Watch as Woman Crashes SoCal Beach Wedding: 'There's Always Someone'

There are many faux pas you have to avoid when it comes to weddings, including wearing white or turning up late, but evidently, one woman didn't realize how bad it is to crash one too.

While working as the florist at a recent beach wedding in Southern California, Georgia Douglas watched the ceremony take place from a higher vantage point. As she marveled at the beauty of the scenery, her eyes were instantly drawn to one unexpected guest.

Douglas noticed that, as the betrothed couple took their positions at the top of the makeshift altar, one passerby couldn't help but observe the spectacle too, telling Newsweek that the woman was "meandering in the direct background of the bride and groom."

Although it's not believed that the happy couple noticed the beachgoer stood directly behind the ceremony for several minutes, Douglas joked that a few members of the wedding party did, and they glared sternly at her.

"As we were watching the ceremony, waiting to move the ceremony flowers, from the beach wedding, we noticed one specific person kind of lingering in the background of the ceremony," Douglas told Newsweek. "She was just meandering on the beach. Kind of swaying back and forth, looking at shells, feet in the shores of the water. These kind of things are usually noticed by us vendors who are working the event."

Douglas estimates that the woman stood behind the ceremony for between three and five minutes, and while she appeared to be having "a great time," perhaps it wasn't the best timing.

"As someone who is at events and weddings most weekends in the year, you come to just chuckle at things like this. Of course, it would be ideal if this person was to be a bit more aware of her surroundings and more thoughtful, but there's always someone who does something like this," Douglas said.

Following the wedding faux pas, the florist shared a clip of the accidental intruder on her TikTok account (@bygeorgiadouglas_), showing how much "self-awareness was lacking" that day. Since the clip was posted on October 14, it has been viewed more than 30,900 times and received hundreds of likes on the social media platform.

The incident has certainly caused a stir on social media and caused a heated debate, as some people said that weddings in public places should expect some disruption, but others criticized the woman for not being more mindful of her surroundings.

"People are so quick to take sides, saying it's a public beach, so what did they expect, while others have asked how people are so unaware. I think people on social media are always chopping at the bit to get their two cents in," Douglas told Newsweek.

While Douglas acknowledged that the ceremony took place on the beach, she has insisted that the woman could have swiftly moved on, and that she didn't need to hover nearby for quite so long.

Among the many comments on the viral TikTok post, one person wrote: "People do this on purpose. Can't ever just let things be about others."

Another person commented: "This is my biggest pet peeve as a photographer. The people that just decide to stand around a ceremony."

While not everyone was so against her actions, as one TikTok user posted: "Shouldn't this be expected if you get married on a public beach? How would someone walking by know what point in the ceremony you're at?"

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