It's official! New York State will now consider your dog as a legitimate witness to your wedding.

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We've all seen plenty of weddings where the couples' dog is a part of the bridal party. Heck, I've even been to a few where a dog was the groom served as Best Man!

Recognizing that many dog owners consider their pups to be more like family than pets, their 'babies' even, New York has approved a law that allows a dog's paw print to be stamped onto a marriage certificate. 

And wait till you hear THIS. The law doesn't just apply to pets of the canine variety. If you're marrying in the state of New York, and you so wish, your cat, hamster, even rabbit can serve as an official witness.

New York is now the 29th state America to allow pets as wedding witnesses.

And, just in case you were wondering, according to yahoo!life, 8 U.S. states currently allow your pet to OFFICIATE your wedding, but New York is not one of them...yet. The closest is Pennsylvania.