41 photos from Elie Saab Jr's huge Lebanon wedding: the guests, the ceremony, the parties

There were three days of events, Lebanon's Prime Minister was there and the gowns were, of course, gorgeous

Elie Saab greets his new daughter-in-law at the after party. Photo: ParAzarProductions

The middle of the religious ceremony. Photo: ParAzar 

Prime Minister Saad Hariri with Claudine Saab and Elie Saab at the after party. Photo: ParAzar 

Dita von Teese at the after party. 

The Maronite ceremony. Photo: ParAzar 

Filmmaker Nadine Labaki at the after party. Photo: ParAzar 

Fireworks at the after party on Friday July 19. Photo: ParAzarProductions 

Proud parents: Elie and Claudine with their other son at the religious ceremony. Photo: ParAzar 

The festivities ended with a party at Saab’s residence in Faqra, with the bride wearing an aquamarine dress. Photo: ParAzar

The beautiful bride. Photo: ParAzar 

Christina at a wedding dress fitting with her future father-in-law, Elie Saab, arguably Lebanon's greatest fashion designer. Photo: ParAzar Productions

Elie Saab Jr with his parents at the religious ceremony - Claudine's dress here has to be our favourite of the whole festivities. Photo: ParAzar 

The 4.5-metre train looked stunning during the ceremony. Photo: ParAzar

A view of the beautiful dinner at the Saab home the night after the wedding. Photo: ParAzar

Elie and Claudine at the Oriental themed party the night before the wedding. Photo: ParAzar 

The newlyweds. Photo: ParAzar

The newlyweds celebrate after their wedding. Photo: ParAzar

The newlyweds celebrate with cake at their ceremony. Photo: ParAzar 

The couple in the middle of the religious ceremony. Photo: ParAzar 

Christina wore an Elie Saab gown made of ivory silk and champagne Lurex threads. Photo: ParAzar

The family arrive at the ceremony. Photo: ParAzar

A view of the religious ceremony. Photo: ParAzar 

On July 19, the couple tied the knot in a religious ceremony in Bkerki. Photo: ParAzar

The bride and groom. Photo: ParAzar

The couple at the pre-party the night before at Plateau de Bakish. Christina is in a cream jumpsuit with a gold cape from the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2019/2020 collection.

The parents of the groom at the religious ceremony.  Photo: ParAzar

The young couple the night before their wedding at an 'Oriental' themed party. Photo: ParAzar

Model Toni Garrn after the wedding. Photo: ParAzar 

Salma Abu Deif after the wedding. Photo: ParAzar

Sara Sampaio at the wedding day after party. Photo: ParAzar. 

Lauren Remington Platt. Photo: Carl Halal 

Karolina Kurkova at the after party. Photo: ParAzar 

Chantal Thomass and Dita von Teese at the wedding. Photo: Par Azar

Claudine Saab, Elie Saab and the newlyweds at the dinner at the Saab home the night after the wedding. Photo: ParAzar

Christina at the fitting. Photo: ParAzar 

The wedding dress fitting. Photo: ParAzar

Caroline Daur at the after party. Photo: Carl Halal

A view of the lavish after party. Photo: ParAzarProductions 

Guests watch the newlyweds dance. Photo: Photo: ParAzarProductions 

Elie and Christina at the after party on July 19. Photo: ParAzarProductions 

Elie and Christina dance at the after party. Photo: ParAzarProductions 

Saad Hariri, Lebanon's Prime Minister was there, as was filmmaker Nadine Labaki, top model Karolina Kurkova and entreprenuer and model Dita von Teese.

It's safe to say that the above pictures prove Elie Saab Jr marrying Christina Mourad was Lebanon's wedding of the year (and that's saying something, considering how well the Lebanese do weddings).

Elie Saab is one of the Middle East's most admired designers, and his eldest son's wedding meant three days of celebrations in Lebanon's Faqra mountain resort. The huge wedding party was attended by more than 1,200 guests.

THE EVENTS

The night before

The three days of festivities kicked off with an "Oriental themed pre-party" at the Plateau de Bakish country club, with the bride wearing an Elie Saab cream jumpsuit from the Fall-Winter 2019/2020 collection with a gold cape.

The ceremony

On July 19, the couple tied the knot in a religious ceremony in Bkerki held by Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, followed by a function immediately after the ceremony, organised by Neiman Azzi.

The bride wore an Elie Saab haute couture custom sleeveless tulle embroidered gown made of ivory silk and champagne Lurex threads, embellished with 500,000 sequins, a high-neck bodice and a 4.5-metre train.

The after-party 

In the evening, the wedding celebration, organised by Ziad Raphael Nassar, took place in Faqra Club with the 1,200 guests including high-profile personalities, celebrities and friends of the family.

Among the guests were Saad Hariri, Dita von Teese, Chantal Thomass, Karolina Kurkova, Nadine Labaki, Toni Garrn, Lily Donaldson, Elissa, Nancy Ajram and Assi Hilani.

The bride wore an Elie Saab haute couture gold and beige, rose-heart-shaped corset gown with a voluminous skirt and a 3.5m train inspired by the designer's haute couture Fall-Winter 2019/2020 collection. The gown is embellished with 650,000 gold sequins and 150,000 Swarovski pieces.

The night after 

The festivities ended with a party at Saab’s residence in Faqra on July 20, which ran all night from sunset to sunrise. The bride wore an aquamarine silk georgette full-length dress, embellished with a coral-shaped brooch from the Elie Saab huate couture Spring-Summer 2019 collection.

A picture speaks a thousand words, so scroll through the gallery above to see all of these events.