Bride and groom hold wedding at cemetery so spirits could attend

Bride and groom hold wedding at cemetery so spirits could attend
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When it came time for Janyl Jumadinova and Oliver Bonham-Carter to plan their wedding, they knew the perfect place: Forest Lawn, the largest cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska.

Jumadinova is from Kyrgyzstan, and said that her culture strongly believes in spirits. Bonham-Carter was also drawn to the idea of having his deceased ancestors who are buried at the cemetery close by on his wedding day. "It's not at all creepy," he told The Omaha World-Herald. "We have thousands of witnesses — both alive and dead!"

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.