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Sharik and Jessica Burgess-Stride were married at the Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata, New Zealand<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
As they finished signing their marriage papers, Lord of the Rings<\/em> star Elijah Wood appeared and congratulated them<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The viral TikTok of the moment captured guests cheering as Frodo himself turned their wedding into a true Middle-earth fairytale<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n A wedding at New Zealand\u2019s Hobbiton Movie Set turned into an unforgettable moment when a surprise guest appeared out of nowhere.<\/p>\n Sharik and Jessica Burgess-Stride of Rotorua were finishing their wedding paperwork when actor Elijah Wood<\/a> walked down the aisle to congratulate them.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were just finishing the signing of the paperwork when all of a sudden Elijah Wood started to walk down the aisle,\u201d Sharik told the Waikato Herald<\/a>. The couple could hardly believe their eyes.<\/p>\n \u201cAt first I thought, \u2018Nah that\u2019s not him\u2019\u2014then, \u2018Oh sh–, it is him,\u2019 \u201d Sharik recalled. The star, known for playing Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings <\/em>movies, had stopped by as the newlyweds wrapped up their ceremony.<\/p>\n \u201cIt had been a very rainy day, but the rain stopped for about 30 minutes and we held the ceremony,\u201d Sharik said.<\/p>\n Their timing couldn\u2019t have been more perfect. Moments later, Wood appeared, catching the couple and their guests completely off guard.<\/p>\n The viral TikTok posted by Hobbiton Movie Set<\/a> captured the moment, with the caption: \u201cPOV: You\u2019re getting married in The Shire and an unexpected guest crashes your wedding\u2026\u201d In the clip<\/a>, Sharik could be heard exclaiming, \u201cOh my God!\u201d as the actor walked toward them.<\/p>\n Guests clapped and cheered as Wood greeted the couple and posed for photos. \u201cHe shook our hands and said congratulations, and stuck around for a few photos before he left on a tour \u2014 he was there with a group of people,\u201d Sharik told the outlet.<\/p>\n Others in the comments reacted to Wood’s surprise appearance.<\/p>\n “That\u2019s like getting married in a church and Jesus walks in,\u201d one commenter wrote.<\/p>\n “It was so nice of him to let them get married in his yard,” another wrote.<\/p>\n Hobbiton Movie Set General Manager Tourism Shayne Forrest said it was the first time a Lord of the Rings<\/em> cast member had attended a wedding at the site. The location, famously used for both The Lord of the Rings<\/em> and The Hobbit<\/em> trilogies, served as a picture-perfect setting for the couple\u2019s big day.<\/p>\n Wood appeared genuinely delighted by the scene unfolding around him. \u201cThis is amazing, and everyone is dressed as hobbits,\u201d he said as he looked around at the crowd in costume.<\/p>\n