If you’re planning a wedding, you may feel that you’ve thought of everything. Well this groom had a problem during this arranged marriage traditional ceremony. With the expanding social reform and female emancipation that accompanied economic and literacy growth after independence, many commentators predicted the gradual demise of arranged marriages in India, well what you see here could generate the ... Read More »
Toronto Star news paper reports, Shakiba Banifatemi owns half of $1-million home, a gift from her soon-to-be ex-husband’s family. A judge rules she does not have to return her share. In keeping with Iranian tradition, the groom’s family gave the bride a generous gift — half ownership of a $1-million Ottawa home — a “dowry” that is now the source of ... Read More »
A Saudi groom is reported to have demanded a divorce on his wedding day after seeing his new wife’s face for the first time. Daily mail reports the the couple, from the Western Saudi town of Medinah, had agreed to marry each other despite having not met face to face – a popular custom in certain Middle Eastern countries. But when the ... Read More »
A young Chinese man has attempted to celebrate China’s Singles Day by proposing to his girlfriend, except it didn’t all quite go according to plan. The young Guagzhou tech worker spent 500,000 yuan (£51,543) on Apple‘s latest gadget, the equivalent of more than 17 years the average worker’s salary, according to CNN. He carefully arranged the iPhones into the shape ... Read More »
The first photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s wedding have officially arrived. People magazine has exclusive photos from the couple’s nuptials, including a look at Jolie’s unique and colorful twist on a wedding dress. People is running the photos in conjunction with Hello! magazine internationally — that cover shows the gown from the back. Jolie, 39, and Pitt, 50, ... Read More »
Seen in a pictorial below, Turkmen bride and groom are escorted by family and friends and a local music group during a wedding ceremony in Iran’s northeastern city of Gorgan. In a culture where the strength of the family has always been important, weddings and the birth of children hold the highest priority. While society is changing, the traditional customs ... Read More »