Wedding of Elbisse Eramian and Raphael Armadouni

The photograph commemorates the wedding of Elbisse Eramian and Raphael Armadouni on 11 July 1920. He had to change his profession, move to Paris and wait for four years in order to be accepted as her groom to the family. The bride is wearing an elegant, white, floor-length and long-sleeved wedding dress decorated with a series of probably artificial flowers, from the neckline down to the hem of the dress, on her left side. Encircling her waist is a belt. The bride’s attire is complemented with a long transparent veil, which is attached to a flower crown on top of her head. She is also wearing white gloves and is holding with her right hand the groom’s right hand. Her hair is caught up. The groom is wearing a tall fez, a black western-style suit with a long jacket over a white shirt with a white bow tie, and black shoes. The couple is standing in front of an apse formed with transparent white curtains, which are made of bright patterned cloth similar to that of the wedding dress.