Magical! Giraffe photobombs newlyweds in South Africa; pictures go viral

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Magical! Giraffe photobombs newlyweds in South Africa
Magical! Giraffe photobombs newlyweds in South Africa

East London : Normally, it’s the couple who is on the limelight during their wedding day. But for this South African couple, the surprise was very-very high. 

On Saturday, newlyweds Luke and Tristan Karshagen were taking wedding party pictures at a game reserve at the Areena Riverside Resort in East London, South Africa, when a rather friendly male giraffe by the name of Abby came to photobomb their pictures and make it a memorable day for them.

The pictures of their wedding are now being liked and shared by many people on the social media.

“He approached the group by popping his head over the trees and then walking over to us and sniffing the bridesmaids’ flowers,” she told HuffPost. “He was very relaxed and just incredibly inquisitive.”



At first, everyone was a bit shocked by the sudden appearance of the giraffe but soon realized that Abby “just wanted to know what was going on and was more than happy to just be part of everything,” she said.

“Everyone kind of scattered a bit to give Abby his space,” Norman said. “But then they were quite excited about this experience that they were having on their wedding day.”

"We were all bubbling with excitement and continuing with photos as we chatted and laughed about how lucky we were, when Mr. Giraffe popped his head over the trees again,” Norman wrote in a blog post for Love What Matters. “He was really intrigued by those bouquets, and kept the bridesmaids in fits of giggles as they tried to hide their flowers from him. We all managed to get some selfies, and after a few more minutes, he stepped over all of us and made his way off into the setting sun."