Last night we attend the wedding of Ryan's assistant's daughter. The first day Ryan met Hassan he gave him an invitation for us to go to this wedding. I was extremely excited. The wedding was at the Phoenicia intercontinental hotel which is right on the water, not too far from us. Friday night we had some people over so I enlisted the help of the girls in deciding what I should wear. Everyone I have spoken to about this wedding has said there is no way I could be fancy enough. They were so right. The beautiful Lebanese women spend thousands on a dress, and go to a salon for hair and make up. Picture a prom for adults. I went with the black dress I wore to Argo's prom.
The wedding started at 8:30. For the first hour we were in this beautiful lobby with a sweets table. At 9:30 we were let in the ballroom and it was crazy. There were close to 40 tables of 10 plus a dance area, and band/dj area. The entrance of the groom was amazing. He was carried in by a bunch of guys. The bride came out behind a white silk curtain with her father. Then they all danced. They both were lifted up on chairs.
Dinner was served around ten. The first course was a seafood salad. On the table were a bunch of veggies and dip, as well as bread. The second course was a delicious mushroom tart with asparagus. Then came the beef tenderloin with veggies and a potato dumpling. Then came the first dessert and then the cake. Dinner ended around midnight. The entire time people were dancing. There was a wedding singer who sang in english, spanish and arabic, then a dj, then another wedding singer who sang in Arabic. It didn't matter that we couldn't understand the words, a wedding is a wedding. The bride was beautiful, her friends and her kept dancing together. The groom and his boys were all over. The families were dancing and talking all over. It was an incredible experience. Pictures below!
Big screen view of bride and groom lifted up
Fake cake that was cut with a sword followed by the ring ceremony where are you they both moved their engagement rings to the other hand.
Dance floor
Ryan and I
Sweets table
Hallway
Table setting
Bride and grooms first dance
Ryan and Hassan
Table setting. All tables labeled with famous movie couples.
Wedding singer!
Love the fog machine!
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