As this story about over-the-top Iranian American weddings makes the Internet rounds, Iranians around the world are having a good laugh at the expense of their rich cousins living in LA.
The description of the “Phantom of the Opera” style wedding, and its disastrous outcome are particularly good fodder for Iranians who feed off the misery of others.
All jokes aside, though, more than one Tehran couple is now re-thinking their plans of having a very life-like “Lion King” themed ceremony.
An American born journalist living in Iran. Covering Iran for multiple media outlets since 2001. You may read my stories in Time, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, and more. 
