but had no luck.

"All anyone could talk about was the cat. It was the highlight of the night… I knew we had to have her."

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Picture of bride and groom at altar and picture of couple holding Daisy

Matt was reading his vows to Cara when Daisy loudly interrupted their ceremony with her meows. (Supplied by Cara / @gatsby.and.daisy via TikTok)

Two weeks later, Cara and Matt were contacted by their wedding venue. After trying for days, staff were finally able to lure the stray with leftover shrimp from past weddings.

"We were on our honeymoon [when they said] they had gotten her and that she was headed to a shelter if we wanted to adopt her," Cara explained.

Cara said Daisy perfectly integrated into her household. She was named after Daisy Buchanan from "The Great Gatsby" to match with her sibling, Gatsby.

"She is the most affectionate cat and loves nothing more than spending the day curled up inside our sweaters," Cara said. "It got even better when our resident cat, Gatsby, befriended her so quickly."

Side by side images of Daisy and Gatsby together

Daisy gets along well with her sibling, Gatsby. Both animals' names were inspired by "The Great Gatsby." (Supplied by Cara / @gatsby.and.daisy via TikTok)

"It’s been such a joy having her and sharing her story with everyone," she added. "My husband Matt has said that he does not believe in fate but that it's pretty hard not to with Daisy!"

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Authored by Andrea Vacchiano via FoxNews March 18th 2024