The AM Show's Aziz Al-Sa'afin impresses with wedding dance

  • 10/07/2017

Aziz Al-Sa'afin is receiving praise online for a dazzling dance at his cousin's wedding in Australia set to Will Smith classic 'Men in Black'.

The AM Show's social media reporter posted video of the routine on Facebook after being a groomsman at the ceremony - as well as the celebrant.

"I was invited to be a groomsmen and celebrant at my cousin's wedding, so I officiated their wedding. They didn't want a stranger marrying them, they wanted someone who understood their love for each other," says Al-Sa'afin.

"I know them very well, I now their story and I share the same love for them. So Issa told me it was a no-brainer that I marry them. They asked me, I said 'heck yes', then I wrote the entire thing and it was just so special."

Aziz Al-Sa'afin officiates his cousin's wedding
Aziz Al-Sa'afin acts as celebrant at his cousin's wedding Photo credit: Supplied

Al-Sa'afin says it was his first time being a marriage celebrant and he'd love to do it again.

His cousin Issa Khadem was the groom, tying the knot with Randa, who just happens to be a huge Harry Potter fan.

The bridesmaids walked in to a remixed version of the Harry Potter theme song, before Al-Sa'afin along with fellow groomsmen Raphael, Kris and Adam entertained guests with the spirited 'Men in Black' routine.

"Issa wanted us to walk in after the girls and do something special. Instead of just walking in, we decided to do a dance," says Al-Sa'afin.

"Kris, one of the groomsmen, came up with the choreography but then had to fly to the US on a business trip. So then when I landed, it was me and two boys who had never danced in their lives [Raphael and Adam], and we had to then take it upon ourselves to get it ready and then re teach it to Kris just after he landed just before the ceremony."

Al-Sa'afin says Kris's brother helped them out with preparing the dance, but on the day the four who actually performed it had "half an hour, tops" to practice.

"The cultural mix of people there probably haven't been exposed to anything like that before," says Al-Sa'afin.

"So it was a huge surprise to everyone there. I didn't expect people to go as mental as they did. The guy who ran the venue came up to me and said in his 10 years there, he'd never seen anything like it."

Comments from Facebook friends under Al-Sa'afin's video include "very cool", "pretty impressive" and "brilliant".

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