Twitter retweets man's wish 90,000 times in 7 hours to make his Ninja Turtle wedding dream come true

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On Wednesday, August 26, Nic Vargus posted a fateful tweet:

—Nic Vargus❄️ (@nicvargus) August 26, 2015

 "My girlfriend says if this tweet gets 100k RTs, she'll let me dress up as a ninja turtle on our wedding day."

Whether the post was meant to be taken seriously or not, the internet did what it does best, and ran with it. Just a day later, it hit 100,000 retweets. Now, the soon-to-be groom is celebrating his big win and probably trying on costumes.

It took a big push from some famous tweeters. By Thursday morning at 9 AM, the tweet had pulled in only about 8,000 retweets. Just seven hours later, though, almost exactly a full day after the original publish time, Vargus got his wish — with help from some influencers. That's about 90,000 retweets generated in seven hours!

This user with 27,000 followers was one of the first to take up Vargus' cause.

—Destin Legarie (@DestinLegarie) August 26, 2015

Vargus was keeping a close eye on the count, uploading relevant gifs to go along with the message.

—Nic Vargus❄️ (@nicvargus) August 26, 2015

Celebrities jumped on board, helping to make the Ninja Turtle vision come to life.

Comedic actor Seth Rogen and music group Bastille were among those who helped push the tweet into the spotlight.

—Nic Vargus❄️ (@nicvargus) August 27, 2015

When he reached his goal, Vargus had a succinct reply: "Welp."

—Nic Vargus❄️ (@nicvargus) August 27, 2015

He then retweeted his girlfriend's reaction, adding "And now a word from the lady."

She seems enthusiastic in her gif response, which shows the Ninja Turtle clan high-fiving as they exclaim the "Cowabunga!" catchphrase.

—Lindsey Oakes (@oakes_lindsey) August 27, 2015

Tech Insider reached out to Vargus, and we'll update if we hear from the would-be Turtle groom.