Runaway Jack Russell Gatecrashes Hampshire Wedding Before Bride’s Entrance
A runaway Jack Russell sprinted into a church in Eastleigh, Hampshire, moments before bride Amy Keane's entrance, ran laps around guests and met the couple's own dog. The newlyweds called it hilarious, and said it calmed everyone down.
A runaway Jack Russell gatecrashed the wedding of Simon and Amy Keane at a church in Eastleigh, Hampshire, moments before the bride was due to make her entrance. The couple have since described the scene as "hilarious".
The dog was passing the church on Desborough Road when it sprinted inside as the ceremony was about to begin. It ran around members of the congregation. Then it joined the couple's own dog, Duggie, who was meant to be the ring bearer.
Simon, 31, had been nervous while waiting at the front. "I just wanted everything to be perfect," he said.
He described what happened next. "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."
The dog's owner appeared soon after. "I saw the owner, who had obviously just come off the street and looked mortified," Simon said.
Bride saw it coming
Amy, 30, was waiting outside to walk into the church. She 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 said.
She and her bridesmaids watched "in absolute fits" as the dog did laps of the church. Its owner and other guests tried to usher it out. The dog was eventually caught and carried away, clearing the aisle for Amy.
Amy shared video of the moment on Instagram. It shows guests waiting as her entrance music has just started, and the dog racing along the aisle with its tail wagging. Amy later joked that her entrance music "was on and everything".
She said the interruption helped the day. "It calmed everyone down and set the tone for a lovely rest of the day," she said.
No apology needed
The couple have since spoken to the dog's owner. Amy said they reassured him he had "nothing to apologise for".
Charley Scarbro, the bride's father, said the unexpected arrival had "just made the day". Guests talked about it all day, he said.
He described the dog's behavior in the church. "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."
Viewers who saw the Instagram video also reacted warmly. One commenter wrote that they wished they had had the "wedding crasher" at their own wedding, and another called the dog the "guest of honour".
