• Iranian women look for a bridal in Tehran. Big spending comes against the backdrop of Iran’s dire economic climate following eight years of mismanagement under former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and stifling international sanctions imposed to curb the country’s nuclear programme.
    Iranian women look for a bridal in Tehran. Big spending comes against the backdrop of Iran’s dire economic climate following eight years of mismanagement under former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and stifling international sanctions imposed to curb the country’s nuclear programme.
  • An Iranian bride in a beauty salon.
    An Iranian bride in a beauty salon.
  • An Iranian shop attendant fixes the dress on a mannequin. The spending is not limited to Tehran’s more affluent families.
    An Iranian shop attendant fixes the dress on a mannequin. The spending is not limited to Tehran’s more affluent families.
  • Inflation has soared to 40 per cent, the rial has lost 50 per cent of its value since 2012 and unemployment among 15-24 year olds is at 26 per cent, according to Iran’s National Statistics Centre.
    Inflation has soared to 40 per cent, the rial has lost 50 per cent of its value since 2012 and unemployment among 15-24 year olds is at 26 per cent, according to Iran’s National Statistics Centre.
  • Iranian grooms, Javad Jafari, left, and his brother, Mehdi with their brides pose for photographs.
    Iranian grooms, Javad Jafari, left, and his brother, Mehdi with their brides pose for photographs.

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In pictures: Cost is no consideration for lavish Iranian weddings

Mark Asquith

January 29, 2014

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Iran’s extravagant wedding season is under way and despite the Islamic Republic’s economic woes, young couples are buying into a demanding culture of lavish spending on getting married.

All photos by Maryam Rahmanian for The National

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