Thursday, 9 June 2016

Russian billionaire spends $2m on his son's lavish wedding


The son of an Armenian billionaire and his bride have held what may be one of the most extravagant weddings ever in Moscow, costing more than $2 million (£1.3M).

The nuptials in question were that of 23-year-old Sargis Karapetyan and his Georgian bride, 25-year-old Salome Kintsurashvili, and were beyond lavish.
                              The bride changed into traditional dress to perform with Georgian dancers. It was one of three gowns she wore at the elaborate celebration

Attended by the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargisyanu, the Moscow-based pair's celebration was held at the famous Safisa, where billionaire's son Said Gutseriev, 28, married 20-year-old student Khadija Uzhakhovs in March.

The wedding which saw J Lo and Enrique Iglesias perform made headlines around the world, but this latest ceremony managed to put the extravagance of the Gutseriev nuptials in the shade.

With a net worth of around $4 billion, his son's wedding was always going to be extravagant.


                              Entertainment: Maroon 5 (above) played at the wedding, at an estimated cost of $500,000-$800,000

How extravagant? Firstly, Maroon 5 were the wedding band. It's been estimated that they were paid around $500,000-800,000 to play the gig, and the bride certainly made the most of the expensive by joining the lead singer Adam Levine on stage to sing along.

Additional entertainment was provided by the Ukranian pop singer Vera Brezhneva, singers Alla Pugacheva, Valery Meladzem, Grigory Leps, Sofia Rotaru, Nikolay Baskov, Timati and Dima Bilan, while Pop singer Philip Kirkorov interrupted his tour to perform.

                          In love: The venue was also decorated with huge pictures of the couple on their official wedding shoot (above)

Personalities from Russian television also attended including Andrey Malakhov, while presenter Tanya Gevorkyan looked stunning in a green strapless gown by Oscar de la Renta as she posed in the fairytale surroundings.

While the groom works as Vice President of his father's company, Salome is the co-owner of the online vintage fashion store Buy By Me, but she eschewed a pre-loved item when it came to choosing her wedding dress. 

                          A magnificently lit arch over the DJ booth provided a dramatic backdrop 

The bride opted for three different gowns, the first of which was a glittering Elle Saab gown with long sleeves and a train.

Although the cost of the dress has not been revealed, the starting price of a couture wedding dress by the Lebanese designer is $35,000 (£24,000).

                                       Thousands of pink and white flowers decorated the Safisa interior and lines the elaborate staircase 
                            Guests at the wedding enjoyed a performance by Maroon 5 in the venue which was decorated with thousands of flowers and twinkling lights
                                         Vases of beautiful purple blooms were delivered to the venue ahead of the nuptials 
                                        Pretty in purple: The bride posed for photos in front of one of the defining features of the venue, a wall of flowers
                                A bouquet of peonies among the lavish floral arrangements
                               TV presenter Tanya Gevorkyan was among the glamorous guests at the wedding, wearing a stunning green strapless gown by Oscar De La Renta 

DailyMail

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