A bridesmaid posed for a wedding photo while wearing her breast pump

"We're both nurses at the same hospital," Rachael told Insider.

The couple tied the knot on October 25, 2019.

"We didn't have a huge wedding party," Rachael said. "They were just all of the people that are close to us."

Rachael and Tyler's 5-year-old daughter, Spencer, served as the maid of honor.

Rachael and Hepler met their freshman year of high school, so they've been friends for around 15 years.

Hepler moved away from their hometown to go to school, but the duo remained close despite the distance.

"We just always stayed in touch," Rachael said of their friendship.

Hepler echoed Rachael's sentiments, telling Insider they've "practically become sisters."

"I would do anything for her, as I know she would for me," Hepler said.

Hepler was still pumping for her son at the time of the wedding, so she had to use a breast pump for him multiple times throughout the wedding day.

Rachael understood the experience, as she was actually pregnant with her daughter when Hepler got married a few years ago.

The bridal party knew they wanted to take a silly photo together based on the movie poster for the film "Bridesmaids."

When Rachael's photographer, Amber Fletcher, saw Hepler using her pump, she suggested they use the setup for a one-of-a-kind photo.

Hepler just had to push her dress down to use the pump.

"I was so happy with the way that it turned out," Rachael said. "We were trying to make it something lighthearted and funny, and it turned out better than I could have thought."

Hepler said she thought the photo was "hilarious."

"It was never a question if she could or not," she said of Hepler posing with the pump. But Rachael added that some people are judgemental about breastfeeding and pumping in public.

"There's still a big stigma around it, especially in the South," Rachael said. "But you can't help where you happen to be when your baby's hungry or when you need to pump."

"I believe that as long as a baby is fed, one method is not better than another," Hepler told Insider. "Just because I couldn't breastfeed but I was able to pump doesn't make me a bad mother."

Rachael agreed, saying: "Any way that a baby gets fed is a good way to feed a baby. It doesn't matter if it's breastfeeding, pumping, or formula."

"All mamas are rockstars," Hepler said. "That's what I think is important."

And both Rachael and Hepler think that when those mothers are feeding their children, they shouldn't be judged for where they do it either.

"You can't stop your life for that," Rachael added. "It's part of life. So you gotta take it as it comes."

You can see more of Fletcher's work here.

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