According to the news agency Online newsThe report of “Speid and Siah” magazine about the wedding ceremony of Gholamreza Takhti and Shahla Tavakoli in November 1345 gives a readable picture of one of the most private days of Jahan Pahlavan’s life. This ceremony was held on Thursday, November 12 at the bride’s father’s house with the presence of about 70 relatives and close friends. The bride got ready for three hours at the Abari hair salon in Ferdowsi Square and was greeted by Takthi wearing a dark dress and a black bow tie.
Contrary to the usual custom, the marriage sermon was recited five times at the request of the mother of Takthi so that the bride would say “yes” after the fifth time. Shahla’s father, who had originally set a dowry of 1 million rials, reduced it to 50 thousand tomans and considered the happiness of the young couple more important than the dowry.
About 40 flower baskets were sent to the bride’s house and Vigen, a famous singer and one of Takhti’s close friends, attended the ceremony with his orchestra and sang for the guests after the wedding. The report of this ceremony, which was published in the 20th of Aban 1345, of the “Speid and Black” magazine, narrates the presence of Takhti’s mother, the warm welcome of the bride’s family, and even the absence of the figures of the wrestling federation.
The private party continued until 7:30 in the evening and it was decided that the wedding ceremony would be held after the Takhti house was repaired. Takhti and his wife also went to Shiraz and Isfahan to spend some days of their life together and had a honeymoon trip to the southern coast of Europe.
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