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28th Feb 2017

This bride was completely upstaged at her wedding… by a beluga whale

Katie Mythen-Lynch

It’s usually the gorgeous bridesmaid or the screaming child who does the upstaging at a wedding, but one bride found herself eclipsed by an uninvited intruder of a different kind this week.

Guests at an aquarium wedding at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut found themselves completely swept away by a blushing beluga whale, bobbing about behind the bride and groom.

The magnificent mammal appeared to have dropped in to congratulate the pair as they tied the knot in front of a vast water tank.

The image, shared on the photo sharing site Imgur, shows the couple smiling awkwardly while their friends and family watch the world’s best photobomb unfold before their eyes.

It soon sparked a festival of hilarious Photoshop efforts, shared on Reddit, including:

The ultimate photobomb:

The whole gang in Bikini Bottom…

And… the beluga best man.