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One of Sydney’s most successful real estate tycoons is officially off the market after a spectacular wedding that brought together the biggest names in property, Jewish high society and even a few colourful characters.
The big knees-up in Bondi Junction on Sunday has been eight years in the making, and I hear there were more than a few sore heads the next morning.
The groom was Jerome Srot, a partner in prestige real estate agency The Rubinstein Group, and his bride was stunning socialite Cecilia Summer. They tied the knot in an elegant yet traditional Jewish ceremony at their spiritual home of Central Synagogue.
Worshippers at the celebrity-favoured synagogue famously gave a hero’s welcome to media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who is not Jewish but is a strong supporter of Israel, when he visited in December.
It also welcomed Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher when they called Sydney home for several months during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The newlyweds exchanged vows under the chuppah, a religious canopy under which Jewish couples stand on their wedding day to symbolise the home they will build together.
Eastern suburbs glamour couple Jerome Srot and Cecilia Summer wed in an elegant yet traditional ceremony at their spiritual home of Central Synagogue in Bondi Junction on Sunday
The ‘colourful Sydney identity’ box was ticked by the bouffant-haired Fadi Ibrahim (second from right, with his arm around Cecilia) and his glamorous wife Shayda
The real stars of the show – besides the bride and groom – were, of course, the big property players and cast of Luxe Listings Sydney, including TRG founder Gavin Rubinstein (right)
The bride wore a demure gown by an Israeli designer
Cecilia looked like a queen on her throne while surrounded by her glam squad
The elite guest list included celebrity lawyer Bryan Wrench, who for the occasion dusted off his favourite double-breasted suit he is regularly seen wearing at court.
The ‘colourful Sydney identity’ box was ticked by the bouffant-haired Fadi Ibrahim and his glamorous wife Shayda.
Fadi’s attendance comes after he avoided jail last June when a NSW judge ruled he had not knowingly possessed $600,000 in suspected proceeds of crime.
He walked free with a suspended sentence after pledging, ‘I will never again place myself in any situation where there is any doubt about where the money is coming from.’
But the real stars of the show – besides the bride and groom – were, of course, the big property players and cast of Luxe Listings Sydney, including TRG founder Gavin Rubinstein, superstar buyer’s agent Simon Cohen, Costi Cohen general manager Shani Costi, and TRG business manager Remi Lindsay.
Rubinstein, described by some in the Jewish community as Sydney’s most eligible bachelor, arrived without a lady on his arm, after Daily Mail Australia confirmed he had split from his model girlfriend Holly Young.
(As an aside, Ms Young was rumoured to have moved on with Sydney winemaker and serial entrepreneur Richie Harkham, a friend of Rubinstein’s.)
The wedding and its reception, held at the same synagogue, also played host to a handful of famous names in the medical and cosmetic world. They included Woollahra plastic surgeon Dr Shahram Shahidi, Laser Clinics Australia co-founder Babak Moini, and Q-Tox salon owner Kian Moini.
Pictured from left: Laser Clinics Australia co-founder Babak Moini, the bride Cecilia Summer, Woollahra plastic surgeon Dr Shahram Shahidi, and Q-Tox salon owner Kian Moini
One of the guests, Dana Giufre (right), flirted with danger on the big day by wearing a yellow $780 gown by Paco Rabanne which, in the light, looked awfully close to bridal white
Fadi’s (right) attendance comes after he avoided jail last June when a NSW judge ruled he had not knowingly possessed $600,000 in suspected proceeds of crime
The elite guest list included celebrity lawyer Bryan Wrench, who for the occasion dusted off his favourite double-breasted suit he is regularly seen wearing at court
Bryan Wrench was later seen chatting to another a guest
Dior’s VIP client manager Marc James (left), who is at the beck and call of many a Sydney housewife, was spotted turning heads among the well-heeled crowd
Superstar buyer’s agent Simon Cohen (right) was among the celebrity guests
More than 150 friends and family celebrated the couple’s special day
One of the guests, Dana Giufre, flirted with danger on the big day by wearing a yellow $780 gown by Paco Rabanne which, in the light, looked awfully close to bridal white.
Dior’s VIP client manager Marc James, who is at the beck and call of many a Sydney housewife, was spotted turning heads among the well-heeled crowd.
More than 150 friends and family celebrated the couple’s special day.
Srot is director of property management at The Rubinstein Group, the real estate agency for the super-rich made famous by streaming series Luxe Listings Sydney.
Ms Summer is a well-known socialite and former events coordinator for Central Synagogue.
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