A pair of skinny-dippers gave a wedding reception at a scenic Massachusetts restaurant more of a view than they party were expecting.
Zachary Tomko, 29, tells WHDH-TV he didn’t realize there was a restaurant nearby when he and his friend Holly O’Neil, 20, jumped naked into the water at Salisbury Beach on Saturday.
The Seaglass Restaurant has stunning views of the ocean, but guests were distracted by something else that was making quite the splash and called the cops.
Salisbury Police Chief Thomas Fowler tells the Boston Globe his department received several calls about the nude swimmers from both beachgoers and members of the wedding party.
Bare-faced cheek! Zachary Tomko, 29, and Holly O’Neil, 20, were arrested in Massachusetts after stripping down for a skinny dipping session in front of nearby wedding guests
Come on in the wedding’s lovely: Leah Allen, the bride, said the sight of two skinny dippers made for ‘a really interesting wedding day’
‘Some people called from the beach that were offended, and then a gentleman who was the father of the bride called as it was offensive to some people in the wedding party,’ Fowler said.
Police said Tomko and O’Neil were in full view of both people walking on the beach and the wedding reception at the Seaglass.
‘It sits very high over the ocean and the back wall is all glass,’ Fowler said of the venue. ‘There’s really good views of the ocean, and, in this case, two naked swimmers,’ he continued.
Fowler says police ended up charging Tomko and O’Neil, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, with disorderly conduct. The incident also cost the pair about $275 in court fines.
The Seaglass Restaurant has stunning views of the ocean, but guests were distracted by something else that was making a splash
Naughty nuptials: Zachary Tomko, 29, and Holly O’Neal, 20, appeared in court charged with disorderly conduct. The incident also cost the pair about $275 in court fines
He said in his five years on the job he has never had to deal with a similar incident on Salisbury Beach, which is public, and hoped others wouldn’t be inspired by the bare-skinned antics.
“I’m sure there are beaches that encourage this elsewhere,” he said.
Bride Leah Allen says the swimmers made for a ‘really interesting wedding day’ and she applauded them for braving the cold water.
‘It’s not the middle of the summer, it’s not warm but good for them for braving the cold water,’ Leah said.[18:14, 10/12/2017] G ;Richard: Nude-lyweds
Nude-lyweds: Tomko was one half of the uninvited couple who stripped down next to the reception venue and then hit the water
‘I didn’t know that building was a restaurant. I just saw it was a pier, and I thought, “Oh, here’s a spot where we can hide and take our clothes off,”‘ said Tomko to 7News.
Tomko assumed that he and his friend might not be noticed if they stripped off quickly and then dashed into the ocean, but they weren’t quick enough.
‘Come to find out the cops said, “Yup, there’s a restaurant right here and there’s a wedding going on,” I said, “Oh,”‘ he added.
‘I’m glad I made her night, hope it was a special night and glad it gave her a good memory,’ said Tomko.