Uninvited guest at Ambani wedding? US influencer reveals she was expecting during celebrations
American influencer and jewellery expert Julia Chafe, who attended Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s big fat Indian wedding, has announced her pregnancy
American influencer and jewellery expert Julia Chafe, who attended Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s big fat Indian wedding in July this year, has announced her pregnancy on social media. Chafe has revealed that she was pregnant during her trip to India, making her unborn baby a part of the Ambani wedding.

“My child has been to the Ambani wedding and met Cardi B,” she said in a video posted on Instagram yesterday.
Chafe said she was in her first trimester of pregnancy when she travelled to India. Although she had concerns about travelling at the time, she did not want to miss the opportunity of a lifetime.
“My husband Bruno and I have had a pretty rough go at getting pregnant. So when we first found out we were invited to the Ambani wedding, my first thought was the reason why getting pregnant hasn’t happened yet is because we are going on this huge trip to India that will potentially change my life,” said Chafe, who is currently 23 weeks into pregnancy.
New York-based Julia Hackman Chafe has over 7.25 lakh followers on Instagram, where she has made a career documenting the jewels of the rich and the famous.
Take a look at her video below:
In her video, she explained that she found out about her pregnancy two weeks after getting invited to Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding, which took place in Mumbai on July 12.
The wedding itself was preceded and succeeded by several functions, including three post-wedding receptions, one of which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Before the wedding, the billionaire Ambani family also hosted a three-day celebration at their sprawling Jamnagar estate, a luxury cruise with stops across the Mediterranean, a mehendi ceremony, a haldi ceremony, several pooja ceremonies, a dandiya night and more. The multiple events were attended by some of the world’s most high-profile names, including Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, to name just a few.
TikToker Julia Chafe had documented most of her trip to India, sharing photos and videos with Isha Ambani and Nita Ambani on Instagram.
ABOUT THE AUTHORSanya JainSanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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