"Corona(virus) changed everything, including our wedding," the green-eyed bride told AFP. But on Sunday in the village of Shemlan south of Beirut, they exchanged vows before a few close family members as rain gushed down outside. Maya Khadra, 26, had hoped for a magical day when she finally tied the knot with her fiancé - not, she said, just a dozen guests in "an empty church". But this year the novel coronavirus has dashed plans and hit the Mediterranean country's thriving events industry hard. Spring usually marks the opening of the Lebanese wedding season. For months Maya and Rakan had looked forward to their dream wedding in the Vatican - but the coronavirus pandemic forced them to settle for a tiny church ceremony in Lebanon.
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