Rya and <PERSON> exchanged vows under a custom made chuppah that Rya made with the help of her cousin and mother. ``We tried to make every event as intimate and comfortable as possible,'' she says. ``The ceremony was probably the biggest component of that: there were a lot of touches--the chuppah to passing our rings around--that brought everyone in not only as witnesses but also as members of our community to support and sustain us.''