▁certain ▁grat itude ▁and ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁parents . ▁ ▁" A ▁couple ▁should ▁study ▁each ▁other ' s ▁character ▁and ▁spend ▁time ▁getting ▁to ▁know ▁each ▁other ▁before ▁they ▁decide ▁to ▁marry , ▁and ▁when ▁they ▁do ▁marry ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁establish ing ▁an ▁et ernal ▁bond ." ▁ ▁Wait ing ▁period ▁The ▁time ▁between ▁the ▁official ▁public ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁marriage ▁and ▁the ▁wed ding ▁ceremony ▁should ▁not ▁exceed ▁ 9 5 ▁days . ▁The ▁ 9 5 - day ▁period ▁of ▁eng agement ▁is ▁currently ▁applicable ▁only ▁to ▁Pers ian ▁bel ie vers . ▁ ▁Cer em ony ▁▁ ▁The ▁Bah á ʼ í ▁marriage ▁ceremony ▁is ▁done ▁differently ▁in ▁each ▁culture . ▁The ▁only ▁comp uls ory ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁wed ding ▁is ▁the ▁reading ▁of ▁the ▁wed ding ▁v ows ▁pres cribed ▁by ▁Bah á ʼ u ' ll á h ▁which ▁both ▁the ▁gro om ▁and ▁the ▁b ride ▁rec ite : ▁ ▁We ▁will ▁all , ▁ver ily , ▁ab ide ▁by ▁the ▁Will ▁of ▁God . ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁two ▁witness es ▁to ▁be ▁recorded ▁through ▁a ▁Bah á ʼ í ▁Local ▁Spirit ual ▁Assembly . ▁Leg al ▁recognition ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁civil ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Most ▁Bah á ʼ í ▁marriage ▁cer emon ies ▁consist ▁of ▁the ▁reading ▁of ▁Bah á ʼ í ▁writ ings , ▁pray ers ▁and ▁music ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁talk ▁about ▁the ▁spiritual ▁nature ▁of ▁Bah á ʼ í ▁marriage ,