When newlyweds Said Gutseriev, 28, and Khadija Uzhakhovs, 20, tied the knot in Moscow last weekend, they threw an extravagant celebration that's rumoured to have cost up to 700 million pounds ($1 billion).
The wedding featured celebrity performances from Jennifer Lopez, Sting, and Enrique Iglesias, as well as a custom-made designer dress.
All of it was paid for by the groom's father, the Kazakh-born entrepreneur Mikhail Gutseriev, according to BuzzFeed. The oligarch, whose oil businesses helped make him rich, has a net worth of 4.3 billion pounds ($6.2 billion) on Forbes.
The bride, Uzhakhovs, is a dentistry student at Moscow State University, while Gutseriev was educated at Harrow and Oxford in the UK, the Daily Mail reports. Gutseriev is working as a director for his father's business, Russneft, according to an interview in the Russian newspaper Kommersant, as cited by BuzzFeed.
Take a look at a selection of photos and videos from the couple's ridiculously expensive wedding below:
- The wedding took place at Safisa, an upscale banqueting venue in Moscow. As well as a fountain, the space — even the ceiling — was covered with flowers and lights.
- The bride's gown was designed by Elie Saab and imported from Paris. The dress is worth up to 18,000 pounds ($25,925), according to The Telegraph.
- It was so heavily embellished with beads that it weighed nearly 2 stone, or 28 pounds. The bride also needed help walking around in it.
- The bride accessorised with a diamond necklace and tiara and embellished handbag. Guests were also given jewel boxes as wedding favours.
- The cake was taller and wider than the wedding guests.
- Here's the groom chatting with Sting ...
- ... who performed at the wedding.
- Jennifer Lopez also performed several of her songs, including "Get Right." She had three outfit changes.
- Enrique Iglesias dressed more casually for the event.
- Of course, there was traditional dancing.
- The bride and groom appeared to take their nuptials more seriously.
- Finally, there was a fireworks display to ensure that the event wouldn't be too low-key.
The wedding took place at Safisa, an upscale banqueting venue in Moscow. As well as a fountain, the space — even the ceiling — was covered with flowers and lights.
A photo posted by Махачкала (@shopping_onlain_mah) on Mar 27, 2016 at 8:16am PDT
The bride's gown was designed by Elie Saab and imported from Paris. The dress is worth up to 18,000 pounds ($25,925), according to The Telegraph.
#свадьбагуцериевых 😍😍😍платье супер
A photo posted by Махачкала (@shopping_onlain_mah) on Mar 27, 2016 at 8:07am PDT
It was so heavily embellished with beads that it weighed nearly 2 stone, or 28 pounds. The bride also needed help walking around in it.
Как принцесса😍 #свадьбагуцериевых
A video posted by ⚡️🔥KAVKAZYATA777🔥⚡️ (@kavkazyata777) on Mar 27, 2016 at 8:17am PDT
The bride accessorised with a diamond necklace and tiara and embellished handbag. Guests were also given jewel boxes as wedding favours.
😍 #свадьбагуцериевых #свадьба #невестагуцериевых
A photo posted by ⚡️🔥KAVKAZYATA777🔥⚡️ (@kavkazyata777) on Mar 26, 2016 at 12:28pm PDT
The cake was taller and wider than the wedding guests.
A photo posted by Махачкала (@shopping_onlain_mah) on Mar 27, 2016 at 8:22am PDT
Here's the groom chatting with Sting ...
#свадьбагуцериевых #Стинг #свадьбагуцериевасаида #Сафиса
A photo posted by @simon2847 on Mar 28, 2016 at 3:18am PDT
... who performed at the wedding.
A video posted by Махачкала (@shopping_onlain_mah) on Mar 27, 2016 at 8:09am PDT
Jennifer Lopez also performed several of her songs, including "Get Right." She had three outfit changes.
Свадьба мечты JLo, Каас и Стинг 😍 #свадьбагуцериевых
A video posted by ⚡️🔥KAVKAZYATA777🔥⚡️ (@kavkazyata777) on Mar 26, 2016 at 8:47am PDT
Enrique Iglesias dressed more casually for the event.
Of course, there was traditional dancing.
#свадьбагуцериевых ✅ @lezginka_dance_moscow #ловзар
A video posted by ⚡️🔥KAVKAZYATA777🔥⚡️ (@kavkazyata777) on Mar 27, 2016 at 2:43am PDT
The bride and groom appeared to take their nuptials more seriously.
Finally, there was a fireworks display to ensure that the event wouldn't be too low-key.
А вот и салют😍🎉 #свадьбагуцериевых
A video posted by ⚡️🔥KAVKAZYATA777🔥⚡️ (@kavkazyata777) on Mar 26, 2016 at 12:27pm PDT
