200+ guests dressed in white attend lavish wedding for Giatano ‘Guy’ Barbera and Katey Mahoney in Bundaberg

A lavish wedding for bankrupt former head of Barbera Family Farms, Giatano ‘Guy’ Barbera, has been attended by guests dressed in white amid tight security.

Guests arriving at the lavish wedding for bankrupt former head of Barbera Family Farms.

No expense was spared for the lavish Hampton’s style wedding of Barbera family patriarch Giatano ‘Guy’ Barbera at the Bundaberg Port Marina on the weekend.

More than 200 guests all dressed in white attended the soiree, with security guards posted around the entire marina, controlling access to a lawn with a roped-off area containing rows of chairs facing a wedding arch and the Burnett River.

Former head of Barbera Family Farms Guy Barbera will get married at a ‘Hamptons style’ wedding in Bundaberg, less than three years after his companies folded owing more than $53.1 million to creditors.

A large white marquee with dining tables stood ready for the reception dinner to follow the ceremony, with a relaxed mood prevailing as vocalist performed easy-listening songs to greet the guests.

A trickle of family and friends, dressed all in white as per the dress code, turned into a steady flow after the arrival of buses which transported the majority of the guests from Bargara.

Security guards were posted throughout the Bundaberg Port Marina, guarding a roped-off area on the lawn for the wedding ceremony and reception.

The wedding of Mr Barbera, 56, to Katey Mahoney came less than three years after several of the Barbera family patriarch’s companies folded owing more than $53 million to staff and creditors.

Formerly head of Barbera Family Farms, a farming empire that has grown zucchinis, capsicums and tomatoes in the region for almost 50 years, was disqualified by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in November 2021 for managing corporations for a period of five years.

Security guards were posted throughout the Bundaberg Port Marina, guarding a roped-off area on the lawn for the wedding ceremony and reception.

ASIC found nine companies of which Mr Barbera was the director had failed to pay superannuation and payroll tax and had not kept proper financial records, and had allowed one company, Barbera Transport, to trade while insolvent.

At the time of his disqualification the companies run by Mr Barbera owed more than $53.1 million to unsecured creditors.

No charges were laid against Guy Barbera for conduct related to the ASIC disqualification.

Earlier this month, a web page promoting the wedding of Mr Barbera and Katey Mahoney was published on a publicly accessible wedding planning website.

The guests took their seats before the wedding ceremony.

After a day of golf and welcome drinks on April 26, the site said two buses were arranged for the following day, April 27, to take an unspecified number of guests from Bargara to the Bundaberg Port Marina for the wedding ceremony and reception.

Bundaberg Port Marina were contacted but did not comment.

The buses will transport guests back to Kacy’s Beach Hotel Bargara following the conclusion of the wedding at 10.10pm.

FORMER SUPER CAR DRIVER SON BEST MAN AT WEDDING

An all white dress code is stipulated, with the couple aiming for a “coastal/Hamptons/marina aesthetic”.

Guy Barbera’s son, former super car driver Mason Barbera, 29, is listed as his father’s best man.

The groom’s older and younger brothers, Ross and Robert, are also listed in the wedding party as groomsmen.

Security guards were posted around the Bundaberg Port Marina as the wedding for Guy Barbera and Katey Mahoney got underway.

FARMING COMPANY OWED $16M TO CREDITORS

Bundaberg Farming, a company directed by Robert Barbera, went into liquidation in March 2024 owing $16 million to creditors including $1.5 million in wages and superannuation owed to 215 employees.

In the report sent to creditors on April 5 by the liquidator, WLP Restructuring, Mr Livingston invited any unidentified creditors for Bundaberg Farming to submit a proof of debt form as a claim for funds recovered through the liquidation.

The wedding website said of Guy Barbera’s youngest brother that Robert, 51, was “literally his best man”.

“Guy has an extremely special bond with his brother,” the website reads.

“Robbie is someone Guy can always count on and trust.”

Guy Barbera's brother, Robert, directed Bundaberg Farming which went into liquidation in March 2024.

Guy Barbera’s daughter, Courtney Barbera, is listed as one of Ms Mahoney’s bridesmaids.

Courtney Barbera, a one-time director of Barbera Farms, was runner-up in the bikini section of the World Beauty Fitness and Fashion Spectacular in Verona, Italy and is a social media influencer with 40,000 followers.

The company went into liquidation in April 2019 with debts of more than $1.4 million.

Guy Barbera’s daughter, Courtney Barbera, is a former bikini model and director of Barbera Farms, which went into liquidation in April 2019.

In response to a lawsuit brought by one of the alleged creditors, Ms Barbera, 29, lodged a notice of intention to defend in September 2019 in which she stated there was no basis for the allegation and a number of allegations were “embarrassing and should be struck out”.

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The lawsuit was discontinued in January 2020, and in April 2024 Barbera Farms remained under external administration by the liquidator.

Bundaberg Farming and Barbera Farms are not related in any way to Barbera Family Farms or any of the companies that Guy Barbera was running when he was disqualified by ASIC in 2019.