I mean... Sure she WAS there first, but ..come on! They wanted to use the gazebo, and the sunbathed wanted to lay in the sun. There is, as we can all see, PLENTY of empty spots with sun and only one spot with a gazebo. Why couldn't she just move a few meters? Geesh.

I get so frustrated with these kind of articles! People judging based on half a story. Nobody knows what exactly was said and done. And the fact that BP is feeding the judging by posting this article is low and cheap.

Yes, of course the woman could have been nice and moved. BUT... she was there first in a public space. AND... ***ANY*** wedding photographer of any credibility can EASILY Photoshop any sunbather COMPLETELY out of any photo!!!! It is not like the woman is standing up, with loud music blaring from her portable stereo, dancing around right in front of the newlyweds. She is lying flat on the ground motionless. That is a 2-minute Photoshop erasure of an undesirable object that I can also do, and I am not an professional photographer.

My Daughter was married on public land (by a lighthouse, with the ocean/rocks as a backdrop, it was really cool). There were TONS of tourists, which we all expected. Most moved when we were taking pics, some didn't. We just worked with it. We knew going in it was an area we could use, but was not for our use alone.

much ado about nothing

As for the gazebo lady, I think the morally right thing would have been for her to offer to move... she shouldn't wait to have been asked. That's what's wrong with this world. It wouldn't have hurt the sunbather at the beach OR the wedding party to move. But everybody feels entitled to their own agenda.

A good photographer would know to work around the sunbather....and let her enjoy her day also.

I would have moved because I wouldn't have wanted to be in the photos as it's awkward!

In asia, most of us will move and back when they're finish, it's not about pride, honor, or money so we're ok even when they're not asking..

Is it a bit annoying maneuvering around people taking the umpteenth picture of little Sarah and Johnny standing dead still in front of the 80th photo opportunity of a family outing. There is a popular wedding photo spot in my city that can have literally dozens of wedding groups come through every weekend. Suspending normal activity for that is obviously a no go. I'm with the people who said more info is needed before condemning her. Jeez, that must have been akward though. What if someone was sitting in the gazebo, would they have to pack up and move too?

As usual we don;t get the whole story. If the newlyweds asked politely if she could move ofr a few minutes, and she declined, then yeah, we can call her rude. But if the newlyweds came down and said nothing and started making outloud comments on how rude she was, or that "some people these days!" and expected her to move, then they are rude. From the tone of this post and comments of the guests I can assume they arrived, told her to move and weren't all that polite at all.

I think they could have shot pictures around her, but on the other hand it wouldn’t have cost her anything to move. Both are at fault.

If they had a good wedding photographer he/she could choose an angle where you don't see the sunbather or remove her from the picture with Photoshop. Shaming her on the internet just show there true colors not the ones of the person sunbathing and minding her own business.

If she was given the courtesy of being asked politely to move for a short period, then simple courtesy would dictate that she moves. If she was asked rudely or simply told to move , then not so much. However, with the software that is available to photographers, it is a simple matter to remove the sunbather from the pics, without any problems. So basically, this is a tempest in a teapot over nothing.

It's not illegal to be a jerk

Since I wanna be nice I would move. But she was there first. So she didn't have to move. And YES, the photographer could have tried to take the photos WITHOUT her.

Photoshop is the answer. But anyway, it´s a public space right? Why would I move? On the other side, you can also get up and go where no one is planning a photoshoot.

I don't like to meddle in situations like this and btw. - I don't see a problem at all.

Wow people are mean. Yeah she was there first but she's completely uncivilized in refusing to move for a few minutes. She could have just rolled over if she didn't want to get up. For me, the thought of ruining wedding photos would have been the only prompt I'd need to give them a moment alone

Sorry, but common courtesy, and as a photographer, the beachgoer should have been much more forgiving for a couple minutes of her time. Selfish. The wedding party moving would severely alter the shot they want. And it has to be perfect on such a memorable day. I'd move in a heartbeat, let them take the shot, then returned, and reveled about the good choice I made. Because I am not selfish or entitled - I am kind and helpful, and I understand how my extremely temporary inconvenience could make a difference for a complete stranger(s). And that would make my day to do that.

Maybe she actually was asleep :)

wellllll if you insist being immortalized someones familyphotos half naked then it's up to you

But now they have a great story, to tell, which easily beats plain old wedding photos.

I am not sure why people keep accusing them of being cheap, the wedding wasn't there just some pics, often wedding parties stop at various locations take some snaps. Some things are spontanious, it's possible they were on the way to their reception and decided to stop and take some pics like people they know have done...and caught up in the fun and happiness of the day were taken aback by someone so against helping them out. The sunbather was alone, it was not going to be hard to move, maybe even have a chat with some of the party etc. She chose to be unkind, it is a shame, as someone said, the wedding is only that one day for them, they weren't being cheap, just being carefree and in love. Congrats to them.

Geeze. Who cares if she was there first? Out of courtesy if you see people taking photos for a wedding, you should be humble and kind and move to a spot further away. It's just the right thing to do. None of this "she was there first" nonsense. Have a heart!

I hate to say it but some people won't do certain things simple because they feel like they've been told to. Own accord? Sure. Asked very nicely? Perhaps. But when certain people are made to feel obligated to do something, like they're "supposed to", they shut down and refuse to cooperate. It makes me wonder how she was approached.

This is what happens when you try to have a big private ting on public property its cheap but doesn't usually work. rent a place to do this don't be so cheap.

umm change the theme to sunbathing photowed maybe? win win solution.

the sunbather should've moved really, yeah they were there first, but come on, common sense and manners would make most level headed people think "Oh I'll move, it's their special day". Unless the couple just came out and told her to leave? this hold thing could've been avoided really. But some folk love a drama.

It's the age of photoshop. I'm sure they can just edit her out, if she was in the photos at all. In the video she looks like she'd easily be out of shot. If that's enough to "ruin" your photoshoot, then you need to lighten up.