The wedding hall was filled with excited murmurs.
A peaceful light streamed in through the long, sunlit windows; the gilded chairs were occupied by elegantly dressed family and friends.
The audience murmured softly, phones were raised as some guests tried to capture the moment with their cameras.
The whole room vibrated with anticipation, the air filled with joyful excitement.
The bride, Sara, stood next to the groom, Gabriele, holding his hand tightly.
She looked perfect: her white mermaid-style dress draped lightly over her slender body, her long veil trailing along the floor.
A happy smile spread across her face, but a hint of worry seemed to flicker at the corner of her eyes.
“It’s going to be okay,” Gabriele whispered, gently squeezing her fingers.
Sara nodded, but before she could reply…
…something moved.
Not from somewhere behind her. Not beside it. Just underneath it.
A small, barely perceptible movement—as if something, or someone, were lurking between the folds of the fabric.
Sara started, taking a half step back. Gabriele immediately noticed the tension in the bride’s arms and frowned,
“What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”
But before Sara could answer, the movement continued—more forceful this time.
The bottom of the dress shifted slightly, as if something were hiding underneath…and trying to break free.
The guests were stunned, stunned.
One of the bridesmaids, Adele, raised her hand to her mouth in surprise. An elderly aunt, Margarita, crossed herself and whispered something to the sky.
The air was tense, as if a vacuum had suddenly been created.
Gabriele paled.
Sara remained motionless, frightened, a chill running down her spine.
And then…
…a whisper.
A small but clear sound—there was no doubt: something was there, right under the dress.
“Are you kidding?” one of the witnesses, Tomás, whispered nervously, looking around.
But no one laughed.
Everyone held their breath, as if at a crucial moment in a movie.
And then…
The dress moved suddenly and decisively!
Sara screamed, took a step back, and lifted her dress.
The room erupted in a collective hiss, Gabriele clenched her fists, and the register clerk, an elegant woman named Judit, stood still, holding the stamp.
From under the dress, as if from a secret passage, a black shadow appeared first, followed by a hiss…
…a small black bundle jumped out.
Someone screamed, another guest jumped back, spilling a glass of champagne. The liquid spilled onto the damask tablecloth.
Sara jumped to Gabriele, clinging to him tightly.
“Aaaah! What is it?”
The little bundle, clumsily hopped a few times, reached the middle of the room and stopped.
It wagged its tail, then…
…meowed.
Silence.
Gabriele blinked. Sara, who was staring at the guest’s face in fear, couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
There, on the floor, in front of everyone…
…a small black kitten was looking at them curiously.
“Is it a cat?” someone shouted from behind, still in sh0ck.
Gabriele looked at Sara in surprise:
“Why is there a cat under your skirt?”
Sara opened her mouth, but couldn’t answer.
Then a timid voice rang out from the front row of guests:
“Uh… maybe mine…”
Everyone turned around.
There stood Sara’s little sister, little Lucia, wearing white stockings and clutching a stuffed rabbit. Her gaze was filled with remorse, and she whispered timidly:
“I didn’t want to leave him alone at home… he jumped into the veil basket… I thought he’d already left.”
The guests first looked at her in surprise, then burst into laughter. The tension vanished like a soap bubble.
Gabriele sighed. Sara bent down, trembling a little, and gently picked up the kitten.
The little black cat meowed once more, then snuggled into her hand as if nothing had happened.
“Here you are, little furry witness,” Sara finally laughed, stroking the kitten’s head.
Judith, the employee, smiled, shaking her head:
“I hope there will be no more objections to the marriage?”
The room erupted in laughter again.
Gabriele and Sara looked at each other and finally both laughed.
As the laughter subsided, Sara continued to hold the small black cat, which curled up as if it never wanted to leave her.
“You know,” Gabriele said, gently stroking the little animal, “if we start like this, maybe this wedding won’t be so boring.”
“I’d say… surprisingly ‘cat-like,’” Sara replied, laughing.
The guests gathered around them, and Lucia, the little sister, timidly approached, still holding her stuffed rabbit.
“I’m sorry…” she said hesitantly, looking at Sara with her big blue eyes. “I didn’t mean anything bad to happen…”
Sara crouched down beside her, still holding the kitten in her lap.
“Lucia, it’s okay. Just let me know next time if you want to bring a hidden animal to my wedding, okay?”
“Okay…” Lucía nodded, then added in a low voice. “Poor Bogi was afraid of being left alone at home.”
“Bogi?” Gabriele asked, raising an eyebrow.
“It’s the cat. He’s been with us for two weeks. I found him in front of the school.”
“And why didn’t you tell anyone?” Sara asked, stroking Bogi’s head.
“Because Mom said we can’t keep him… but I secretly fed him and put him in my basket. Today he hid under the veil.”
Judit, the employee, cleared her throat and asked, smiling, “So, if you don’t mind, can we continue with the ceremony? Or does anyone else want to come out from under the bride’s skirt?”
The guests laughed again.
Sara carefully handed Bogi to Lucia, then returned to Gabriele, but before taking his hand, she whispered:
“Do you really want to get married after such a start?”
Gabriele smiled and nodded:
“If I survived a cat attack during the wedding, I can survive anything. The wedding continues.”
The ceremony continued. The waitress read the vows, the bride and groom looked into each other’s eyes, and when they said “I do,” the guests burst into thunderous applause.
Lucia, holding the kitten, happily waved her stuffed rabbit.
The waitress approached the bride and groom, handed them the registry to sign, and with a mischievous smile said:
“I hope we don’t have to call an animal protection representative as a witness.”
Sara and Gabriele laughed together, then signed the official documents.
After the ceremony, the guests moved to the garden, where champagne and sweets awaited them. Everyone was talking about the incident with the cat, and the videographer was already planning how to edit the video for the “funniest wedding moments” category on the internet.
One of the bridesmaids, Adele, approached Sara:
“Hey, I think the cat brought luck. It was the most memorable wedding of my life!”
“It’s just begun,” Sara replied, smiling at Gabriele. “Who knows what’s next for us?”
Later, after dinner, while everyone was dancing, Lucía approached Gabriele:
“Uncle Gabriele… can we keep Bogi?”
Gabriele leaned toward her and looked into her eyes:
“Only if I can play with him from time to time, too.”
“Then it’s fine!” Lucía exclaimed, hugging him.
That’s how the little black cat not only became an unexpected guest, but also the family’s newest friend. The wedding became a legendary story, told for years at family gatherings, always accompanied by laughter.
And the photos? Well, on the cover of the wedding album, there wasn’t a kiss, but rather a special moment: Sara holding the little black cat, with the caption:
“Because behind every good wedding, there’s a little… surprise.”