What It’s Like to Get Married on Zoom

What It’s Like To Get Married on Zoom
Getting married online is a way to stand strong against the isolating effects of the pandemic
Meghna Rao
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Apr 14, 2020
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On Unsha Bakker’s wedding day, the 27-year-old sat in front of her computer, dressed in her mother’s red and gold wedding sari. The sari wasn’t the wedding outfit she had in mind, but neither was her living room as a venue. Her wedding had been…
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Written by Meghna Rao
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queens lady/writer, prev managing editor at The Juggernaut, researcher at CB Insights, India correspondent for Tech in Asia
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