pic_053 Newlyweds with icons

Newlyweds with icons

pic_053 Newlyweds with icons

pic_053 At the end of the ceremony, the priest gives each of the newlyweds an icon (a sacred picture): Virgin Mary with the baby to the bride, and Jesus to the groom.

My sister’s wedding took place in the Orthodox church of Our Lady of the Sign in Vilnius, Lithuania, in May of 2006.