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Baldridge, 27, ended the tweet with another photo surrounded by the same women on her wedding day.

\"I knew and I've known for some time [that I was gay],\" Baldridge told \"Good Morning America.\" \"You kind of start convincing yourself, 'If I pretend and act like everyone else ... I'll kind of fake it 'til I make it.'\"

Baldridge now lives in of Los Angeles. She grew up in Delaware, but moved to Waterloo, Belgium, in the third grade after her dad was offered a job there. That's where she met Ariane Harper, Cecilia Jeppsson and Juliana Bambridge. The foursome quickly became fast friends.

A post shared by Elizabeth Baldridge (Capel) (@ehbaldridge) on Sep 15, 2017 at 8:18am PDT

After high school, Baldridge slowly began coming out as gay to her friends and family. Every one of them supported her, she said.

\"They would never pressure me or push me, or gossip,\" Baldridge explained. \"It just felt so safe.\"

\"PHOTO:
Grace Baldridge
PHOTO: Childhood friends Grace Baldridge of California, Ariane Harper of Canada, Cecilia Jeppsson of Chile, Juliana Bambridge of London, are seen at Baldridge's wedding in August 2018.
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On Aug. 4, Baldridge married her girlfriend Elizabeth, 27, at a ceremony in Malibu. Harper, Jeppsson and Bambridge all served as bridesmaids.

While Baldridge was on her honeymoon, one of the girls shared the prom photo on Instagram, she said.

A post shared by Elizabeth Baldridge (Capel) (@ehbaldridge) on Aug 6, 2018 at 3:01pm PDT

\"It's crazy to think in that photo, I knew prom was such a sham -- going in this dress and really hiding a lot,\" Baldridge explained. \"I feel a little bit of heartache for that kid that was privately so lonely and sad and I wish I had known then that it all works out.\"

To share that message with others, Baldridge decided to tweet the prom photo alongside a shot of the same squad on her wedding day.

Twitter users quickly fell in love with Baldridge's story of true friendship.

I mean, this is probably to most wholesome thing I've ever seen but okay. ??????????????

— The Goat Whisperer (@Goat_Whisperer_) August 9, 2018

pic.twitter.com/Rai44RbDug

— becca (@rebvill) August 9, 2018

This was a gut punch and goosebumps to tears tweet right out of nowhere. Congratulations.??

— Meredith ?????? (@Meredith_VA) August 10, 2018

pic.twitter.com/NA5yyfNuUM

— Sydney Lovell (@SydneyLWriting) August 11, 2018

Harper, Jeppsson and Bambridge all shared their support for their beloved BFF with \"GMA.\"

Jeppsson said Baldridge came out to her after their high school graduation.

\"[I] just tried to make her feel loved and safe as she was clearly nervous about coming out,\" Jeppsson wrote in an email. \"I couldn’t be happier for her and Elizabeth!\"

Harper agreed.

\"PHOTO:
Grace Baldridge
PHOTO: From left to right, Grace Baldridge of California, Ariane Harper of Canada, Cecilia Jeppsson of Chile, Juliana Bambridge of London, at their senior prom in the country of Belgium in 2009.
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\"I always loved and will always love Grace for who she is as a person and the uncontrollable laughter and joy she brings to my life -- that isn't altered by who she chooses to love. [It] turns out Elizabeth is the best person ever, so win-win!\" Harper wrote in an email.

Bambridge said she was proud of her friend for sharing her story with others.

\"I would always accept Grace for the beautiful soul that she is, regardless of her sexual orientation, but it gave me such peace to know that she was ready to accept herself and share it with others,\" Bambridge wrote in an email.

Editor's note: This was originally published on August. 22, 2018.

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