Russian Wedding

Last week, I attended a wedding in Sochi.  Russian weddings last two or even three days.  The first day the bride and groom had a civil ceremony at ZAGS and afterwards had their photos taken at the nearby fountain and several other places around the city.

Later on, they made their appearance at the restaurant where the reception was held.  When they arrived, Pavel and Alexandra were presented with a tradtional loaf of bread to symbolize health, prosperity and long life. Russian weddings usually include a master of ceremonies who guides the evening through toasts, speeches, dances and games.  There is a copious amount of liquor (mostly vodka in this case) and food served.

Presentation of tradtional loaf of bread

Dancing and drinking game

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Comments

[Kiersten Gurry]

Ok, that drinking game looks awesome. I can't figure out how they even safely got into that position!

Kiersten Gurry
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[Hotels in Angeles]

That was a wonderful wedding! As I've seen on the pictures they really enjoy!

[storefront doors]

Lovely fun wedding! I bet it needs technical skills to be able to assemble in that position.