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We went up there and spoke candidly about anything and everything until the sun began to rise.
Photo: Días de Vino y Rosas
It was so simple and sweet and purely platonic.
But that night, everything changed.
Six years later, Matthew proposed on that very same rooftop.
It was the perfect backdrop for our cultural hybrid wedding.
The festivities started with a welcome party at an old manor called Casa Dos Penedos in Sintra.
Iman wore a demi-couture look by Conner Ivesa longtime friend of the bride.
Another longtime friend surprised the couple by singing opera while two of Imans bridesmaids gave a speech.
They dramatically tore up their speech and free-styled on the spot, Iman recalls.
The wedding took place the following day in Setubal, 30 minutes south of Lisbon.
The wedding combined a Western ceremony with the customs of aghd, a traditional Persian ceremony.
It was so special.
(Dont worry: This is also a Persian tradition.)
It definitely worked: I saw some of our Western guests looking a wee bit concerned!
Once the bride finally accepted, guests rejoiced by loudly clicking their tongues in celebration.
Semi-terrifying to the virgin earI once again saw some freaked-out Americans and Englishmen!
The brides veil was removed and they exchanged honey as a symbol of a life of sweetness together.
Guests were then invited up to share gifts and sign the aghd nameh.
We now have ours framed in our apartment, Iman says.
It has over 200 signatures.
