A bride from Tennessee is on fire for strapping her newborn daughter into the train of her wedding dress as she walked down the aisle.

Shona Carter-Brooks, the woman in the picture, has defended her decision to strap her daughter to the train of her dress.

She said the baby was awake and well-secured when she was walking down the aisle, adding the baby was covered by Christ.

After the picture went viral, she got attacked on social media.

Shona was getting married to Johnathan Brooks in Ripley last month when the picture was taken.

Aubrey, the girl in the picture, was only one-month-old when the picture was taken.

The dress appeared to have been altered in specific ways, allowing the child to be strapped into the train of it.

Shona explained why she did that and talked about why she doesn’t regret the decision.

In posts she made on Facebook, she said, “People questioning what we do, commenting all negative, and just doing the most. We good though we covered by the Blood which never loose its power.”

She added, “So to the media, radio, news, and whomever else wanting to talk about what WE do here you go. Media Media I see how it works regardless the situation or purpose people gone (sic) have something negative to say!”

She continued, “The answer is we do what we want, when we want, as long as Jesus on our side everything worked out fine and gona (sic) continue to be fine.”

Shona claims her 1-month-old daughter was awake and well-secured on her train.

The couple got married on May 12, it was listed on their Facebook account.

Pamela Stone, a friend of Shona, said the baby moment made her emotional during the wedding.

She explained, “Shona and Johnathan Brooks your wedding was super perfect from the groom and his men and you and your diva’s baby you rock the gown and the princess tagging behind you it brought tears to my eyes.”

She added, “Regardless of anybody else dream your’s came true. I loved it and thank you for inviting me.”

Johnathan Brooks works as a forklift driver.

Shona also has another daughter, whose name is Jania.

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