Parents
The future businessman and billionaire was born on August 18, 1965 in the small town of Kalinino, Armenian USSR (renamed Tashir in 1991). His parents were teachers: his father was a mathematics teacher, and his mother was an English teacher. Later, Sarkis Karapetyan became the school director. It must be said that in Soviet times, in the Armenian outback, teachers enjoyed special respect and authority among their fellow citizens, and their children, being brought up in strictness, knew from a young age that they had no right to tarnish the honor of their parents.
Samvel Karapetyan
Samuil Sarkisovich Karapetyan was born on August 18, 1965 in Kalinino, Lori region, Armenian SSR. Samvel's parents are teachers; his father, Sarkis, was a mathematics specialist and a school director; mother taught English. There is an older brother, Karen, born in 1961.
Education
In 1986, he completed his studies at the mechanical engineering faculty of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute.
In November 2008, he received his doctorate, his dissertation is devoted to the study of the development of an investment management system in large diversified companies.
Labor activity
Since 1986, he worked at an enamel products factory in his hometown. He got a job as the head of the technological service, then headed the plant. Later, he bought the enterprise and in 1989, on its basis, he opened his own diversified cooperative, Zenit, for the production of rubber and metal products.
In 1991, he initiated the renaming of the Armenian city of Kalinino to Tashir. A year later, the businessman moved from Armenia to Russia.
In 1997, the entrepreneur bought the Kalugaglavsnab enterprise in the Moscow region, on the basis of which two years later the Tashir construction and industrial holding was created. In 1999, the first supermarket of the same name, a restaurant complex, and the first pizzeria of the chain of the same name were opened. Gradually, the group of companies was replenished with production, construction, energy assets, supply and sales organizations, chains of shopping centers, hotels, residential buildings, cinemas, retail chains and restaurants.
Thus, in 2000, the Grand Food company was created within the group, and in 2002, the businessman became the majority owner of Fora Bank shares. In 2004, the Kaluga plant of reinforced concrete products became part of his holding.
Having entered the commercial real estate market in Moscow (in 2005 he opened the first modern multifunctional shopping and entertainment center, founded the brokerage company SK Realty and opened a shopping mall.
In 2010, the first hotel of the SK Royal chain appeared in Moscow, in 2011 - the first Moscow oceanarium in the Rio shopping center on Dmitrovka, in 2013 - a large ice arena for the Olympic Games in Sochi. In 2017, the building of the Izvestia editorial office was transferred to his holding. He owns such famous restaurants in the Russian capital as Aragvi, Seasons, shopping and business, City Point), the Novotel Moscow hotel and many others.
At the moment, the group of companies founded and headed by Karapetyan includes more than 200 companies of various specialties.
Charity
In 2000 he founded the Tashir charitable foundation.
Ratings and personal fortune
He is consistently included in the top 200 richest businessmen in Russia according to the Forbes magazine rating. Thus, his fortune reached its maximum over the past ten years in 2014 - then the businessman took 26th place with $4.3 billion. In 2015, he was in the same place, but with $4 billion. In 2016, he dropped to two lines with a fortune of $3.1 billion, in 2017 he became 32nd with a mark of $3.4 billion. In 2018 and 2019, his fortune was estimated at $3.7 billion (30 and 29 places in the ranking, respectively) .
In 2006, the entrepreneur was first included in the “Rating of the largest real estate owners” by Forbes magazine with income received from renting commercial real estate of $29 million. In 2007, this amount more than doubled - to $67 million.
Since 2017, he has been mentioned in the Bloomberg list of the 500 richest people in the world.
Awards and titles
He has a large number of awards, including orders:
— Holy Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow III and II degrees (ROC); — Saint Mesrop Mashtots (Armenia); — “Glory and Honor” II degree (ROC); — St. Gregory the Illuminator (ROC); — “For services to the Fatherland”, 1st degree (Armenia);
as well as a medal in honor of the 1700th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity in Armenia and a commemorative medal “XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan”.
In 2001, he received the Russian national award in the field of business and entrepreneurship “Business Olympus” - “Honored Entrepreneur of the Russian Federation”.
In 2010, he became the most influential person in the commercial real estate market according to CommercialRealEstate.
In 2012 he was recognized as “Person of the Year” at MAPIC in Cannes, in 2014-2015. Topped the rating of the most influential commercial real estate owners in Russia Commercial Real Estate CRE-100.
Family
Married, has three adult children. Two sons, Karen and Sarkis, as well as daughter Tatevik, work in the structures of their father’s holding.
The businessman's brother Karen is an Armenian statesman.
First steps in business
After graduating from school, Samvel Karapetyan entered the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. After receiving his diploma, the young man returned to his hometown and after some time headed the technological service of the enamel products factory, and later this enterprise itself. In conditions of general shortages, the plant he led began to expand the range of products and establish barter. In addition, an active young man with an entrepreneurial spirit quickly realized all the prospects of the cooperative movement, which then began to gain momentum throughout the country. Together with his brother, they dreamed of owning their own business. In 1989, the Karapetyans managed to buy out the plant and transform it into their own Zenit cooperative, specializing in the production of metal and rubber products.
From childhood
The future oligarch was born on August 18, 1965 into a family of teachers in Armenia in a small town with the Russian name Kalinino.
Reference. Fifteen years ago in 1991, the city returned its former name Tashir, and this was done precisely on Karapetyan’s initiative.
It was Soviet times, when everyone treated teachers with respect, and in the outback their authority among fellow citizens was indisputable. And children in teachers' families were raised strictly from a young age and in the understanding that they had no right to tarnish the honor of their parents.
Samvel’s father, Sarkis Karapetyan, being a school director, taught mathematics for more than half a century, and his mother taught children English.
“An intelligent and very hardworking family, I learned a lot from them (my parents). My parents created a special environment for me; from a young age they explained that the main thing in life is to be a decent person and keep your word.”
Immediately after graduation, Samvel became a student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, and graduated in 1986. However, his scientific activity did not end there. These are more than 30 published scientific works and an academic degree of Doctor of Economics, which he received in 2008, having successfully defended his dissertation on a very relevant topic at that time: the development of control systems for investment activities in large enterprises.
Moving to Russia
In the early 90s, Armenia found itself in the grip of a transport blockade. It became obvious to the Karapetyan brothers that selling the products of their enterprise only on the territory of Armenia could not provide a profit, and its export had become unprofitable. As a result of long discussions, Samvel and Karen decided to move to Russia.
At first they settled in the capital, but then moved to Kaluga, where they had relatives and friends. Thus, from his very first steps in Russia, Samvel Karapetyan began to focus on the Armenian diaspora and continues this tradition to this day.
Starting with the opening of several small shops in Kaluga, the entrepreneur after some time founded. Its head office was located in Moscow and Samvel Sarkisovich commuted to work in the capital every day for several years.
In 1997, he acquired, and then several other enterprises in the city.
During the same period, he established reliable partnerships with Gazprom.
Further business development
In 2003, Samvel Karapetyan began expansion into the capital's real estate market. It all started with the acquisition of a plot of land on Sevastopolsky Avenue, on which, 2 years later, the first of the Rio shopping center chain facilities opened. In addition, in Kaluga itself, 2 huge shopping complexes and 3 business centers were built, one of the central squares of the city was reconstructed, and 40 thousand square meters were put into operation. m of housing.
Apparently, Samvel Karapetyan (his biography in his youth is presented above) knew some special secret to success, so his business only expanded year after year. Soon, the company he headed began expanding into other regions of the Russian Federation. By 2003, new shopping centers appeared in Tula and Yaroslavl. In parallel with this, he opened the Rio shopping center in Arkhangelsk, Orel, Rostov-on-Don, Belgorod and other cities.
"Tashir" today
Currently, the company's activities cover the areas of development, finance, manufacturing, construction, energy, entertainment, restaurants, retail and restaurant business. The main feature of Tashir is complete self-sufficiency. Thus, building materials, as well as elevators and escalators for the company’s construction projects in the capital, are produced at its own Kaluga factories. The holding companies supply everything else. They even receive electricity from their network LLC Kaskad-Energosbyt.
In addition, Tashir includes the Cinema Star cinema chain and the Wild West and Fashion Alliance retail chains.
Karapetyan also has his own Fora Bank. At the same time, the credit burden is small and its amount is less than Tashir’s annual rental income.
Person of the Russian Federation
Businessman, Vice President of Tashir Group of Companies
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Born 1992
Activity
Samvel Karapetyan’s eldest son has been responsible for commercial real estate management at Tashir since 2013 and is now preparing to launch several shopping and entertainment centers.
More details
As the billionaire told Forbes, the center under construction in Mytishchi (about 200,000 sq. m., investments of $200 million) is Sarkis’s first full-fledged project “from the moment of design and purchase of land to operational management.”
According to the businessman, the children always knew that they would enter the family business and wanted this: “None of them even abstractly imagined their future in another place.” In his free time, Sarkis is involved in wrestling and football (midfielder in the Karaul club), and enjoys cinema and music. "Family"
Father - Karapetyan Samvel Sarkisovich - Russian entrepreneur, philanthropist. President and founder of the group
Uncle - Karapetyan Karen Sarkisovich - Armenian statesman. Older brother of entrepreneur Samvel Karapetyan
Brother - Karen Samvelovich Karapetyan - MGIMO student since 2014, vice-president of the Tashir Group of Companies
Sister - Tatevik Samvelovna Karapetyan - Businesswoman, vice-president of the Tashir Group of Companies, manager of the federal network of Cinema Star cinemas, part of the Tashir Group of Companies.
Sister's husband - Vaspurak Vaginakovich Poghosyan - Vice President for Economic Security of the Tashir Group
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"News"
“Tashir” denied Karapetyan’s creation of a new party in Armenia
Tashir President Samvel Karapetyan is not going to create a new political party in the country, the group’s press service assured. Previously, the media reported about these intentions
More details on RBC: https://www.rbc.ru/politics/07/06/2018/5b18dec79a794735552207c1?from=newsfeed
The project of the capital's transport hub "Victory Park", the investor of which is the Tashir Group, passed public hearings
The transport hub project on the basis of the Park Pobedy metro station, prepared by the State Autonomous Institution “Research and Design Institute for Urban Planning of the City of Moscow”, has undergone public hearings. Comments and suggestions can be made until January 25, reports Moscomarchitecture. The project investor is Tashir Group.
Source: https://www.restate.ru/material/163815.html
Pugacheva and Rotaru sang at a luxurious wedding of a Russian billionaire
Last weekend, the luxurious wedding of 23-year-old Sarkis Karapetyan, heir to the multimillion-dollar empire of oligarch Samvel Karapetyan, took place in Moscow. The guy’s chosen one was the aspiring Georgian businesswoman Salome Kintsurashvili. She owns a tailoring studio, writes Tatler.
Source: https://kp.ua/culture/541479-puhacheva-y-rotaru-spely-na-roskoshnoi-svadbe-u-rossyiskoho-myllyardera
Transport hubs will open up new opportunities for retail development in Moscow
According to the Complex of Urban Planning Policy and Construction of Moscow, a total of 196 capital transport interchange hubs (TPU) are planned to be built in the capital by 2020, due to which it will be possible to relieve congestion on the capital’s highways and significantly improve the transport situation in the city. One of the developers who showed the greatest interest in the construction of transport hubs was the group.
Source: https://riarealty.ru/analysis_interview/20161219/408224428.html
Charitable Foundation "Tashir"
Armenians have a custom of celebrating their success by giving gifts to loved ones and even strangers. In the old days, people believed that in this way they could thank the Lord for sending them good luck in business.
In 2000, Samvel Karapetyan, whose photo is presented above, founded the Tashir charitable foundation. Over the 16 years of its existence, it has financed many charitable projects both in Russia and Armenia. Among the most notable actions of the foundation can be noted participation in the restoration of the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral, the residence of the Catholicos of all Armenians in Etchmiadzin, in the creation of the Center for Culture and Art named after. A. Raikin, etc.
Children
The businessman has two sons and a daughter. The older offspring are already vice presidents of their father’s company, and the youngest is graduating from MGIMO. Having been brought up with rigor and respect for work, Karapetyan did not indulge the whims of his children and from a young age involved them in managing the family business. As it turned out, daughter Tatevik and her brother Sarkis learned their father’s lessons well. At least for now, they are spoken positively of in business circles, and they, unlike other representatives of the golden youth, have never found themselves the heroes of the chronicle of scandals.
Salome Zurabishvili's ex-husband: Our children are helping Georgia move towards democracy
TBILISI, November 26 – News-Georgia. Koki Gorjestani (Gugushvili), the first husband of Salome Zurabishvili, distributed an appeal in which he spoke about the history of his family and noted that he was proud of the fact that his children were participating in their mother’s election campaign.
Elections will take place in Georgia on November 28. Salome Zurabishvili, 66, who was born in Paris to Georgian immigrants, is running for president of Georgia with the support of the ruling Georgian Dream party. Her opponent is a representative of the opposition association Grigol Vashadze. Both Zurabishvili and Vashadze at different times served as Georgian foreign ministers in the government of the third Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili.
Salome Zurabishvili was married twice. The first husband was Koki Gorjestani (Gugushvili), who grew up in Iran, and in this marriage a son and daughter were born - Teimuraz and Ketevan. After her divorce from Gorjestani, Salome Zurabishvili married a second time - to journalist and publicist Zhanri Kashia, who since the 80s lived and worked in the West in the editorial offices of Radio Liberty and Voice of America. In 2012, Genri Kashiya died at the age of 72.
Koki Gorjestani’s letter was distributed on a social network by his daughter, Ketevan Gorjestani, who, together with her brother Teimuraz, supports her mother during the election campaign.
“I address myself as the father of Teimuraz and Ketevan Gugushvili Gorjestani. Probably, the older generation remembers who I am and what I represented in Georgia three decades ago. And I will tell the new generation about myself so as not to drown in the misinformation mixed with dirt that has filled social networks,” this is how Koka Gugushvili’s address begins.
“My father, Evsei-Dzuku Gugushvili, left Georgia in 1913 and went to work in Iran for the famous Georgian investor, Akaki Khoshtaria. Mr. Akaki, who at the time was a friend of my grandfather, Dimitri Gugushvili, was looking for young Georgians who had technical qualifications to work with him in Iran on important investment projects. Dzuku was planning to return to his homeland, but after the Red Army conquered Georgia in 1921, he was forced to seek political asylum in Iran.
When receiving Iranian citizenship, my father was required to change his last name. Based on patriotic considerations, he chose the surname “Gorgestani”, which in Persian means “of Georgian descent”. My father died in America in 1983, but I am proud that I was able to bring him to Georgia in 1978 and after 65 years of forced exile, he once again saw his own homeland, Georgia.
Because of my love for Georgia, in 1980 I decided to join the national liberation movement. Two prominent representatives of this movement are Zviad Gamsakhuradia and Merab Kostava, both of whom were dear friends of mine. On that day, in 1990, when I learned about the victory of the Round Table, I stood next to Zviad. It was I who wrote the program of economic reforms of the Round Table coalition. I was preparing to become a member of Zviad's government to help him implement this program, but the nomenklatura took away our opportunity to realize our dreams. After the coup, I stayed away from Georgian politics and did not support any party.
I have always had great respect for my children’s grandparents, Levan Zurabishvili and Zeinab Kedia.
Those who doubt the origins and relationships of our family should have seen Teimuraz’s wedding in Gergeti Sameba in August, which we celebrated together. This was the fulfillment of our dream: after Dzuku Gugushvili left Georgia 105 years ago, our son returned to the land of his ancestors and celebrated his wedding here.
One of the most honorable missions in my life was that I became a toastmaster at this traditional feast.
I and the mother of my children, Salome, raised Teimuraz and Ketevan as Georgian patriots who would be proud of their traditions and continue to remain faithful to ancient Georgian values - chivalry, dignity, honor and self-sacrifice, which Shota Rustaveli and David Guramishvili wrote about. Dark circles dared to question the origins of my children and disfigured everything that their father served for more than thirty years. Those who spread this evil misinformation are non-humans and should be thrown into the trash heap of humanity.
Salome and I are proud that our children are true patriots and bravely deal with intimidation and attacks. The Gugushvili and Zurabishvili families remain steadfast and loyal to Georgia. I salute my son and daughter, in whom my blood flows, and who will pass on the lamp of our family to the next generations. I am proud that they stand next to their mother and help Georgia follow the path of liberal democracy and freedom.
I have always defended my principles. In these elections, my fundamental choice belongs to those people who look towards the west, and not towards the north! Long live Georgia!” writes Koki Gorjestani Gugushvili.
Wedding of Samvel Karapetyan's son
The past year has been rich in lavish wedding celebrations. One of the most high-profile weddings was the celebration organized by Samvel Karapetyan for his son Sarkis. The chosen one of one of the heirs of a huge business empire was Georgian Salome Kintsurashvili. Tanya Gevorkyan and Andrei Malakhov were invited to entertain the numerous guests, and the highlight of the show was the performance of the Maroon 5 group, which, however, could not compete with the musical greeting of the Russian pop diva. At Salome's request, the hall of the Safisa restaurant was decorated in the style of the Disney film "Maleficent", and she and her groom danced a traditional Armenian bride's dance, although they wore a Georgian national costume for this. Another surprise awaited the invitees - at the end of the holiday, everyone was amazed by a huge eight-tier cake, which was unanimously recognized as a work of confectionery art.
According to the most conservative estimates of experts, Samvel Karapetyan, whose son ranks 7th on the list of successful young businessmen of the Russian Federation, paid $2,000,000 for the celebration.
Now you know who Samvel Karapetyan is. His fortune, earned “in the dashing 90s,” causes envy among many. However, even competitors and ill-wishers are forced to recognize the organizational talent and endless hard work of this man from a small Armenian town, which helped him become the king of Russian real estate.
Photo facts. The most high-profile weddings of Russian billionaires in 2016
These weddings have several distinctive features:
Huge budgets. Billionaire weddings are outrageously expensive. The media in most cases were unable to find out the exact amount of costs, but it is known that we are talking about billions of rubles. The economic crisis did not affect the luxury wedding segment; wealthy clients are still willing to spend a lot on such a significant occasion in the life of their family.
Traditional approach. At such weddings, fashion trends and modern event concepts are usually not followed. Wedding professionals earn large fees here, but are unlikely to include these weddings in their portfolio. Because despite the high social status of the clients, their events lack a current stylistic idea, there is only the principle of “much, expensive, rich.”
Hundreds and even thousands of guests. No intimate weddings, there should be so many guests that a record can be set.
A huge and expensive bride's dress, custom-made by a world-famous brand. The dress can weigh more than 20 kilograms and is usually embroidered with natural stones and gold. This, by the way, contradicts one of the modern wedding trends - the desire for naturalness and comfort; light, weightless wedding dresses that look very gentle and do not restrict the bride’s movements are coming into fashion.
Many colors. There are a lot of flowers at these weddings. The whole decor basically comes down to a rich (and expensive) floral design.
Giant cakes. They surprise you with their size. Despite the luxury, their design often lacks any idea.
Stars in the show program. The main thing in the entertainment program is the big names of the performers. At such weddings, stars sing, in some cases foreign ones.
Which weddings have become the loudest?
Wedding of Said Gutseriev and Khadija Uzhakova
It was this wedding that opened the season of billionaire weddings in 2020, and was discussed on the Internet for several weeks. The celebration took place on March 26 at the Moscow restaurant “Safisa”. According to media reports, people from neighboring houses watched the preparations for a whole week, and then were shocked by the luxury they saw.
Wedding of Said Gutseriev and Khadija Uzhakova.
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Said Gutseriev, the son of Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev (owner of JSC NK Russneft, head of one of the richest Russian family clans in Russia 2020 according to Forbes), got married. They say that they were looking for a bride for four years. As a result, the choice was made on Khadija Uzhakova, who comes from a poor but wealthy family with a good reputation.
Wedding of Said Gutseriev and Khadija Uzhakova.
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The bride's wedding dress from Elie Saab weighed about 25 kilograms. According to media reports, it could cost about 25 million rubles.
The Safisa restaurant was lavishly decorated with flowers. Jennifer Lopez, Sting, Patricia Kaas, Enrique Iglesias, Alla Pugacheva and other stars performed at the celebration. There were about 600 guests at the wedding. Each family was given a chest made of gold, rock crystal and malachite. The highlight of the program was a cake almost twice the height of a person. A few days later, the celebrations continued in London, where the newlyweds rode around the city in a golden carriage, accompanied by a Rolls-Royce cart. According to calculations by the website onkavkaz.com, the budget for this wedding is more than 76 billion rubles, and it is significantly larger than the budget of Ingushetia, where Mikhail Gutseriev was born.
Wedding of Anna Elashvili and David Mardi
Wedding of Anna Elashvili and David Mardi
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This wedding took place in early April in Tel Aviv. The bride, Anna Elashvili, is the daughter of Merab Elashvili, owner of the Sbarro, Elki-Palki and Vostochny Bazaar restaurant chain. All that is known about her fiancé, David Mardi, is that he is an Israeli citizen.
There were about 2 thousand guests at the wedding. The bride's dress with a huge train was made by an exclusive tailor from Dubai. According to media reports, it costs about 6 thousand euros. Nikolai Baskov, Soso Pavliashvili, American rapper Ryan Leslie, and famous Israeli artists performed at the event. The event was hosted by Valdis Pelsh and Olga Shelest.
Wedding of Mariam Bazhaeva and Magomed Erikhanov
At this wedding, both the bride and groom are children from rich families. Magomed is the son of the head of the Chechen regional branch of Rosselkhozbank Usman Yerikhanov, Mariam is the daughter of the president of the Alliance Group Musa Bazhaev. Their wedding took place in mid-April at the Moscow restaurant Safisa.
Wedding of Mariam Bazhaeva and Magomed Erikhanov
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In terms of the number of guests, this holiday turned out to be “modest” - there were only about 200 of them. A special feature of this wedding was that it was alcohol-free. Floral decor was used in the hall, and the bride's dress from Zuhair Murad Haute Couture was luxurious. The guests were entertained by Chechen singers Makka Mezhieva and Makka Sagaipova, Dagestan artist Rinat Karimov, the group "A'Studio" and the star of the show "The Voice" Sharif Umkhanov. The main character of the show program was Grigory Leps.
Wedding of Sarkis Karapetyan and Salome Kintsurashvili
This couple got married in early June. Sarkis Karapetyan is the son of the group’s president, Samvel Karapetyan. His chosen one, Salome, is the co-owner of a fashionable consignment store. The wedding also took place at the Safisa restaurant. More than 500 guests attended. Alla Pugacheva, Grigory Leps and Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine performed for them. The presenters were Andrei Malakhov, Vera Brezhneva and Tatyana Gevorkyan. The newlyweds were also congratulated by Philip Kirkorov, Dima Bilan, Valery Meladze, Sofia Rotaru and others.
Wedding of Sarkis Karapetyan and Salome Kintsurashvili.
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The hall was decorated with flowers and installations in the form of trees, and the six-meter cake was so huge that during transportation it almost touched the chandelier. The bride appeared in a dress from Elie Saab. It is worth noting that, unlike the previous girls, she chose a close-fitting style, and not a “princess dress” with a giant train. Salome's outfit looked more elegant. The decor gave it a luxurious look. The bride also wore the Tiffany & Co. diamond Savoy tiara, worth $200,000, worn by Carey Mulligan on the set of The Great Gatsby. According to media estimates, the budget for this wedding was about $2 million.
Wedding of Georgis Savvidi and Yana Khudyakova
The celebration took place in the first half of June in Greece in the city of Thessaloniki. The groom Georgis Savvidi is the son of Ivan Savvidi, a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, a member of the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of the Russian Federation, the founder of the management (it includes the Donskoy Tabak factory, Rostov-on-Don International Airport). Magazines classify his fiancée Yana Khudyakov as a so-called it-girl.
Wedding of Georgis Savvidi and Yana Khudyakova
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There were about 600 guests at the wedding. To decorate the hall of the Makedonia Palace Hotel Thessaloniki, two truckloads of fresh flowers were brought from Holland. The bride chose an Elie Saab dress for the ceremony, embroidered with pearls and crystals; it weighed 27 kilograms.
Soso Pavliashvili, Katie Topuria, Grigory Leps performed at the wedding. The celebration was hosted by Andrei Malakhov and Yana Churikova.
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