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SAN FRANCISCO -- A surprise encounter with Gov. Gavin Newsom in San Francisco made the wedding day of a couple from Netflix's The Ultimatum: Queer Love even more special. Newlyweds Haley Drexler and Pilar Dizon were posing for wedding day photos outside of City Hall when they spotted the ultimate wedding crasher, Gov. Gavin Newsom. As the governor walked down the front entrance steps, the newlyweds spotted him and shouted "Daddy Newsom" - a social media nickname used by the governor's fans and foes alike. ABC7 News political reporter Monica Madden captured the moment by happenstance. Newsom - the former mayor of San Francisco - had just wrapped up a sit-down interview with ABC News inside the building. WATCH: Newsom says he's 'deeply concerned' about Trump in ABC interview The video, in which Dizon is heard saying "thank you for all you do for us," has more than 800,000 views on TikTok. After calling at Newsom, the California governor walked over to pose for a photo with the newlyweds. "The amount of people...texting us and they're like, 'so did you guys plan that?'" Drexler said. "It's an honor to have people think that we could have coordinated that, but it was all natural." The Ultimatum: Queer Love features five couples made up of women and non-binary people at a crossroads in their relationship to settle down or split. One partner issues an ultimatum to get married or leave. In a Wednesday interview with ABC7 political reporter Monica Madden, Drexler said she issued the ultimatum to her partner because she was concerned that their right to get married as a same-sex couple could be taken away. On Nov. 7, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a challenge to the same-sex marriage ruling during a private conference. "In our political climate... LGBTQ (community) is being attacked more than ever," Drexler said. "I just feel that Governor Newsom is just doing so much and he's protecting us. I just feel very honored and proud to have him as our governor." RELATED: Newsom draws heavy criticism after saying transgender athletes in women's sports is 'deeply unfair' Earlier this year, Newsom drew heavy criticism for his comments about transgender athletes in women's sports on his podcast, and most recently defended those remarks in an interview with KQED. Drexler, who grew up in Sonoma County, met Dizon while studying at UC Davis. The two currently live in San Francisco and say they chose to get married at City Hall because it felt historically significant to them. In 2004, then San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom defied the federal ban on same-sex marriage and directed the city clerk to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This sparked a wave of same-sex marriages in San Francisco that eventually ignited a national movement for marriage equality. "The queer ultimatum girls meeting Governor Newsom on their wedding day is the most San Francisco thing I've ever seen. I thought that was really sweet. And the thing was just so San Francisco and queer coded," Dizon said.
