Aayah and Amr’s Egyptian wedding at La Maison Bleue El Gouna was a true vision of luxurious elegance! With the help of their planner, the couple dreamed up a theme of Ethereal Decadence and saw it come to life with larger-than-life bird cages on the beach, a “dirty pastel” color palette (think: muted oranges, deep pinks, and rich ivories), and traditional Egyptian entertainment like a belly dancer and a Zaffa band. Dani Ford Photography captured every detail of this wedding wonderfully, including Aayah’s stunning Pallas Couture gown and Amr’s dapper mixed-tone Tom Ford tuxedo.
The Couple:
Aayah and Amr
The Wedding:
La Maison Bleue, El Gouna, Egypt

We wanted our wedding to be an expression of our relationship: fun, ethereal, transcendent of boundaries and an agglomeration of culture. Both our families are originally from Egypt, and we grew up halfway across the world from each other. We wanted to share that spirit with our friends and family, most who had never been to Egypt before. We thought having a traditional Egyptian Zaffa band, Egyptian food, and an Egyptian belly dancer would be a great way to show off our cultural background.
El Gouna, Egypt, was the place where we first got to know each other, and, 5 years later, where we fell in love. We frequented La Maison Bleue and joked about how it would the perfect wedding venue. We even went on a fake wedding tour months before we got engaged! Once we started planning our wedding,...