Mitra Sharafi and Jean-Luc Thiffeault’s apartment has a view of the state Capitol, and they enjoy spending Saturday mornings at its famed farmers market.
So, when the municipal judge officiating their wedding suggested they consider marrying in the Capitol, it made sense to have their simple, intimate ceremony there. Sharafi and Thiffeault, University of Wisconsin-Madison professors, were married Wednesday on a Capitol walkway. They are among dozens of couples who wed in the state’s gleaming marble landmark every year.
In the last year, about 175 weddings have taken place in the building, based on permits provided by the state Capitol Police, Senate and Assembly sergeants at arms, and the state Supreme Court.