Wild Lebanese Wedding in Villa Paradiso, Batroun

The Lebanese wedding of Nataly & Naji, a young and dynamic couple from Beirut, was exactly the kind of celebration I love about Lebanese weddings. Emotional preparations full of teary relatives and proud uncles, live music with traditional drummers, and an atmospheric ceremony in a historic church in Batroun led into a wild, joyful reception at Villa Paradiso, where everyone danced and partied like there was no tomorrow.

And just to make it even more unforgettable, this wedding had two bizarre firsts for me – the first time I witnessed a relative firing a gun in celebration, and the first time I caught a wedding cake falling, which, instead of ruining the moment, made everyone laugh and only added to the memories of this amazing day.