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The best man and bridesmaid are called "Witnesses" or "Свидетели" (svideteli) in Russian. [1] The ceremony and the ring exchange take place on the first day of the wedding. Russian weddings ceremonies have undertaken a certain amount of Western traditions, including incorporating maids of honour into the wedding party.
Her wedding dress featured the coat of arms of the Russian Empire, embroidered in gold. [11] Her wedding dress, a white satin gown, was reportedly designed by Reem Acra. [2] [4] Bettarini wore the Lacis tiara, a 27.03 carat diamond tiara by French jeweler Chaumet, and a veil with an Imperial Eagle embroidered on it. [4]
The portrait of an unknown girl in the traditional Russian clothing by Ivan Argunov, 1784, showcasing a large kokoshnik head dress.. The kokoshnik (Russian: коко́шник, IPA: [kɐˈkoʂnʲɪk]) is a traditional Russian headdress worn by women and girls to accompany the sarafan.
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On 19 April 1894, Tsarevich Nicholas was at the wedding of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, to their mutual cousin, Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.Nicholas had also obtained permission from his parents, Tsar Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna, to propose to Ernst's younger sister, Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, one of the favorite granddaughters of Queen Victoria.
The crown was also placed on the arms of Congress Poland, a semi-independent state in a personal union with the Russian Empire (1814–1915), and the Privislinsky Krai which was incorporated into the empire in 1831. Since December 20, 2000, the imperial crown has appeared on the coat of arms of the Russian Federation.
The Great Imperial Crown is the largest of Russian imperial crowns. It was made in Saint Petersburg by Georg Friedrich Eckart and Jérémie Pauzié in 1762, in 1797 crown was altered by L.D. Diuval. It has 4936 diamonds, 75 huge pearls and one huge red spinel in 398.72 carat. The crown nowadays belongs to the Diamond Fund and stays in the ...
Within the "white wedding" tradition, a white dress and veil is not considered appropriate in the second or subsequent wedding of a widow or divorcee. [ 3 ] A wedding is often followed or accompanied by a wedding reception, which in some areas may be known as the 'Wedding Breakfast', at which an elaborate wedding cake is served.