In a dress worth $873,000, clearly no expense was spared for the fairy tale wedding of Madina Shokirova, the daughter of a Russian oil tycoon.
Tying the knot with a man identified only as "Sador" it was an event that would put the fanciest of celebrity weddings to shame.
![The bride and groom's first dance. Photo / Australscope](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E7VZYDUCKPP6NJ3GNBOXMS6QIY.jpg?auth=93e29cd4149751e6aecdfacdb493a3328841e701b2033d0a324c8a1864bf481d&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)
Held in the luxurious Radisson Royal Congress Park hotel in Moscow, 9,000 guests were reportedly in attendance. Which may explain the need for such a gargantuan cake.
![Is this the biggest wedding cake you've ever seen? Photo / Australscope](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HSNY6E75NILBCO7R2FAQAPIPVI.jpg?auth=0e6efad0751c391cdc98a0b8ad6ac86fc9664a28d9acc94b94b7abdeed4d8cc9&width=16&height=20&quality=70&smart=true)