At the Aldobrandini bridal shop a few blocks away, Maki Maruta echoes such sentiment.

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He approached his two additional partners, Linda Mihka, an Atkins dieter who runs a bridal shop in Modesto, and her sister, Romina Kiryakous, a florist.

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Business thrived as families came in to shop to purchase the heavy jewelry offered as bridal dowry, a practice common in many parts of India.

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The Wedding Shop is the main distributor of Vera Wang, Valentino and Elie Saab Bridal.

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