Highlight Reel, Day 1/2

When in Rome.... Of course I had to smoke some apple-flavored sheesha while meeting up with the beautiful bride the evening before the big day.

And then it was Saturday. Let the festivities begin. The wedding was at the Manyal Palace, which boasted a lavish garden that made for an enchanted setting. My pictures cannot do it justice.

The pre-ceremony reception was in this opulent building.


The remainder of the wedding took place outside. Here is the OHS crew awaiting the arrival of the couple, who would walk down the red carpet to drums, tambourines, belly dancing, clapping, and singing.

And here they are. They were gorgeous and all smiles.


After excitedly following the couple along the red carpet we turned the corner to this:


An amazing setting amongst lit rubber trees and a starry sky. My camera sucks at night shots, so this picture is really bad and can't capture the atmosphere of the evening.

There was dancing (lots of it!) on the humongous dance floor; an awesome DJ rocked the music while a saxophonist sweetened the tunes.

So many people came to Egypt to partake in this wonderful celebration of marriage and it was great to experience such joy and happiness in this magical place.

And so the adventures began.