The bride wore three different couture dresses, including a $35,000 Elie Saab gown and


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.

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.

Glittering: The bride's wedding dress was a couture Elle Saab gown (above) which she wore with more than $200,000 worth of jewelry

Salome Kintsurashvili showed off her embellished Elie Saab wedding gown in multiple photos with friends. The dress was just one of three the bride wore on her big day

The bride changed into traditional dress to perform with Georgian dancers. It was one of three gowns she wore at the elaborate celebration

The happy couple 23-year-old Sargis Karapetyan and his Georgian bride, 25-year-old Salome Kintsurashvili performed a traditional dance for their guests

Their celebration was held at the famous Moscow restaurant Safisa, where tables were decorated with elaborate posies of pink and white flowers

Inside or out? The entrance to the reception at Safisa, where the bride changed her dress twice more, was a spectacular forest (above)

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

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

Sargis Karapetyan is the son of Samvel Karapetyan, who sits at number 28 on the Forbes Russian Rich List.

The elder Karapetyan who lives in Moscow, but originally hails from Armenia, owns real estate firm Tashir Group which possesses 33 shopping centers, four office complexes, and eight hotels across Russia.

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

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.

Spectacular: The wedding cake (above) was nine-tiers, covered in white flowerts and dominated the room

Money money money: With the groom's father worth more than $4 billion, expense was never going to be an issue for the wedding

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

The groom (pictured front) who is Vice President of his father's company, getting ready to perform with Armenian dancers

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.

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.

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).

Outfit change: During the night the bride wore two other dresses, including a lace, off the shoulder Alessandra Rich dress for the official photos

Incredible: The magical forest at the entrance of the venue included fake trees and thousands of real flowers

She changed into a lace gown by Alessandra Rich and also a more traditional wedding gown.

Her accessories included the Tiffany Savoy headpiece, which was worn by Carey Mulligan in the film The Great Gatsby.

The headpiece of diamonds and freshwater cultured pearls in platinum with a detachable spray of feathers brooch costs in excess of $200,000 (£13,800).

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

The bride changed into a lace, off the shoulder Alessandra Rich dress for the official photos, and then into a floor length dress and head piece for the official Armenian wedding dance.

Folk dancers from Armenia and Georgia performed to reflect both the bride and groom's heritage.

And whilst the dresses were stunning, it was the venue and decorations that made the wedding look like a real fairy tale affair.

As guests entered the reception, they walked through what looked like an incredible forest, complete with fake trees and real flowers.

Pretty in purple: The bride posed for photos in front of one of the defining features of the venue, a wall of flowers

Picture perfect: The venue was bathed in purple lights, making it feel like a magical fairy tale

Modern and traditional: Later in the night the couple changed into traditional Armenian outfits for the official dance

'Feeling like Alice in Wonderland': Guests posted photos saying they felt like they were in a fairytale

Celebrity endorsement: Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine got the bride on stage to congratulate her during the receptions

One friend, who posted a photo to Instagram, said it felt like she was in Alice in Wonderland.

In the main reception room, where the 500 guests were seated, a huge chandelier and fairy lights made it feel magical.

There were also thousands more flowers, including a flower wall, which the new Mrs Karapetyan posed in front of for photos.

Social media age: Guests shared photos of the nuptials on Instagram under the official wedding hashtag #sarkissalome

Who you know: Guests were the who's who of Russian society, and dressed to impress (above)

Bets day of their lives: The bride looked incredibly happy all night in videos posted to Instagram by guests

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

Guest Nino Gvene was photo bombed by Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine as she snapped a selfie

The nine-tier cake was covered in flowers and at least two metres tall, standing on a large table in the centre of the room.

Standing six metres high, the confection was created by Iyad Abusharaf, a world renowned chef who once worked for the Prince of Kuwait.

Guests on social media commented that they had never seen a wedding cake so tall that it was getting in the way of the chandeliers before.

To complete it all, the room was bathed in purple light, giving everything a incredible storybook glow.

Many of the guests shared incredible photos and video of the night on social media under the hashtag #sarkissalome, causing widespread interest in the nuptials.