Inside the extravagant wedding of an Armenian billionaire's son, which is rumored to have cost $2 million
Omanut Hatzilom
An Armenian billionaire recently threw his son a lavish wedding in Russia that is estimated to have cost more than $2 million (£1.4 million), according to The Daily Mail.
The elaborate celebration, honouring newlyweds Sargis Karapetyan, 23, and Salome Kintsurashvili, 25, was held at Safisa, an upscale venue in Moscow, where Said Gutseriev had his $1 billion (£700 million) wedding party in March.
The more recent wedding was all paid for by the groom Karapetyan's father, The Daily Mail reports.
As well as three designer dresses for the occasion — including an Elie Saab gown rumoured to cost $35,000 (£24,306) — the bride wore jewellery amounting to a total worth of $200,000 (£138,893), according to InStyle.
Entertainment included the band Maroon 5, which charged between $500,000 (£347,233) and $800,000 (£555,573) to play at the wedding, while the guest list of 500 was comprised of affluent members of society from Russia, Armenia, and Georgia, InStyle reports. Even the Armenian president, Serzh Sargisyanu, was there.
Didn't get an invite? Check out photos and videos from the insanely opulent wedding below:
Here's what guests saw on walking in.
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The banqueting venue, Safisa, was transformed into an enchanted forest with a flower wall.
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The bride posed in front of the flower wall in a stunning, bedazzled Elie Saab dress — one of three she couture dresses she wore on the day.
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