A woman has spoken out after her wedding planner seemingly upstaged her on her big day by sliding down the staircase beside her.
In a viral video, the woman was seen flying down a marble railing on her behind as bride, Laura Petrucci, was making her grand entrance.
As Laura walked arm-in-arm down the grand staircase at Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia with her father, the organizer could be seen zipping down the ledge to make it to the bottom before them.
The wedding planner has since said she opted for the stunt because she wanted to quickly get to Laura so she could fluff the gown train before she walked down the aisle.
Once at the bottom of the stairs, the planner jumped up and raced over to make sure the back of the dress was picture-perfect.
While the bizarre moment quickly drew fierce criticism online, Laura said that she wasn’t mad ‘at all’ by the ‘distracting’ mad dash on her wedding day at the weekend.
Appearing on TV show Inside Edition with her husband, Thomas McHugh, she said: ‘There’s a type of bride that would be upset, and that’s not me.’
‘Not a big deal to me,’ she continued. ‘She was doing her job, and she did it very well.
A wedding planner appeared to upstage a bride on her big day by sliding down the stairs
The organizer took matters into her own hands as she needed to quickly get to the bride before she walked down the aisle
The bride’s nonchalant response comes after social media users fiercely criticized the attendant for being a distraction during her nuptials.
Responding to the viral video on TikTok, one user slammed: ‘Oh no, I would not be happy with this.’
‘I cannot believe she did that,’ another shocked commenter said.
A third added: ‘No. She took away their special moment.
‘And distracted everyone. She could’ve waited three seconds.’
‘I was a wedding coordinator,’ continued a fourth.
‘There was no reason for her not to duck down behind the pillar until they made it down the stairs.’
Australian wedding co-ordinator Isabella Watkins also lambasted the staffer’s actions.
Speaking to news.com.au., she said: ‘It was totally out of line. I think it’s very unprofessional.
‘A moment like that, where she’s getting the raw reaction of her partner seeing her walk down the aisle, I think that could have been a moment that was really lost.’
Others, however, saw the funny side.
Newly weds Laura Petrucci and Thomas McHugh speak about the video clip on Inside Edition
Laura defended the wedding planner and insisted she was just ‘doing her job’
‘If I was the bride, I would be really upset that I wasn’t offered the slide option,’ one joked.
‘I just know she ran your wedding like the NAVY,’ another added.
A third said: ‘All of you guys complaining about her being “distracting” or “ruining the moment” have either never been married or you’re way too serious. I would have thought this was hilarious.’
