To think if you arrange for wedding photos in a public park you shouldn't ask other park users to move?

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Reading this news story: www.heart.co.uk/lifestyle/relationships/bride-selfish-sunbather-ruins-wedding-photos/

I felt a bit sorry for sunbather being called selfish, publically shamed and in papers /on YouTube now.

Surely if you choose a public place for photos you can't be surprised not to have exclusive use?

It's free park and it's not as though it's visitable by appointment only or something. It's always there.

I wouldn't necessarily mind moving for wedding photos.

People pay to have exclusive use of a place on their wedding day for this reason- to keep it a private occasion.
It seems the wedding party wanted this same level of privacy too, but unlike other couples, weren't prepared to put their hand in their pocket for it.

The wedding party didn't book anything, so they are just members of the public, equal to the sunbather. If you want privacy in a public place, you pay for it.

"We all spotted her there and thought she would move, but she just didn't. I thought 'how rude!'

"I went up to her and asked her to move and she pretended to be asleep.

"Later she was asked to move again by the limo driver and she did but she left her stuff in plain view."

You don't ask people to move in a public park. You ask IF they could move. They very probably really rude to her and she refused on principle.

The wedding party was rude and entitled. It's a public space and the sunbather was there first and really relaxing.

People do realise the park is for adults only, the bridal party brought kids into a adult park, aren't people allowed adult spaces anymore.

If you have seen the video the bridal party aren't polite and pretty much scumbags.

But let's make out it's the sunbather who is rude.

It wouldn't have taken much effort though for the sunbather to move out of the way for a bit, people are so self-absorbed these days. Yes, perhaps the wedding party came across as entitled, but it was their wedding day, and why should people begrudge them some photos for the sake of standing for a bit or moving to another bit of grass.

A couple of years ago, we went on holiday to a place which turned out to be very popular for weddings - we didn't know this until day 2 when we saw 2 alters being set up on the beach

So from then on, we were asked every day if we could move off our sunbeds/our spot on the beach/our seat in the bar so the wedding photos didn't have us in the background

And of course we agreed. Because we aren't sociopaths

Personally I would move yes. But you can't expect there to be no one else around in a public place.
We had some photos taken outside the front of the registry office, they were of me arriving. There are people walking past in the background, but what could we do? It's a public place. Outside the registry office there are lovely gardens where a lot of couples that get married there have their photos taken after. Fortunately there wasn't anyone in the background because of where we stood (thanks to our excellent photographer). But if there had been, again what could we have done?
I think anyone with any decency would see what's going on and move yes. But the polite thing to do would be to ask nicely. But technically it is a public place and she had just as much right as they did to be there.

Adults only park? Video of wedding party acting like scumbags? Maybe I need to delve deeper before making assumptions... Off to google

Why couldn't they just take photos elsewhere in the park?

Selfish Bridezilla ruins sunbather's relaxation.

I can’t open the link but what kind of person wouldn’t move away for wedding photos?

Me! I think it's cheeky-fuckery to try and take over public space. If you want exclusivity for your wedding photos, hire a wedding venue and don't be a cheapskate.

Adults only park? Video of wedding party acting like scumbags? Maybe I need to delve deeper before making assumptions... Off to google
Yep there is a video with them shouting and swearing ect.

And it is a park that was gifted to community for use by adults.

The woman could have moved but they could have taken picture at another angle.

People too readily believe everything they read they really do.

I haven't seen the video but if I was sunbathing and I saw a wedding party and photographer coming, I'd just automatically move, and probably smile and wish them well. I wouldn't need to be asked because i'm not the Queen of frickin Sheba.

Having said that, some manners all round would've prevented this situation I feel, if the wedding party had an attitude.

These are the gardens.
tessiergardens.co.uk/
"The Tessier Gardens are located between Babbacombe and St Marychurch in Torquay, South Devon, England. They are beautiful, tranquil and peaceful places to visit. Get away from the hustle and bustle of life and enjoy this sanctuary of calm."

I think if you are going to use public gardens to take wedding photos, then you need to be respectful of other park users. Based on the video in the link, the wedding party were spoiling the tranquility of the park for others.

Depends how they asked. If nicely, then it was a bit unhelpful not to move. If rudely, then good for her.

But it's a public park, and she was there first.

I have to say that it's a bit much that wedding parties think it's ok to spoil the tranquility for other ordinary park users. They should pay for a venue for their wedding photos like the rest of us would. It wouldn't be acceptable for them to barge into a private garden or random church yard or business to take photos, so why should they be allowed to spoil the peace in a public park. The clue is in 'public' i/e/ for everyone.

if i was there first sun bathing then NO i wouldnt move Public place go and have your photos taken elsewhere

(I rather like the typo ‘taken Umbridge’ upthread)

In 1933, Mrs Amy Tessier donated the gardens to Torquay Borough Council with the proviso that it should be a place of rest and quiet for adults only. In recognition of her generosity the SunTemple, with a plaque recording her gift, was erected.

You look at the pictures the couple had brought children into the park.

Whilst I'm all for children being alowed most places,surely adults deserve to have a place that can spend time uninterrupted sunbathing or whatever.

The wedding party were prats and you can bet the women wasn't asked nicely in the first instance with their behaviour after.

Moving people along in a public park?? Sending the limo driver when they decline??!! Wtf? Entitled?

It was a shared space. The wedding party are in their perfect right to ask the sunbather to move for any reason they like. The sun bather has the perfect right to decide if they want to or not for any reason they like.