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  • Minutes before the wedding, the groom prays for his wife, and the photo goes viral.

  • Most married people will tell you that pre-wedding jitters are a real thing.

  • For some people, the jitters begin early and they start to wonder if maybe they're making a mistake by getting married.

  • For others, the jitters come right before the wedding and they start to get extremely nervous.

  • In most cases, these last-minute nerves should not be taken too seriously.

  • Getting married is a really big deal.

  • Making such a huge life change is bound to shake up even the most stable couple.

  • There are some cases where a person's last-minute nerves can show their true colors when they need to be seen the most.

  • And that's what happened to Maggie Edwards.

  • On Maggie Edward's wedding day, she found out just moments before what kind of a man she was marrying.

  • She thought that she knew him better than she ever knew anyone else.

  • Before the couple exchanged vows, she learned more about the man that she was about to marry.

  • This is the story of how, minutes before their wedding, this bride grabbed her groom's shaky hand when she realized the truth about who she was marrying.

  • This bride and groom's story has touched the hearts of people all around the world when the photo of their wedding went viral.

  • Maggie was engaged to her high school sweetheart, U.S. Marine Corps corporal, Caleb Earwood.

  • The couple from Asheville knew each other for years.

  • From the day that they started dating, neither of them had any doubt that they were meant to be together forever.

  • Caleb knew that asking Maggie to marry him was the smartest decision he ever made.

  • Maggie knew that saying yes was the smartest decision she ever made.

  • When the big day finally came and the ceremony began, Caleb realized that there was something that he needed to do and it could not wait another second.

  • He knew that he couldn't see the bride before the wedding, but he knew that there was something he needed to do before he and his bride-to-be exchanged vows.

  • Both Caleb and Maggie are very religious people, and because of this, he wanted them to pray together.

  • He asked the wedding photographer to bring Maggie to the door so that they could do what needed to be done.

  • He walked through a room full of womenall of them were Maggie's bridal party.

  • He stood outside the door, and then they got Maggie.

  • She stood around the corner from Caleb, but she was close enough so that they could hold hands while he spoke without seeing each other.

  • In front of the photographer and the bridal party, Caleb said a prayer.

  • He prayed to God for his beautiful and intelligent wife.

  • He also thanked God for her and the amazing family that he was about to marry into.

  • When Caleb appeared on the "Today Show", he said that he couldn't take the first steps in life with Maggie without it being God's will.

  • He wanted God to know how thankful he was for his wife and his life.

  • According to the wedding photographer, Dwayne Schmidt, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

  • All the women in the bridal room were crying.

  • According to the photographer, he even started to shed a tear himself.

  • He said that in his profession, you're running around for 10 to 12 hours each day to get the perfect shot.

  • He said that it's not always easy, but there are times when you get the most amazing photo.

  • In the photo, you could see Maggie and Caleb holding hands.

  • Maggie has her hand over her mouth as she cried.

  • Caleb is also crying in the photo.

  • Schmidt posted the photo online, which quickly went viral.

  • The caption on the post read, "I have photographed a lot of weddings."

  • "This has to be one of the best things I have ever got to see, much less photograph."

  • "Before the ceremony and before they saw each other, Caleb said a prayer for their marriage and their lives."

  • "AWESOME!!!"

  • The couple were married on Memorial Day, the day that we honor those who've given their lives to fight for our country.

  • In just the few days after the wedding, the photo received over 60,000 likes, it's been commented on over 3,000 times, and it was shared over 9,500 times.

  • The moment this happened, Maggie said that she knew that she and Caleb were meant to be and that they would be together forever.

  • On the "Today Show", she said that you had to be there to understand how incredibly special the moment was.

  • She said that she was thrilled that her future husband was as serious about God and his faith as she was.

  • Many of the women in the bridal room who witnessed what happened between the happy couple said that it was even more beautiful than the ceremony itself.

  • One of the bridesmaids said that the ceremony was beautiful, but the prayer outside the bridal room door was more meaningful and more beautiful than the ceremony.

  • The couple was beyond thrilled that their photographer was there during Caleb's prayer and that he got a photo of the tender moment.

  • Maggie says that their wedding was amazing.

  • The fact that Caleb was in the service made it special that they were married on Memorial Day.

  • She also stated that the ceremony was beautiful and meaningful and that the reception was great.

  • She did say, however, that the prayer in the doorway was the part of her wedding that she will remember the most.

  • On the "Today Show", Maggie also said that when you say yes to a proposal, that you are meant to be together.

  • She also said that Caleb's prayer and his shaking hand holding hers solidified her belief that they were meant to be together forever.

  • At that moment, Maggie didn't have any doubt or pre-wedding jitters.

  • Caleb's prayer was the sweetest thing that she had ever heard and she knew that they would be happy together forever.

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