To avert the evil eye, the first household items a bridegroom gives his bride in a traditional Persian marriage ceremony are two candlesticks, a mirror, and a Koran. Here, a set shines in silver filigree, reflecting the Lotfallah Mosque on the Royal Square of Isfahan. The turquoise of its tiles encircles the radiant face of this young newlywed, returning the shy smile of her husband.
