Udupi, Jan 7, 2015 : A former footballer considered one of the best goalkeepers Vitaliy Reva from Ukraine tied the knot to Elena Reva, a designer at a marriage ceremony held in true Indian tradition at a simple ceremony held at Neelavara Goshala on January 7, Wednesday.
Tanmay Goswamy and Kapil Goswamy donned the role as parents of the bride and gave their daughter in marriage to Vitaliy. RK Zingan, Ukraine Congress leader who resides in Delhi along with his wife Vijayalakshmi helped in conduct of the marriage rituals as parents of the groom.
The bride looked elegant in a pink saree with jasmine flowers tucked to her hair. The groom Vitaliy wore the dhoti and peta.
The unique feature of this marriage was that the two tied the knot in the presence of their seven year old daughter Vasilisa who was elated to see the re-marriage of her parents. The couple were married ten years ago.
After the wedding, Vitaliy said he was immensely happy as he has realised the dream of getting married in true Indian style.
Priest Manjunath Bhat supervised the marriage rituals.