That meant Tuesday called for manually refilling every. Single. Matchbook. With fresh matches. Luckily, my stationary artist, Inês from Prettie Wedding Design, was there to lend a helping hand.
Wednesday
Thanks to Persian Standard Time, my parents arrived fashionably late on Wednesday, which meant it was time to sit down and mock up our sofreyé aghd table. This ceremonial table holds several symbolic items including a mirror representing eternity and candlesticks, a reference to a fire burning passion, and a nod to Zoroastrianism. Other items on the aghd table? Gold coins represent future prosperity, lots of fruit, a reminder of a joyous and fruitful life together, spices for the spice of life, flowers symbolizing beauty, and a book of poetry, from which the official will often read.
This was Sofia’s first Persian wedding, but my mother, Gisue Hariri, is an architect (also very type A), so she went above and beyond when designing the table, with silver from Iran, fresh fruit, …