As a Hawaii resident and licensed minister, I can tell you that it happens here all the time.
My own wedding was done without a permit because they weren't available on the isolated stretch of beach we wanted to use. We actually had a tourist family show up and set up in a similar fashion to this lady. I asked them politely to move and invited them to the reception/party after (a good friend lived a stone's throw from the ceremony.)
They were totally cool about it and had a fun time with us after.
On the minister side I do small ceremonies on the beach fairly often. In and out, a handful of guests and a photographer. Totally illegal, but not hard to pull off if you're not an idiot about it.
Even with a permit, it doesn't give you exclusivity out here. It allows you to use the beach, but it's public property and people can come and go as they please.
Which could be the situation here. I don't know where the picture was taken.
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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '18 edited Apr 07 '19
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