Emily and Nima's Persian Wedding Ceremony

"We had a Persian Christian wedding and our officiant was amazing," says Emily. "The guests laughed, cried and were pleasantly surprised with the brevity of the ceremony—they had a cocktail in their hand 30 minutes after the ceremony!"

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