Marriage ceremonies in public places

Marriage ceremonies often take place in sacred spaces, but increasingly this need not be a church, temple or mosque. For newlyweds Ellen Picken and Rajah Bose, the Spokane Public Library was the perfect representation of their values as a couple: community, education and the passion that brought them together: books.

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Sun., Nov. 3, 2019

Rajah Bose and Ellen Picken held their large wedding and reception at the downtown Spokane Public Library on Sept. 15, 2019.

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Rajah Bose and Ellen Picken walk down the aisle as husband and wife on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, at the Spokane Public Library in Spokane, Wash.

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Rajah Bose and Ellen Picken share their first dance as a newly married couple on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, at the Spokane Public Library in Spokane, Wash.

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Madison MK-Bharucha and Karl MK-Bharucha’s wedding at the Fox. The marquee reads “The One Where Madi and Karl Get Married”, a reference to the format titling of Friends episodes. Family members of both the bride and groom are Friends fanatics.

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Madison MK-Bharucha and Karl MK-Bharucha’s wedding at the Fox. Madison said she liked the 1920s aesthetic of the theater.

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Madison MK-Bharucha and Karl MK-Bharucha’s wedding at the Fox.

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Madison MK-Bharucha and Karl MK-Bharucha’s wedding at the Fox. The cake topper, lobsters holding claws, is a reference to the TV show friends, when the character Phoebe said Ross and Rachel were like lobsters, who mate for life. Family members of both the bride and groom are Friends fanatics.

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