During the All-Russian Wedding Festival at the National Centre Russia, the newlyweds-to- be will fulfill their dreams and create a family

On July 8, the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, the 2nd All-Russian Wedding Festival "Russia. Connecting hearts" starts. In 20 days, more than 200 couples will gather in Moscow, at the National Centre RUSSIA. Sweethearts from different regions of the country will bond family ties at a one-time marriage registration. The festival program, which will last until July 10, will also include educational excursions, master classes, expositions, lectures and public talks.

At the All-Russian Wedding Festival "Russia. Connecting hearts," the newlyweds-to-be will fulfill their main dream and create a family. 

Sergey Ryakhovsky and Ekaterina Alyokhina from Moscow have met about 15 years ago on the eve of Russia Day. They planned to get married almost at the beginning of the relationship, but soon found out that they were expecting a child, and decided to focus on raising him and building a career. "This spring, we learned that the wedding festival at the National Centre Russia will be held on the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity. We thought about it, and decided: we have known each other for many years, and this holiday will be a wonderful opportunity to register a marriage!" they shared. 

For Ilya Petrov and Anna Fadeeva from Kurgan, the upcoming wedding is a big dream. They have met 7 years ago, when they were still schoolchildren. They were going to study in different places, then Ilya was serving in the army. The couple bravely endured the years of separation, and now their relationship will move to a new stage. "We overcame all obstacles. And finally, there are just us who want to make true our dreams and become a family," the young people said.

For Pavel Shevchenko and Anastasia Fitisova from Rostov-on-Don, the wedding day will also be a long-awaited event. Pavel is a widower, a father of two daughters, Anastasia is raising a son. Before meeting each other, they stopped to believe that they would meet the other half and become a large family. "Pavel recently proposed to me, but we couldn't decide how and when we would bond our ties, because we really wanted to spend this day in an unusual way. Literally two days before the deadline for accepting applications from couples to participate in the festival, my colleagues sent me a link and told us that we should participate in it. Without thinking for a minute, we sent the application. We have never even dreamed of such a format! This is fate!" – Anastasia is sure.  

Alexander Kordiy and Anastasia Stroganova from Donetsk wanted to celebrate the wedding on a large scale, so after learning about the festival at the National Centre Russia, they decided to take part in it. "We met three years ago, but due to a difficult life situation, we couldn't meet for a whole year. Soon my family helped him with the move, and after finishing my studies, Sasha made me an offer. We got engaged and dreamed of a lavish wedding! We are very glad that we will become participants of the wedding festival in the capital," said the bride-to-be. 

The story of Yuri Savchenko and Olga Gudkova from Sterlitamak is like a real miracle. They met on New Year's Eve in 2024 – Yuri and a friend went to the city's Christmas tree, on the way to which they met Olga and her sister. "That's how our love began on the magical night of the year! And on New Year's Eve 2025, I proposed to Olga, and we purposefully waited six months to sign on this wonderful holiday – the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity," the groom shared.

For all couples who will take part in the All-Russian Wedding Festival, this event will be special. Therefore, careful preparations for it are already in full swing. Vladislav Efimenko and Polina Pavlova from Tomsk have been together for five years, and the upcoming wedding will be a particularly important event for them. "The stages of preparation for the wedding festival are already nearing completion, we chose the outfits quickly enough. And the groom's mom is currently embroidering my kokoshnik! Such an incredibly valuable gift from her will remain in my memory forever!" – Polina revealed the details of her image.

For the first time, the All-Russian Wedding Festival was held in 2024 as part of the International RUSSIA EXPO. On the first day of the event, more than 300 people registered their union. This event was included in the Russian Book of Records. And during the entire time of the International RUSSIA EXPO, 564 people got married — this historical event remained in the memory of 282 families for the rest of their lives. Some of the families raised at the First All-Russian Wedding Festival have already have children.