You might think that very attractive people who share pictures of themselves on social media would be not at all surprised by the attention they get. You might also think that it would go to their heads, making them very annoying to speak to. But Salt Lake City couple Thad Nelson and Aren Muse were absolutely not expecting their wedding photos from September to become the hottest thing on Twitter last week, and their humble and hilarious reaction to their sudden popularity is possibly even more attractive than their beautiful flowing locks.
“IM MARRIED & THE HAPPIEST. This was the best day of my life,” Nelson wrote when he posted the photos last Thursday. The sight of two handsome men with matching long hair looking wildly in love on a beach in Cabo San Lucas drove the internet crazy.
Most of the reactions have been along the lines of @x0elii’s: “the most attractive couple i have ever seen ohmahgawwww.” There are a few “adopt me” requests sprinkled in there, along with gushing congratulations from several thousand strangers.
Nelson, a service experience specialist at Nordstrom, said he has no idea how the pics went viral.
On Friday, when Yahoo reached out to them both, Muse said he had to ask his husband what we were even talking about.
“In the digital age we’re accustomed to having complete strangers know things about us our own family wouldn’t know if it were ’99,” the visual merchandiser and stylist said. “Still, we wanted a very small, intimate ceremony, so it’s a little odd that a part of that has been viewed by thousands of people. The response has been wonderful though, so who can complain?”
The couple, who have been together since 2011, are overjoyed by the reaction, particularly because they feel grateful to be married men living in Utah during this divisive political time.
“Growing up, I thought that I might end up alone, or end up marrying someone I couldn’t fully give myself to, but I got so lucky with Aren,” Nelson said. “I am so lucky to be free to love, and have so many supportive people around me. I feel love from every angle, and that’s just so amazing, because I didn’t know I’d ever really feel that.”
Muse’s favorite Twitter reaction speaks to that feeling as well.
“Watching the entire nation debate over whether or not your marriage is valid sucks,” Muse said. “Gay marriage was only just legalized nationwide. Having to ask permission, or convince someone your marriage is just the same as theirs is downright demeaning. The idea that our li’l old second-class gay union would suddenly render everyone else’s marriage null and void is hysterical.”
“IM MARRIED & THE HAPPIEST. This was the best day of my life,” Nelson wrote when he posted the photos last Thursday. The sight of two handsome men with matching long hair looking wildly in love on a beach in Cabo San Lucas drove the internet crazy.
Most of the reactions have been along the lines of @x0elii’s: “the most attractive couple i have ever seen ohmahgawwww.” There are a few “adopt me” requests sprinkled in there, along with gushing congratulations from several thousand strangers.
Nelson, a service experience specialist at Nordstrom, said he has no idea how the pics went viral.
“I just wanted to share some photos from our wedding and express the joy that I had felt this past month of being married,” he tells Yahoo. “I posted just before bed, and by the time I woke up, it had taken off and I couldn’t even trace the tweets all the way back … So, thank you to whoever decided to share our incredible day!”IM MARRIED & THE HAPPIEST. This was the best day of my life. 9/9/17 ❤ pic.twitter.com/x9eXBMhoUX— Thaddeus Maximus (@thadnelson) October 13, 2017
On Friday, when Yahoo reached out to them both, Muse said he had to ask his husband what we were even talking about.
“In the digital age we’re accustomed to having complete strangers know things about us our own family wouldn’t know if it were ’99,” the visual merchandiser and stylist said. “Still, we wanted a very small, intimate ceremony, so it’s a little odd that a part of that has been viewed by thousands of people. The response has been wonderful though, so who can complain?”
The couple, who have been together since 2011, are overjoyed by the reaction, particularly because they feel grateful to be married men living in Utah during this divisive political time.
“Growing up, I thought that I might end up alone, or end up marrying someone I couldn’t fully give myself to, but I got so lucky with Aren,” Nelson said. “I am so lucky to be free to love, and have so many supportive people around me. I feel love from every angle, and that’s just so amazing, because I didn’t know I’d ever really feel that.”
Muse’s favorite Twitter reaction speaks to that feeling as well.
“Watching the entire nation debate over whether or not your marriage is valid sucks,” Muse said. “Gay marriage was only just legalized nationwide. Having to ask permission, or convince someone your marriage is just the same as theirs is downright demeaning. The idea that our li’l old second-class gay union would suddenly render everyone else’s marriage null and void is hysterical.”
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