Underwater Wedding in Crete

During the last years, Greece has become the favorite destination among foreigners who want to exchange vows of eternal love. The Greek islands of Santorini and Crete charm tourists who promise that they will return to these places for the happiest day of their lives. However a wedding, held recently in Crete was meant to be unforgettable, both to the couple and to the residents of the island. A couple from Russia chose to get married under the sea. Renat Adykov and Maria Obryvalina from Russia decided to hold an underwater wedding, proving that love has no boundaries. The couple from Saransk in western Russia, won a competition to get married at the Kalypso Dive Center in Rethymno Crete. They had no experience in scuba diving but they had intensive courses to make their dream come true. After a short ceremony on the shore, they plunged into the sea and reached a special platform seven metres below the surface where they carried out a second ceremony lasting 20 minutes, in which they exchanged their vows with the help of plastic cue cards. Greg James who works in the Kalypso Dive Center said to the British Daily Mail, “I think this is the first underwater wedding ever to take place in Crete.”

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