wedding

First wedding in 32 years held in Lachin district

First wedding in 32 years held in Lachin district

The first wedding in 32 years was held in the village of Zabukh of Azerbaijan's Lachin region. The bride and the groom are both residents of Zabukh - Nurlan Alizade and Gulnar Jafarova. Along with family members, relatives …

No more luxury gifts at weddings in Chechnya

No more luxury gifts at weddings in Chechnya

Responding to Ramzan Kadyrov's criticism, the Muftiate of Chechnya set standards for Chechen weddings, forbidding, in particular, expensive gifts and excessive dowry to the groom's family

Wedding cake worth $66,000 stuns guests in Kazakhstan (VIDEO)

Wedding cake worth $66,000 stuns guests in Kazakhstan (VIDEO)

A wedding cake worth $66,000 was served to guests of one of the wedding parties in Shymket, Kazakhstan on January 14.  The cake made by Russian confectioner Renat Agzamov is 4 meters wide, 4.2 meters tall (including the cart its …

Love, North Caucasus style

Love, North Caucasus style

In the North Caucasus, traditional and modern expectations of relationships are more chequered than a patchwork quilt. Here’s how young couples negotiate them

Residents of Simferopol allowed to celebrate weddings

Residents of Simferopol allowed to celebrate weddings

The authorities of Simferopol have allowed weddings to be celebrated when power generators are available, the head of the city administration, Gennady Baharev, reports. "If a wedding is celebrated with a generator, …

Weddings in Grozny to become more boring

Weddings in Grozny to become more boring

The Grozny Mayor’s office has published a new set of rules, which regulate celebration of weddings in the Chechen capital. The set of rules requires to celebrate weddings according to local …