On December 29, 2016, international tennis superstar, Serena Williams, announced her engagement to Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, in the form of a poem on no other than Reddit!

For those not familiar with Alexis Ohanian, he's a tech guru of Armenian descent. The team at Harsanik is a huge fan of Alexis and we're inspired by his accomplishments.

Photo Source: Alexis Ohanian Blog

Here are 16 interesting facts about Alexis Ohanian:

1. Co-founder of Reddit, a social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Reddit is currently the #7 most visited site in the USA according to Alexa.

As the countdown begins for Raffi and Mary's wedding on October 21, 2017, we are excited to share their story from their first date to their wedding day. In a series of blogs, throughout the next few months, Mary will be sharing her fairytale from one chapter to another. Here is Mary's first blog about how the two met and their sweet proposal story.

Emma and Zorab traveled all the way from Sweden to have their wedding in Armenia on September 26, 2015. With a stunning ceremony at Echmiadzin's St. Mariam Astvatsatsin Church, beautiful reception at Vahakni Restaurant, and an amazing photoshoot at the ruins of Zvartsnots Cathedral, Emma and Zorab's wedding was unforgettable. We spoke with Wedding Armenia, the couple's wedding planners, and we're excited to share the stunning photos and video from their one of a kind wedding in Armenia.

It's one of those right place right time things! On October 28, 2016, Mary and Harut got engaged with a romantic, surprise proposal. Their love is apparent in every aspect of their story and when we watched their proposal video, we couldn't help but shed a few happy tears! We spoke with Mary and Harut and they shared all the details of their engagement from both perspectives.

Now that the wedding bliss has passed, I want to share a little bit about my wedding planning journey and my experiences as a Harsanik Bride's Story Winner. Some girls spend their entire childhood dreaming about their wedding and what it would be like. This was not the case for me. When Victor proposed, it was like the world stopped for a minute. As soon as the news spread to our friends and family, the immediate question was "So when's the big day?!" That's when I realized we needed to start planning our wedding.

Photo Source Vic Studios

As designers made their Fall 2017 Bridal debuts, we could not help but fall in love with all the stunning dresses. From classic to modern, simple to embroidered, every style of wedding dress made an appearance. The timely, romantic, and contemporary motifs present throughout the collections elevated existing trends and introduced new ones for the season. We scouted the runways and we've featured the top 15 Fall 2017 bridal trends:

It's hard to believe that it's been six months since our wedding! It feels like just yesterday, I received an e-mail from Harsanik.com that I had won their contest to feature our wedding and blog about my wedding planning experience. I can't tell you all how lucky I feel to have been chosen to do this. So for my last blog, I wanted to take a minute to thank some people and give last minute advice.

Photo Source Lark Wedding Photography

L.A. banquets recently announced its' newest modern banquet hall in Glendale, California called Legacy Ballroom & Lounge. We talked to the L.A. Banquets team and we are excited to share the vision and all the details of this beautiful banquet hall.

Years before I even started planning our wedding, I was introduced to Pinterest. As I started my Pinterest search, the first images I came across were about a unique idea called "Trash the Dress" photography, where after the wedding, the bride and groom essentially "trash" their outfits to get some incredible photos. After our wedding I felt like I had to have a "Trash the Dress" photoshoot! Here are all the details of our "Trash the Dress" Photoshoot with Mher Vakahn Special Event Photography.

As you may recall, Ando and Angie got engaged on August 23, 2013, with a romantic, surprise proposal on Ando's 21st Birthday! Beginning with their proposal story, we fell in love with this sweet couple. Now, 3 years later, we are excited to share all the details of Ando and Angie's beautiful and joyful wedding at Palladio Banquet Hall.