Last night, my husband, John and I attended a beautiful wedding in Loomis, California, for friends who merged the American and Persian cultures in their vows. Parmis played hard to get during the ceremony waiting several times to say aloud that she would take Kevin as her wedded husband. It's a tradition in her family's culture. Her parents are from Iran. She was born in the United States. One of the most touching part of the ceremony was when some of the married women used wrapped sugar canes and rubbing them together over the canopy-covered heads of the bride and groom to let the falling sugar crystals symbolize wishes for a sweet life together as husband and wife.
Several hundred people witnessed the exchanging of vows underneath a clear, blue sky, with Folsom Lake and the rolling hillside in view. It was an evening filled with love and laughter and learning about customs new and old and all better than good.
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