This Stunning Wedding Photo Is a Viral Success

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By Hannah Orenstein2013-07-22 14:50:09 -0700

When wedding photographer Steph Grant snapped this photo of Los Angeles brides Shannon and Seema at their June wedding, she knew it was gorgeous. The couple looks head over heels in love and their attire is vivid — it's a perfect shot.

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What she didn't plan for, however, is for the photo to go viral. After Grant posted the photo to her blog, the image quickly found its way to Reddit, where user niXor posted the photo along with the title, "This is by far one of the prettiest wedding photographs I've seen in a long time."

The beaming brides' photo hit the front page of Reddit and garnered more than 600 comments. It also received more than 125,000 notes on Tumblr. The traffic from the photo temporarily crashed Grant's site.

"I've photographed Indian weddings before and I've photographed gay and lesbian weddings before, but never have I ever shot an Indian lesbian wedding. WOW. My heart!" Grant blogged.

Grant later wrote in an email to Mashable, "What stood out most for me on that day were the smiles. Everywhere. The kind that make you lose yourself in the moment and feel like you're in a dream. I have received thousands of messages saying how this has changed views and given people hope. Love has truly gone viral."

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Image courtesy of Steph Grant Photography

Topics: photography, Pics, reddit, tumblr, Watercooler, wedding photo