A woman in Australia has annulled her marriage after realising that a fake wedding ceremony she took part in for a social media stunt was in fact real. The unknowing bride said her partner was a social media influencer who convinced her to take part in the ceremony as a "prank" for his Instagram account.

A marriage was annulled last year after the bride said she thought her wedding was a prank to boost the groom's social media presence.

An Australian judge has annulled the marriage of a Melbourne couple after the bride told the court that she took part in the wedding ceremony believing it was a social media “prank.”

A court in Australia has annulled a 2023 marriage after the bride testified she thought the wedding was just a prank to help the groom monetize his Instagram account, The Guardian reported. The couple—whom the court did not identify—met on a dating app in fall 2023 and stayed in touch for a few months,

What started as a whimsical "white party" invitation took a shocking turn for a woman when she found herself at the centre of a ceremony she never intended to take seriously. The event, pitched as a social media prank by her influencer partner,