Wedding Influencer Given A Reality Check After Calling Out Guests For Ignoring Her Big Moment

Everybridedreams of a grand entrance.

But forCasey James, her big main character moment was ruined because her guests couldn’t take their eyes off their plates.

“And the crowd goes mild,” one netizen commented on the embarrassing video.

Casey James dreamed of a grand entrance at her wedding but was sorely disappointed

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Australian model and entrepreneur Casey James had herfairy-tale weddingwith Sydney socialite Warren Ginsberg in March.

Since then, she has been sharing videos and pictures of her special day with fans.

One particular video piqued many viewers’ interest, as it captured her guests’ reaction to her “second look” of the evening.

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The Copini Beauty founder expected to be welcomed with loud cheers and applause.

But the big reveal turned out to be an utter flop.

“When you come down in your second look and get two claps,” read thetext in her video.

Her husband and a couple of others seemed to notice that the bride had walked in

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Thankfully, her groom was ready and available to greet her, while a few waiters also joined in with supportive claps.

“All I’ve ever wanted from my favorite people,” the Sydney-based influencer jibed in her caption.

Viewers were sharply divided in the comments section, with some rolling their eyesat yet another “performative” wedding moment.

“People just come for food and booze,” one bluntly said, while another suggested, “Maybe try to just enjoy life.”

“You’re also walking into what looks like the buffet table, what did you expect a grand entrance to chicken tenders,” said another.

One asked, “Why does it have to be a show?”

“Weddings are so performative,” another declared.

Netizens were divided in the comments section of her TikTok video

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Others rallied behind her, calling it a painfully relatable moment.

“Legit this is how I feel like my life is… haters everywhere,” one said.

Another said the bride and groom may have “Invited the wrong people.”

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“At least the main one was there to clap for you,” read one comment.

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Another viewer said, “These guest dont deserve you ! Im clapping for you queen.”

Others blamed the logistics, saying, “They need to announce you.”

“Same thing happened to me,” said another. “I walked into a nearly empty room and it was so awk. people complimented it throughout the night but there was literally NO moment when i walked in.”

“It’s YOUR biggest day of your life and it’s just a regular day to everybody else,” read one comment online

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Etiquette expert Kate Heussler agreed that the event should have had better logistics to accommodate all ofCasey’s big, dreamy wedding moments.

“Guests are not mind readers. If you want a cinematic entrance, it needs to be cued properly by the bridesmaids, MC, DJ or wedding planner,” she toldnews.com.au.

“Otherwise, people are chatting, eating, drinking, facing the wrong direction or simply unaware that this is meant to be a moment.”

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The expert further said that there was nothing “narcissistic” about Caseywanting all eyes on herwhen she walked in.

“Wanting to feel celebrated at your own wedding is not narcissism – it’s very human,” she said.

Kate noted that couples often put a large portion of their hard-earned money into their wedding, along with plenty of emotional labor and planning, to create a “beautiful day” for themselves and their guests.

So, “if a bride has planned a second look, it’s completely understandable that she’d hope people notice it,” she added.

An expert spoke about whether Casey seemed “narcissistic” for wanting all eyes on her when she walked in

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Warren and Casey met at a party in Sydney in 2019.

“You could say we fell hard for each other from day one,” the newlywed bridepreviouslysaid.

They dated for a couple of years before a year-long split when Casey moved abroad for her modeling career.

“My nana is the main reason we found our way back to each other as her and Warren stayed in touch throughout the year, we were broken up,” she recalled.

Warren proposed to her last year in Palm Beach, Australia, the same place where they had their wedding.

Casey spoke about the vision she had for her wedding dress, saying she wanted a classic, well-fitted, and timeless design.

She wore a KYHA-designed dress and a veil, embroidered with a special message.

“I had it custom embroidered with the words ‘Mumma, forever by my side’ as she was not physically with us on the day, but as an ode to her,” she said.

“I think you need to get married again,” one netizen commented on her video

byAndy Corry

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May 13, 2026

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Trump heads to China for high-stakes meeting with Xi

Trump to meet with China's Xi Jinping as Iran and Taiwan tensions run high 02:51

Washington — President Trump headed to China Tuesday for a highly anticipatedsummitwith Chinese President Xi Jinping, following through with a meeting Mr. Trump delayed due to thewar with Iran.

Trade will be a major topic for the two leaders, but the tenuous situation in Iran and supply chain bottleneck in the Persian Gulf will be inescapable topics. The president said Monday they'll also discuss energy and Taiwan. Xi is looking to bring Taiwan fully back under Beijing's control without intervention from the United States.

Mr. Trump spoke highly of Xi ahead of their meeting.

"He's a great gentleman. I find him to be an amazing, amazing man," the president told reporters Monday in the Oval Office.

"I have a very good relationship with President Xi," the president also told reporters in the Oval Office last week. "You know, I find him to be a tremendous guy. And we get along well, and you see how we do — we do a lot of business with China, making a lot of money. We're making a lot of money."

The president said on Truth Social last week that Xi would give him a "big, fat hug" when they meet.

Mr. Trump left the White House Tuesday for the summit and will arrive in Beijing Wednesday. Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Washington.

A number of business leaders could join the president's delegation to Beijing, according to a White House official, who said the invite list includesElon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook, Blackrock's Larry Fink and Goldman Sachs' David Solomon, among others. It's not clear who will join the trip.

What Washington and Beijing want

Both China and the U.S. want to ensure their relationship is stabilized, and neither country has much of an interest in upsetting it, foreign policy experts said.

"Their top concern really is about how to stabilize the U.S.-China relationship so that the two sides can engage in a longer-term strategic competition for an indefinite period of time without accidental spillover to militarize the conflict," said Zongyuan Zoe Liu, senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

For both sides, "The summit itself, I'd say, is already the deliverable," Liu said.

How the war with Iran may factor into their meetings

Henrietta Levin, a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies who focuses on China, said China already believed it was in a strong position relative to the U.S. before the Iran war began.

"China already felt very confident going into this summit when the meeting was originally anticipated for March," Levin said, adding, "They feel they won the 2025 trade war."

"The war in Iran probably increases their confidence to some degree," Levin said. "They see the U.S. distracted from Asia, burning through munitions stockpiles that are very important for building deterrence in Asia. So in some incremental way, Beijing may feel more confident now, but I think that's a change in degree rather than a reorientation of China's perspective, because they already felt so confident in their ability to manage the relationship."

Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office last week that he and Xi will "be talking about" Iran, but said Xi has "been very nice about this," considering how much of China's oil supply comes through the Strait of Hormuz. China is the world's largest buyer of oil that comes through the strait, although it keeps its own reserves.

The congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review CommissionsaysChinese purchases account for about 90% of Iran's exported oil, making it a huge supporter of Iran's economy.

The president toldFox Newslast week he's "not overly disappointed" with Beijing, but also said China "could help a lot more" on Iran, particularly in normalizing the Strait of Hormuz.

"He's been very nice about this," Mr. Trump said of Xi. "In all fairness, he gets like 60% of his oil from Hormuz. And he's been, I think he's been very respectful. We haven't been challenged by China."

But China has given little public indication that it wants to help the U.S. in Iran. And shortly before the president's trip, the Treasury Department issued a new round of Iran sanctions that hit several China-based businesses, prompting China to insist it will protect those firms.

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Trade is sure to be a topic

Trade may dominate the conversation between the two presidents, even as the 2025 trade war between the U.S. and China has calmed.

Both sides, Levin said, want to avoid a repeat of a tumultuous 2025.

The U.S. is focused on "quick-in commercial agreements" that are very narrow and have a concrete impact, Levin said — deals that the president can announce in a press release or on Truth Social. China's goals are much broader and long term, she said.

"China is focused on strategic questions, the answer to which will shape the future of 21st century Asia," Levin said.

Liu said China needs to talk about trade less than the U.S. does.

"They've shown that they know how to fight a trade war," Liu said of China.

Tariffs on imports from China reached up to 145% last year, but after back-and-forth tariffs, the countries came to a truce of sorts and signed a one-yearagreementsuspending many trade penalties into late 2026. The Supreme Court in February struck down some of the president's emergency tariffs, but some of the tariffs on Chinese imports remain in place.

President Trump told reporters Monday he expects Taiwan to come up in conversation with Xi because "it always comes up."

"He'll bring on Taiwan I think more than I will," the U.S. president said.

Taiwan didn't come up the last time he and Xi met in person in October on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, Mr. Trump said at the time, to the surprise of people in the foreign policy community. That was the last time the two leaders met in person.

Beijing, Levin said, hopes it will be able to convince the president to see the Taiwan issue through a lens more closely aligned with Beijing's perspective — that Taiwan is rightfully Beijing's.

While Secretary of State Marco Rubio and some other Republicans may have strong convictions about continuing to support Taiwan, "I think Beijing sees an opportunity here because President Trump has expressed a certain ambivalence in his rhetoric," Levin said.

On Monday, a reporter asked the president in the Oval Office if the U.S. will still sell weapons to Taiwan.

"Well I'm going to have that discussion with President Xi," he said. "President Xi would like us not to."

China, said Liu, doesn't want to have to make any concessions to a foreign nation on Taiwan.

"Their core logic is Taiwan is China's domestic affair," she said.

Levin said Americans should care about Taiwan for multiple reasons.

"Taiwan is the linchpin of the modern global economy," Levin said. "There is no AI revolution without Taiwan. They play an irreplaceable role in global value chains that underpin so much of what we associate with modern life."

Taiwan has critical semiconductor capabilities. Most of the world's semiconductor technology comes from Taiwan.

For democratic reasons, too, Americans should care what happens to Taiwan, Levin said. This isn't just about Taiwan, she said — how the U.S. handles the Taiwan situation will say a lot about the commitment of the U.S. to allies in Asia and Europe.

"Taiwan is a thriving democracy that shares American values," Levin said. "That may not resonate with President Trump personally, but I think that more broadly, the question of whether the U.S. is capable and willing to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is seen as a test of broader U.S. staying power in the Indo-Pacific and the world."

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Apple Martin Looks Just Like Mom Gwyneth Paltrow in the '90s While Starring in a Dreamy New Photos

Apple Martin stars in Chloé's latest campaign shot by David Sims.

The Gist

• In the dreamy photos, the 21-year-old model looks just like a young Gwyneth Paltrow.

• Martin has previously channeled her mom on a number of occasions.

Mom, what were you like in the '90s?Apple Martinneed only look in the mirror to answer this viral TikTok question. If you were in any doubt that the 21 year old was her momGwyneth Paltrow's mini-me, her latest campaign is case and point.

Martin, daughter of Paltrow and her ex Chris Martin, stars in Chloé's new campaign for Chloé à la Plage. Lensed by David Sims, the dreamy, sun-drenched photo shoot leans into fantasies of summer. “This year, Chloé à la Plage is an ode to a surreal summer fantasy. It’s about that dreamlike state and the poetry of summer. Apple, with her radiance and timeless beauty, draws us into this feeling in the most natural way," Chemena Kamali, Creative Director of Chloé, said in a statement.

Posing in swimwear and sundresses with her long blonde hair styled in effortless textured waves, Apple wears an array of chunky gold and silver boho chic accessories and a barely-there bronzed glam. Looking at the ethereal photos, it's impossible not to see Paltrow circa the mid-'90s.

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This is hardly the first time Apple has looked almost identical to her mom. Last month, she embraced the Goop mogul'sclassic minimalist '90s style for her grad photos. In February, she posed by the pool in abikini with a Paltrow-esque '90s updo. In December,Martin rewore one of her mom's vintage '90s dressesand even channeled her mom's hair for theMarty Supremepremiere. Last October, she once againlooked just like her momfor a campaign for Self Portrait and in September, thepair twinned for a Gap campaign.

And it's not just Martin's fashion and hair that evoke a young Paltrow—apparently, the 21-year-old is also a budding "theater kid." "I love dancing and I love acting,” Apple toldVogue. “My dream is to act.”

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Price shocks from the Iran war power solar sales in energy-hungry Asia

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Soaring costs for fuel due to theIran warare leading panicked consumers inhard-hit Asiatoward rooftop solar power, a likely windfall for China as the world's largestprovider of solartechnology.

Iran Asia Solar Sales

In the Philippines, which is in anational energy emergency, a survey of 20 local solar companies found a 70% increase in weekly installations and a six-fold jump in customer inquirers since the conflict began.

“This crisis is a driving force for solar,” said Brenda Valerio of the nonprofit New Energy Nexus, which ran the survey. “People want solar and people want solar now.”

China is poised to profit from demand caused by the war. Chinese clean technology equipment exports hit a record high in March, according to energy think tank Ember, and worldwide interest in solar is increasing.

“China really is, by far, leading this race,” said Li Shuo, director of the Asia Society Policy Institute’s China Climate Hub, who called the renewable industry “a one-man show.”

Iran war drives solar sales

The Philippines, which relies heavily on Middle Eastern crude oil and liquefied natural gas, is among the most impacted Southeast Asian nations by the closure of theStrait of Hormuz.

Local airlines are weighing fuel rationing. Public transport workers are receiving cash handouts.Gas and dieselprices also have shot up. To conserve energy, government offices have shifted to a four-day work week and been told to keep air conditioning no lower than 24 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit).

Oil and gas spikes during the first 60 days of the Iran war cost Filipino consumers, businesses and public institutions more than $600 million, the climate nonprofit 350.org estimates.

“When we got our energy bill after the Iran war broke out, we were very shocked. It was wow. It was a significant increase,” said Jaime Quemado, who recently bought a rooftop solar system in Manila.

There also have been growing concerns about potential power outages, Quemado said, which led him to look for an alternative energy source like “solar, which is very abundant here in the Philippines.”

Customer interest in rooftop solar jumped from around 115 inquiries in February, before thestart of the Iran waron Feb. 28, to more than 450 by mid-April, according to the New Energy Nexus survey.

Solar groups must “ride this wave and take advantage of this momentum,” Valerio said.

On two blisteringly hot days in Manila, EcoSolutions installers sweated through the set up of an 18-kilowatt rooftop solar system, which included 28 panels from major Chinese manufacturer LONGi and four batteries from Suzhou-based battery group Dyness.

The war has “helped the solar industry really get its footing,” EcoSolutions president Richmond Reyes said.

Joel Remegio of the Association of Solar Installers of the Philippines said the energy crisis is a “game changer” for the nation's nascent solar industry.

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Clean technology, like rooftop solar, is quickly scalable because it is “accessible to all of us,” according to Marissa Cerezo of the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Management Bureau.

This “gives us the power to choose them,” she said.

Solar interest rises globally

Solar is being embraced across Southeast Asia.

Indonesia set an ambitious target to install 100 gigawatts of rooftop solar by 2034, a leap from its current 1.3 gigawatts. Vietnam wants to install rooftop solar on at least 10% of public offices and homes nationwide by 2030. Thailand is considering new policies to give rooftop solar users a bigger bang for their buck by increasing the amount of surplus energy the national grid can buy.

The energy crisis is incentivizing these decisions, according to Yu Sun Chin of the research group Zero Carbon Analytics.

“It totally makes sense for policymakers to take another look at rooftop solar and see ways that they can save costs,” she said.

Online marketplaces and utility companies in the U.S. and across Europe also have recorded jumps in solar sales and inquiries since the Iran war began.

“Solar is definitely one of the easiest things people can do” to cut monthly electricity bills, said Jan Rosenow, a professor of energy and climate policy at Oxford University.

The availability and affordability of rooftop solar make it the easiest clean technology solution given the higher expense for buying an electric vehicle or installing a heat pump, Rosenow said.

China supplies solar demand

Ember, the energy think tank, noted China exported 68 gigawatts worth of clean technology products in March, equivalent to Spain’s entire solar capacity and double its February output. The Iran war isaccelerating the world’s energy transition, Ember found.

Exports to Africahit 10 gigawatts, a 176% jump from February, with rapid growth in Nigeria, Kenya and Ethiopia. Exports to other Asian nations doubled to 39 gigawatts, including major increases to India, Malaysia and Laos.

Ramnath Iyer of the U.S.-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis said the speed of the transition depends on if world leaders “decide to go ahead with electrification and move away from fossil fuels.”

Li of the China Climate Hub said Chinese companies had an oversupply of solar panels and other equipment before the war, putting them in a prime position to capitalize on current demand.

“When it comes to the clean tech sector, China at this point in time is already so far ahead,” Li said. “The current situation in Iran will help China cement its dominance.”

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