ED HALE & NAHAL MISHEL-GHASHGHAI 

Rock star marries in one-of-a-kind wedding

          The iconic singer of the rock group Transcendence, never known for doing things ‘ordinary,’ definitely did it his way in what may be the ‘interfaith wedding of the year!’ 

        On February 13, Hale’s last Triple A radio hit single, I Walk Alone, no longer applied to him as he and the beautiful Nahal Mishel-Ghashghai, began their life together in a style that crosses all cultural barriers. 

        At a church on the corner of Park Avenue in New York City, they were joined in a formally Islamic fashion in a traditional Persian wedding, followed immediately by a traditional Christian wedding.

        The newlyweds then did “jump the broom,” a centuries-old African American wedding tradition, in solidarity with people around the world who are still victims of human trafficking and slavery today.  At their reception, the couple held a traditional Tibetan Buddhist Ceremony as Venerable Pema of the Nechung Tibetan Buddhist Monastery performed Tibetan Buddhist prayers and bestowed wedding blessings upon them.

         This amazing couple’s relationship that began in 2002, and culminated in a romantic proposal on a boat in Central Park, is literally the stuff of romantic novels. It transcended all obstacles, including the 3500 miles that often kept them apart.

          Hale is noted for his untiring efforts with Habitat for Humanity in helping to provide homes and a self-sustaining existence for those less fortunate. In addition, he was chosen as a civilian diplomat for the U.S. around the world.