Couple unable to invite guests to wedding ceremony due to coronavirus fill pews of church with photos of loved ones
A COUPLE exchanged vows in an empty church with photos of guests taped to the pews due to coronavirus restrictions.
Emily Manashi and Parris Khachi said their "I dos" last Saturday at St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco, one of many cities across the US under a statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of COVID-19.
A California couple got married in an empty church with photos taped to the pews last Saturday
The couple was engaged for a year before they got married in California and debated on postponing their nuptials indefinitely after a statewide shelter-in-place order was issued on March 19.
"Once the shelter in place took effect, we spent some time figuring out what we should do next," Khachi told ABC 7 News.
"Neither of us wanted to postpone indefinitely since it's hard to figure out when things will feel right again. Meanwhile we did not want to put our loved ones at risk."
Only the couple's immediate family attended the ceremony while following social distancing guidelines.
Emily and Parris' immediate families were the only ones able to attend
Those who weren't able to attend were able to celebrate with the Khachis in real time via livestream.
Church members also joined in on the celebrations by taping pictures of themselves in the pews, which the couple called "a beautiful thing".
The couple are now looking forward to furnishing their apartment, where they plan to have a "staycation honeymoon" in.
Both husband and wife praised their "resonating" wedding photos, which they said show that there's still room for happiness amid the grim "current climate".
This pup was one of the few lucky spectators to see the newly minted husband
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