Six couples share the intimate (and practical) details of the unforgettable big day.
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Tara Farhangi and Ali Ghassemi
“I love shoes—that’s my weakness,” says Tara. “I knew I wanted ivory satin peep-toes and found a picture of these Louboutins on-line, from Saks. So I e-mailed my mom a picture and said, ‘These are my wedding shoes,’ and she gave them to me as my bridal shower gift (All photographs by Michael Francis)
Ali Ghassemi staged a cinematic proposal scene when he asked Tara Farhangi, his girlfriend of five years, to marry him. Tara was in the bathroom of their condo at Bayview and Lawrence, getting ready to go out to dinner. When she emerged, still in her bathrobe, she saw a trail of candles leading to the living room. A bouquet of white roses, with the engagement ring tied to it, was hanging from the ceiling. As their song—Roberta Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”—played, Ali handed Tara a love letter, got down on one knee, and proposed. “I’m very private, and I hate being the centre of attention, so the proposal was perfect,” says Tara. “It was intimate.” They were married last August in a traditional 40‑person Zoroastrian-Persianceremony at Ali’s parents’ house in North York, with a reception at Copper Creek Golf Club in Kleinburg.
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