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Maria Menounos Dances the Zeibekiko at Pre-Wedding Athenian Party

Maria Menounos threw a pre-wedding party in Athens on Thursday evening two days before her second wedding to Keven Undergaro in her father's hometown village. The famous TV presenter danced the zeibekiko, a passionate, improvised traditional Greek dance. The couple got married...

Israeli Tycoon Throws Glitzy Party on Mykonos (video)

More than 700 VIP guests gathered at a club on the cosmopolitan Greek island of Mykonos on Thursday for a party thrown by Israeli business magnate and philanthropist Idan Ofer. The extravaganza was organized by Ofer to celebrate the tenth...

Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates Wedding Anniversary on the Acropolis

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, the chairman and chief executive officer of Facebook, marked his wedding anniversary on Friday with a trip to Greece. Together with Priscilla Chan, his wife of seven years, Zuckerberg posed in front of the Parthenon, atop the...

The Best Wedding Resorts in Greece for Your Destination Wedding (Photos)

Greece has always been a top destination for honeymooners and over the past few years, there has been a steady increase in couples choosing Greece as their location for the dream destination wedding. With so many different islands and romantic...

Ten Traditions Which Mark a Cretan Wedding

There are several things that are customary to Greek weddings, but a Cretan wedding is a whole different matter. A Cretan wedding is not only characterized by an abundance of food, drink and song. There are at least 10 things that...

Serhant-Bechrakis Marry on Corfu in Big, Fat, Greek Wedding

Lawyer Emilia Bechrakis and Million Dollar Listing: New York's Ryan Serhant recently enjoyed an extravagant wedding on Corfu surrounded by 150 close friends and family members. Who could forget the proposal that Serhant had planned two years ago when...

Greek Bishop Tries to Ban Popular Wedding and Baptism Customs

A bishop in northern Greece tries to ban a series of customs that have become popular at weddings and christenings calling them "unchristian" and "incomprehensible." Bishop Damaskinos of Didymoteicho, Orestiada and Soufli created a list of terms and conditions for...

Opa! Greek Wedding Reception at Gas Station

While scouting locations for his Projet Méditerranée’ project, the well-known Belgian photographer Nick Hannes, bumped into a weird wedding reception being held at a gas station in Patras. He stopped and chatted with the family, who permitted him to...

The Party at Battleship ‘Averof’ that Shook the Nation

The wedding reception of Marietta Chrousala and Leo Patitsa, part of the Lemos family, on the battle ship and national symbol Averof, brought the Greek Navy right into a wavy storm. Political and military leaders are found speechless after seeing...

Newlyweds, Voters on Horseback, and 103 Year-Old Yiayia Rush to Polling Stations

Greek authorities say that voting on Sunday proceeds smoothly as millions of Greeks are turning up at the polling stations for three separate but equally important elections. Citizens will vote for members of the European Parliament and vote in...

Authorities Suspend Business Licenses on Mykonos and Paros for Tax Evasion

Tax authorities suspended the licenses of businesses across Greece after audits showed blatant cases of tax evasion, reported the Athens News Agency. On Mykonos, authorities confiscated the license and plates of a vehicle of a business that was offering luxury...

Athens’ Mayor Sparks Controversy Projecting Greek Flag in Pink

The mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, decided to project an artwork of a Greek flag in pink colors on the occasion of International Women's Day on Friday. A few months ago, the flag had been exhibited in the Consulate General...