A couple sits in front of ‘Sofre-ye Aghd’ (the table on w

A couple sits in front of ‘Sofre-ye Aghd’ (the table on which all the symbolic elements of the wedding are placed). The contract signing for the wedding is usually done before the ceremony of Aghd so that the ceremony can flow naturally. When the groom signs the marriage contract, he legally agrees to provide the bride with a Mehriye (Dowry). In religious circles Aghd usually includes some verses of the Quran (followed by reciting a Hadith of Prophet Muhammad about the importance of marriage (only if one or both of the couple are Muslims) by the officiant. #Ahvaz, #Khuzestan, #Iran. Photo by Mazen Havashem @mazenhavashem #everydayKhuzestan #everydayIran #everydayMiddleEast #everydayAsia #everydayEverywhere

زوجی در مراسم عقد. #اهواز، #خوزستان، #ایران. عکاس: مازن هواشم