"Love blooms in Zuccotti  Park: Protesting  Occupy Wall Street lovebirds tie the knot  - NY Daily News Two lovebirds who met protesting Wall Street in Zuccotti Park tied the  knot Sunday morning at a humble ceremony in a small corner of the  ongoing demonstration. In front of about a dozen friends and onlookers, Emery Abdel-Latif, 24,  and Micha Balon, 19, held a traditional Muslim wedding on Trinity Place  and Liberty Street, perched on a small bench next to the park's famous  sculpture of a seated man with a briefcase. ""We have to be able to understand truly how unique this relationship  is,"" said Khalid Latif, the chaplain at New York University who married  the eager duo. ""You have been given a deep blessing today,"" he said. The two activists met in September when they were trying to find a  space in the crowded park to pray. They immediately hit it off. A month later, they both knew they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together - without delay. ""We met here and it's cheap. We don't have to pay anything,"" said the  giddy bride, dressed in a white skirt and blouse with a small cloak. ""I'm really glad God has granted me someone who cares about people in this world other than himself."" Balon, a Hunter College student from Staten Island studying human  rights and Middle East studies, said marrying in Zuccotti Park's ""sacred  space"" ensured their life together was starting on the right note. ""This is a good way not to make the marriage about ourselves,"" she  said. ""We are fighting for equality here. This is a great way to start  off our marriage."" Abdel-Latif, a prospective law student from West Chester County, Pa., said Balon changed his life. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/love-blooms-zuccotti-park-protesting-occupy-wall-street-lovebirds-tie-knot-article-1.976954#ixzz1ddeFQHqt"
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