In 2025, the average cost of a wedding in the US is $36,000 — a 24% increase from 2023's $29,000, reported Zola, an online wedding registry, planner, and retailer.

Cultural details included favors filled with mini bags of Turkish coffee (a nod to Gouzal’s Uzbek-Afghan ethnicity) and Persian sweets; a sofreh aghd ceremony table with a silver mirror brought over ...

As winter fades in the Northern Hemisphere and the days grow longer, millions of people prepare to welcome Nowruz, the Persian New Year, which marks the arrival of spring and symbolises fresh ...

For their October wedding they envisioned a day that incorporated their cultural traditions—she’s Taiwanese and he’s half Persian—and blended the elegance of their venue with some fun elements that ...