NEWLYWEDS left their ceremony only to find a dog had eaten the wedding cake.

Matt, 35, and Kelly Gamblin, 32, of Dringhouses, married at York Register Office and held their reception in a marquee in the grounds of Skipwith Hall.

However, they arrived in Skipwith to find a dog had savaged the red velvet cake lovingly made by amateur baker and grandad of the bride Richard Varley, leaving the remains covered in dog hair.

A trail of paw prints was also discovered on the dance floor.

Caterers said they had shooed dogs away from the tent earlier in the day but it is believed the dog got in through a door left open for guests.

Kelly said: “As we walked in we didn’t know what was going on, as we’d been greeting guests.

“They thought it had broken in transit into two pieces, but we couldn’t find the other piece.

“Then we saw the claw marks and the hair.”

As the dog is likely to have had icing all over its mouth and nose, Matt said he believed its owner would have known what their pet had done.

But he added the chocolate sponge was likely to have disagreed with the canine.

He said: “Somewhere there was probably a poorly dog.

“When I found the cake had been snaffled my brother and his partner went to Selby to get a ‘consolation cake’.

“It was not until I had a couple of drinks, or even the day after, that I realised the bride and groom cutting the cake is a staple wedding tradition and I was a bit heart broken.”

But Kelly added: “It was an amazing day.

“It didn’t get us down as we were with friends and family.

“Even though that happened it was still perfect and Matt even mentioned it in his speech.”