One father touched the hearts of his family - and strangers across the internet - when he halted his daughter's wedding to invite her stepdad to help him walk her down the aisle.

Todd Bachman, from Ohio, was leading his little girl, 21-year-old Brittany Peck, to the altar this Saturday when he decided to make a last-minute change to the procession.

In series of photos shared by the wedding photographer, Delia D Blackburn, Mr. Bachman, 43, can be seen pausing the ceremony to grab Brittany's stepfather, Todd Cendrosky, 45,to join him and their daughter in the very special moment.

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Heartwarming moment: Todd Bachman (right) interrupted his daughter's wedding to invite her stepfather, Todd Cendrosky (left) to help walk her down the aisle

Problem-solving pop: The bride, Brittany, had been conflicted about who should give her away on her wedding day

Dads to the rescue: Two weeks before the wedding, the 21-year-old had called her dad in tears because she wasn't sure what to do; her dad surprised her with his touching stunt

The gesture means even more because, Mr. Bachman admitted to the Chronicle-Telegram, his relationship with Mr. Cendrosky had been strained since they met.

But when Brittany called her dad in tears two weeks before the wedding because she wasn't sure who should walk her down the aisle, Mr. Bachman made up his mind to put his daughter's happiness on her big day first.

'She called me and said, "Dad, something’s bothering me,"' he said. 'I told her I already had something planned. She was so torn, and the last thing I wanted was for her to be torn.'

On the day of the wedding, Mr. Bachman pulled up in a decorated golf cart to walk his daughter down the aisle - and caused quite a stir when he stopped unexpectedly.

Get your tissues: The wedding photographer noted that there wasn't a dry eye when Mr. Bachman made his grand gesture

Surprise! Mr. Bachman had kept his plan a secret - and he certainly shocked all of the guests at the affair

'People were confused [when he stopped the procession],' Delia, the photographer, wrote on Facebook. 'He walked up to his daughter's stepfather. [Mr. Bachman] reached out his hand and grabbed [Mr. Cendrosky] and pulled him down the aisle to walk their daughter down the aisle together.'

The tender moment was caught on film, as a determined Mr. Bachman is seen leading an emotional Mr. Cendrosky to the middle of the ceremony. In another photo, each man is seen with his arm linked through Brittany's as they hand her off to her groom, Jeremy Peck.

'Everybody was shocked, silent and crying,' Delia later said. 'There wasn’t a dry eye in the place. Even I was crying.'

The happy newlyweds: Brittany married her husband, Jeremy, on Saturday in Ohio

Pop to be proud of: Though Mr. Bachman's relationship with Mr. Cendrosky has always been tense, he put his daughter's feelings first on her big day

Mr. Bachman, however, explained that it was only right to include Brittany's stepfather, as he had raised her, too: 'He has been as much a part of her life as [I have].'

'My dad said, "It was only right that we both give you away,"' Brittany echoed.

Mr. Cendrosky, too, was thrilled to be included, as he sees Brittany as just as much his daughter as if she were related to him by blood.

'I always wanted to [walk a daughter] down the aisle, and when I married my beautiful wife, Candy, she gave me three daughters,' he said. 'I don’t have "stepdaughters" … I have daughters, and when Todd grabbed my hand … that was the best day of my life, and I wouldn’t change that day for the world. We have become family, and the children’s needs need to come first.'

That's love! Brittany said that her dad told her: 'It was only right that we both give you away'

So sweet: Mr. Bachman admitted that his daughter's stepfather had been just as much a part of her life as he had been

Family time: Mr. Cendrosky said he doens't consider Brittany as a stepdaughter, but just his daughter - and Saturday was one of the best days of his life

Since the images were shared on the photographer's Facebook page on Sunday, the day after the wedding, the album has been liked over 1.1 million times, with over half a million comments being left by others who admired Todd's actions.

'That father is one of the most awesome men I've seen in a while,' wrote one. 'Lucky girl to have a father like that and to have a stepdad who loves her that much too!'