( CNN ) -- The Maldives will introduce strict guidelines on conducting wedding ceremonies for tourists after a foreign couple was mocked and abused by staff members at a local resort , the president 's office said Friday . The couple thought they were taking part in a marriage renewal ceremony conducted in the local Dhivehi language . But the officiant used the occasion to insult them and call them names . The Maldives -- an archipelago of almost 1,200 coral islands south-southeast of India -- is a secular nation of 370,000 Muslims . But it is a favorite of well-heeled Westerners lured by its white sandy beaches . The incident came to light when a YouTube video of the ceremony surfaced recently . The nationalities of the couple are not known , but they speak in English in the video . The woman -- wearing a white dress - and the man bow their heads in prayer in what they think is a wedding renewal . But the person conducting the ceremony calls them `` swines '' and `` infidels '' and says children of such a union will be `` illegitimate , '' according to a translation provided by the local Minivan news website . At the end of the ceremony , the couple exchange rings and head to the beach to plant a coconut tree in the sand . At several points in the video , the officiant is heard cautioning the videographer to make sure he did not record the profanities . In his weekly radio address Friday , the nation 's president , Mohamed Nasheed , said he was disgusted by the incident and described the behavior of the staff as `` absolutely disgraceful . '' All tourist hotels without exception will be required to follow the new guidelines which will be issued shortly , he said . `` No stone will be left unturned to ensure that an incident like this never happens again , '' the government said in a statement Thursday . Ahmed Shiyam , the sub-inspector of police in the capital Male , said officers have taken two people in custody -- the one who performed the ceremony and another who assisted him . The resort , he said , was cooperating with the investigation . He refused to share details about the couple . CNN 's Christabelle Fombu contributed to this report .
He thinks they are taking part in a vow renewal ceremony . The officiant curses and insults them in the local language . The incident comes to light after a video surfaces on YouTube . The president calls the staff 's behavior ` ` absolutely disgraceful ''