The National Centre RUSSIA connects hearts: love born at a hockey match, and a wedding at the workplace

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The National Centre RUSSIA keeps on introducing participants of the 2nd All-Russian Wedding Festival, which will be held on July 8-10, thus purposedly coinciding with the Day of Family, Love and Faithfulness. Evgeny Fisikov and Olga Semenova are among hundreds of couples who will start their family life at the National Centre RUSSIA. Their love story began at a hockey match, and the future family will start a new life together at the National Centre RUSSIA, where Olga works.

Evgeny and Olga met at the Spartak --SKA match, they supported different teams. Sports rivalry did not affect the feelings, and today the dear hearts are preparing for one of the main events in their lives — a solemn wedding, which will be held at the National Centre RUSSIA on the Day of Family, Love and Faithfulness.

"When we found out about the opportunity to become a part of this festival, we immediately decided that this was our destiny. Working at the National Centre RUSSIA, I could not even imagine that one day I would become a participant of such a grandiose event at my workplace," Olga shares.

Like many participants of the wedding festival, Evgeny and Olga use elements of national costumes in their wedding looks. Thus, Olga's outfit will reflect the wedding traditions of Khakassia, while Evgeny's attire will reflect the Russian ones.

"We spent a lot of time choosing outfits. On this day, I want us to look not just elegant, but to be a part of a great celebration of traditions," admits Evgeny.

The bright, distinctive outfits of the newlyweds-to-be will decorate the festival, will create an atmosphere close to folk rituals, and will tell stories about the ancestral memory in the language of flowers, ornaments, and patterns.

The 2nd All-Russian Wedding Festival "Russia. Connecting Hearts" will be a start of family life for more than 200 loving couples from all over the country. The organizers have prepared a rich program. For instance, in addition to the ceremonies, guests will enjoy fashion shows, lectures on family values, tastings traditional cuisines, and other events which show the beauty of wedding ceremonies in different regions of Russia.

The National Centre RUSSIA has already witnessed the birth of 282 families during the first festival, and some of them already have children.