Groom's 7-word tribute to bride shocks at lavish wedding

A groom suddenly uttered an expletive during nuptials at a stunning location in Italy which has gone viral and divided opinion.

Entrepreneur James Hachem, from Australia, married social media influencer Antonia Apostolou by Lake Como in a ceremony that reportedly cost up to £500,000 and included celebrity guests. Antonia wore an intricate lace gown with a low-cut fitted corset and the look was finished with a flowing veil which also had lace embellishment.The wedding was posted on their social media accounts including TikTok but a comment that slipped out by James left many shocked.

Antonia has more than 100,000 followers on her TikTok account and she shared a clip which was captioned: “Aussies in the middle of their elegant Italian wedding.”

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And in the video Mr Hachem, who was featured on the Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in 2021, disrupting their vows, to suddenly blurt out how stunning the bride looked. “F*** me does she not look insane?” he asked the wedding guests.

Antonia could be seen laughing at the comment while the seated guests watching on clapped and cheered. James can be seen wiping away tears as his bride excitedly waved to the guests. “Everyone take a deep breath... today is the day that's going to live in our hearts and our memory,” the marriage celebrant said.

Mr Hachem, is the founder of of the skincare brand Alya Skin and clothing company Sasha Therese, and among the people at the lavish wedding were bar tsar Nick Russian and his wife Rosalia, along with Jackson Warne - the son of late cricketing great Shane Warne.

James’ seven word remark including the expletive has now been viewed more than 500,000 times with some people loving it and calling it “gold” while others felt it was “vulgar” and out of place.

One person wrote: “He's nervous, he blurted out what he was thinking - kinda cute,” while another comment read: “She absolutely does look stunning. Valid as f***. Congratulations.”

A further wrote: “When he said that in front of everyone, I started laughing but I know that he loves you,” and another shared: “Can't get more Aussie than this - and yes she does look insane.”

While another person pointed out: “You can tell the non-Aussies in the comments... ‘oh my god, the foul language’ ... this couple is hot.”

But among the negative comments, one person said: “That ruined the classy moment,” and others agreed with comments saying: “I would die of embarrassment” and “I would be mortified” while a user questioned: Why the foul language?”