A beautiful Greek church on the hill near Porto Heli, from which a fabulous view of the Aegean Sea opens. Her courtyard accommodated over 300 people who came to the wedding of Christa-Maria and her beloved John. Among the most important there are the parents of the beautiful bride - the businessman Spas Rusev, former owner of “Vivacom", as well as of the satellite operator “Bulsatcom", and his wife Dilyana.
For their only daughter, the couple organized the perfect wedding, which took place on July 6 and 7 in the seaside resort of Argolis, a region in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese.
For the wedding, Christa-Maria is in an exquisite silver-white strapless long dress, made especially for her by Celia Critarioti. The famous couture designer has Greek roots, and her outfits are part of the personal collections of many stars, including Kate Moss, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Naomi Campbell and others. The groom is in a white suit by the Neapolitan designer Mariano Rubinacci with a bouquet of lilies of the valley on the lapel, as the bride's father also wears.
The guests of the happy event have gathered from all over the world - USA, Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Bulgaria and many others. Most of them are friends and colleagues of the newlyweds from their student years, as well as from the companies where they both already work. At the same time, many people who deal with art - world-famous artists, collectors, designers - become part of their happiest day.
Christa-Maria and John, who is American, have known each other since attending Williams College, Massachusetts, USA. After graduation, she received an MBA from Wharton Business School and he received an MBA from Harvard Business School. Currently, the two live in New York, where Christa-Maria works for a large hedge fund, and John is at the “Boston Consulting Group" (BCG).
The lavish wedding also made an impression on the Greek media, some of which covered it extensively, calling the bride's father Spas Rusev a “genius businessman".
“This news might not be of interest if the secular event did not take place in Porto Heli and in the sumptuous villa once owned by the former Greek royal family," writes the Greek site Mononews, whose theme is to tell “business stories of the new generation". The curiosity of the journalists is also due to the fact that the owner of the luxurious villa, which belonged to the former Greek King Constantine, today is precisely Spas Rusev.
The holiday home has an architecture influenced by the Arabic style. It has 12 bedrooms, a private beach, deckchairs, a large 30-meter swimming pool, a beautiful building covered with Moroccan tiles, unique furniture, but also many paintings and rare books brought by Rusev, the media reports. By the way, everyone who knows the businessman knows that he is a great connoisseur of art.
According to the site, the wedding took place in the magical place of Agios Emilianos (Saint Emiliano) and was 4 days - from Thursday to Sunday. The couple exchanged their love vows on July 6, and the following day, Sunday, the celebration continued. The wedding dinner and party were at Vinya Petrothalassa Beach between Porto Heli and Ermioni. Greek journalists claim that an Israeli company specialized in organizing events was hired for the wedding to create the decor and take care of the details.
The Greeks themselves call Porto Heli the “Monaco of Greece", as there are some of the most beautiful villas in the region, recalls 24 hours, cited by burgas24.bg.