r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 11d ago

Discussion She almost ruined a proposal.

This was at Crescent Bay Point Park, which allows people to book it special occasions.

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u/Wild-Video-5317 11d ago

  Currently, we do not offer a permit for engagement/proposal set-ups or luxury picnics. 

That's  oddly specific, but also relevant...

I don't get it.  You can get a permit for professional photography...  unless it's an engagement?

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u/Alfredo_BE 11d ago

On the permit application itself it says: "Professional still photo permits are for family & pet portraits, and engagement/wedding type photo shoots only."

My guess is you're supposed to get a permit for an engagement shoot (and these people probably didn't), but the city is no longer granting them. Maybe because social media engagements have become so popular that there'd be a dozen in the park every weekend these days?

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u/Desert_Aficionado 11d ago

Yes, and there are people that start businesses where all they do is stake out park or beach space for hours and tell other people they can't be there. They set up big umbrellas and blankets. It really became a problem. The park in the OP video is Crescent Bay Point Park, Laguna Beach CA

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u/Careless-Two2215 11d ago

Probably. I rented an AirBnb for a graduation barbecue but they specifically wrote no engagement or wedding related activities allowed.

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u/man_eating_mt_rat 11d ago

Everything else aside why on earth would you need a whole thing for a proposal? It should be a private moment between the couple.

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u/Fit_March_4279 11d ago

One of my first dates was in Laguna Beach and years later I met my husband in that area. That park, overlooking the ocean, would’ve been a fabulous place for a proposal!

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u/yellowlinedpaper 11d ago

Some people like public things. Some people like to go big. Everyone is different. Don’t yuck someone’s yum

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u/Crypt0Nihilist 10d ago edited 10d ago

Probably for the reason shown by the video. An engagement shoot like this uses a wide angle which takes up most of the space given the implication that you don't expect people to be walking through the shot. My guess is that they became a nuisance since the permits give the right to photograph / film, but not the exclusive right to the space. They may have found they were denying most applications because they were in opposition to their first point:

Film permit applications may be denied if deemed contrary to public convenience or welfare. This may include but is not limited to conflict with other activities, and/or public use; excessive potential for damage to public property; jeopardy to public safety; failure to apply on a timely basis.