"The couple wanted their DC wedding to feel like a colorful New England garden party with an Egyptian twist. Kitty's favorite parts were the locally grown flowers and wearing her mother's veil. Hisham's favorite element was the playlist, which he says he spent hours perfecting with the DJ, excited to introduce the couple's American friends and family to Arab pop music. But the biggest focus in planning their big day was the menu."
"Cocktail hour kicked off with signature drinks that could be enjoyed as mocktails or with alcohol, plus an Egyptian-inspired mezze spread and passed saffron-spiced lobster rolls and crab cakes. The family-style dinner featured a fusion of Egyptian and New England dishes, including spiced chicken with toum and rice with toasted vermicelli noodles, and baked cod with maple-roasted carrots. For dessert, the newlyweds served a lemon wedding cake along with a few traditional Egyptian desserts, plus blueberry pie tarts"
Kitty and Hisham met as students at GW law school; Kitty was two years behind him and remembers his mysterious upperclassman, storyteller vibes, while he first noticed how she made a room feel welcoming. Four years after a first date at Emissary in Dupont Circle, Hisham proposed on an after-dinner walk with friends waiting to meet up for celebratory drinks. The DC wedding combined a colorful New England garden-party aesthetic with Egyptian influences, featuring locally grown flowers, a family veil, a carefully curated Arab-pop playlist, and a menu that fused Egyptian and New England dishes. The couple honeymooned with a road trip through the Scottish Highlands and a stop in London.
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