Traditional Wedding in Iran (14 images)

Iranian bride Maryam Sadeghi stands next to her husband Seyed Javad Jafari and poses for a photographer before their official wedding starts in Ghale Sarvillage in north eastern Tehran on July 15, 2011. Maryam will leave her family soon to go to her husband's family in another village. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Iranian bride Maryam Sadeghi stands by the door during her wedding ceremony in Ghale Sar village in north eastern Tehran on July 15, 2011. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Women of Ghale Sar village walk Maryam Sadeghi (right-second) to a bride-to-be's traditional hammam before her official wedding ceremony. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Iranian bride Maryam Sadeghi (M) is surrounded by her family as she says her goodbyes. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian