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Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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December 19 marks the 108th anniversary of the establishment of civil registry offices in Russia. Sergei Sobyanin wrote about this on his channel in MAX messenger.
"Today, civil registry office employees celebrate their professional holiday. It's been 108 years since their founding. In recent years, a new high-level
wedding organization standard“Warm, modern, with attention to detail,” noted the Mayor of Moscow.
Source: Sergei Sobyanin's channel inMAX messenger
Project New Addresses of Happiness helps couples begin their family story in unusual and beloved locations around the city. Muscovites can get married in over 30 beautiful and unique venues, including the Spiridonov Mansion and the Ostankino TV Tower.
Since 2019, 75,000 families have been created at such sites. Three new ones were added in 2025: the Moskino Cinema Park, the Yauza Space, and the N.S. Tretyakov Estate (A.P. Bogolyubov Library).
For the first time, couples registered their marriages as part of the large-scale city project "Summer in Moscow" – on Manezhnaya, Bolotnaya, and Tverskaya squares, on Tverskoy and Strastnoy boulevards, and also on the stage at Patriarch's Ponds.
Applications are now open for next year: nearly three thousand couples have already submitted documents to Moscow's civil registry offices. In 2026, the list of venues is planned to be expanded: for example, newlyweds will be able to register their marriage in the GUM cinema.
Service Our Wedding In just two years, it has become the city's premier ceremony guide. During this time, it has been used more than 1.3 million times. Couples choose the venue, style, date, number of guests, as well as convenient metro stations and other necessary parameters.
"Behind all this work are the staff of the Civil Registry Office. Their professionalism, attention to detail, and dedication to creating an atmosphere of celebration and family warmth make every wedding ceremony in Moscow special and unique. Thanks to their work, traditions are preserved and new family stories are created. Thank you for your caring attitude toward each couple. We wish you health, good luck, and prosperity," the Moscow Mayor wrote.
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