{"id":555540,"date":"2015-06-27T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=555540"},"modified":"2015-06-25T11:27:36","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T16:27:36","slug":"fun-lebanese-wedding-outdoors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/fun-lebanese-wedding-outdoors\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Lebanese Wedding Outdoors"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555561\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/71\/62\/7162ef0d5fae6b7c.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (21 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p>Aiming&nbsp;for a slightly untraditional Lebanese wedding,&nbsp;Romy and Nassib wished to create an outdoorsy, casual wedding day. Exposed wood tables, glass jars filled with wild flowers, and colorfully lit trees created the perfect dinner party oasis at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanit-venue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tanit<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lebanon. Our favorite part of this incredibly fun wedding was when amazing photographer&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abiriley.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abi Neda Riley<\/a>&nbsp;swept the couple away from the crowd to shoot some beautiful photos of the new&nbsp;husband and wife&nbsp;on the beach.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Romy and Nassib<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanit-venue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tanit<\/a>, Lebanon<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Inspiration:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>We wanted our wedding to be as far away &nbsp;as possible from the typical Lebanese wedding since they are always a bit over the top for our taste. We wanted something that felt more outdoorsy,&nbsp;casual, rustic,&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">and<\/span> hip all at the same time. Basically, it was a backyard dinner type of wedding.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555541\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/01\/b6\/01b6c6f13863b360.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (1 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555558\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/52\/53\/5253ab57a96e694c.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (18 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555544\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b2\/f1\/b2f1df7ecbdc6243.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (4 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555545\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/02\/1e\/021ea57ef069f4b8.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (5 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555546\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/50\/96\/5096dd76e43b8c07.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (6 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555547\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b9\/e3\/b9e3b05d036f2309.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (7 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555542\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c0\/80\/c080c469f236ce23.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (2 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555543\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f5\/4e\/f54e0cecadc31bb5.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (3 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e3\/86\/e386bb5c38bbd62e.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (8 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555554\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1c\/98\/1c98b4007cdd18e9.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (14 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555552\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6b\/1c\/6b1cb199ce60f0d5.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (12 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555551\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b3\/92\/b392796cc1693d3e.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (11 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555549\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f0\/d5\/f0d564eaf51d0235.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (9 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555553\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d4\/aa\/d4aaa7ad1ee7d2d2.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (13 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555550\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e9\/88\/e988928e9132b9f4.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (10 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555562\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7a\/73\/7a7339152ecad528.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (22 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555559\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/02\/29\/02291f640020fe34.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (19 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555560\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e0\/67\/e067f09b452cfaed.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (20 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555555\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/18\/49\/1849b89ddaf08322.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (15 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555557\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/56\/90\/569003bb458a6bb3.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (17 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-555556\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/05\/19\/0519e117c0e07229.jpg\" alt=\"Fun-Lebanese-Wedding-Outdoors (16 of 24)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Moments:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>During our first dance, I wasn&rsquo;t very focused on what was going on around us, <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> then somewhere in the middle, I turned around <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> saw all of our friends <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> family standing around the dance floor with sparklers in their hands, smiling <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> moving along with the music. It was really beautiful <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> heart warming to see that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple Recommends:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>To be honest, we were extremely lucky with all of our suppliers,&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">and<\/span> we really can&rsquo;t thank them enough for all their help <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> generous spirits. Marianne <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> Jad at Tanit are the most pleasant <span class=\"il\">and&nbsp;<\/span>cool people we have met. Le Blanc Catering did an amazing job handling the delicious food, dessert buffet, venue decoration <span class=\"il\">and&nbsp;<\/span>flowers.&nbsp;Andre from The Bartist is an amazing person, so kind <span class=\"il\">and&nbsp;<\/span>helpful. People kept asking for his cocktail recipes for weeks after our wedding.&nbsp;JLP were simply awesome, everyone <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> I mean EVERYONE loved them, young <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> old, <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> they were all dancing <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> requesting songs.&nbsp;Mind you, the jams that The Inse(K)t played afterwards kept everyone up <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> dancing till the end of the night.&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">And<\/span> finally Keith <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> Neda, well they almost stole our spotlight. Everyone kept telling us how nice <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> fun they were at the wedding <span class=\"il\">and<\/span> then when the pictures were out, they were all in awe at how beautiful the pictures were.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abiriley.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abi Neda Riley<\/a><br>\nEvent Planning &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joellehassoun.com\/services#Yahala\" target=\"_blank\">Joelle Hassoun<\/a> (day-of coordinator)<br>\nVenue &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanit-venue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tanit<\/a><br>\nFloral Design &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leblanccatering.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Le Blanc Catering<\/a><br>\nCatering &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leblanccatering.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Le Blanc Catering<\/a><br>\nCake &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leblanccatering.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Le Blanc Catering<\/a><br>\nDJ &ndash;&nbsp;Rita Haddad (The Inse(K)t)<br>\nLive Music &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jlpband?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">JLP<\/a><br>\nVideography &ndash;&nbsp;Marcos Ghousoub<br>\nInvitations &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/203046293070656\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roxanne Zalloum<\/a><br>\nMakeup Artist &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/195725993867403\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jocelyne Zgheib<\/a><br>\nHair Styling &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RonyNacouziQatar?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Rony Naccouzi<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esposagroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Esposa<\/a><br>\nBridal Accessories &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bellesbyraquel?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Belles by Raquel<\/a><br>\nGroom&rsquo;s Apparel &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pellini-collection.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pellini<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetiebar.com\/\">The Tie Bar<\/a><br>\nRings &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasjewelry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Almas<\/a><br>\nRentals &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Bartist\/253158798191534?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">The&nbsp;Bartist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A special thanks to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abiriley.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abi Neda Riley<\/a>&nbsp;for giving us a glimpse into&nbsp;Romy and Nassib&rsquo;s beautiful outdoor&nbsp;Lebanese wedding. Want to see more outdoor wedding inspiration? Check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/dreamy-outdoor-wedding-tracy-castle\/\" target=\"_blank\">dreamy outdoor wedding at Tracy Castle<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/xoxoJackie7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-jackie.png\" alt=\"xoxoJackie\" width=\"101\" height=\"47\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aiming&nbsp;for a slightly untraditional Lebanese wedding,&nbsp;Romy and Nassib wished to create an outdoorsy, casual wedding day. Exposed wood tables, glass jars filled with wild flowers, and colorfully lit trees created the perfect dinner party oasis at&nbsp;Tanit&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lebanon. Our favorite part of this incredibly fun wedding was when amazing photographer&nbsp;Abi Neda Riley&nbsp;swept the couple away from the crowd to shoot some beautiful photos of the new&nbsp;husband and wife&nbsp;on the beach. 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