Our rehearsal dinner was on Friday at a family-friend's house out in Independence. The weather, once again, was perfect (we had perfect weather all week) and it was absolutely beautiful out at their property next to the little pond in their expansive backyard.
Nick and I weren't set on something fancy and catered, so I thought, "Why don't we have Syrian food?" Nick's family is Syrian, and I got the idea from his cousin's wedding a few years back. The whole family got together for their rehearsal dinner and made all of the delicious authentic food, and it was fantastic. I had also been craving a good Syrian meal for quite some time, so I thought that our rehearsal dinner was a perfect excuse :)
Nick's mom, Cherie, and her husband, Bryan, cooked everything from scratch. We had stuffed grape leaves, lubain (essentially, Tzatziki), simbousik (stuffed meat pies), riz and yuchnee (I have no idea how to spell it but it's delicious), Syrian bread, spinach-pie filling for the bread, and of course, baklava. They even made homemade drinks like cinnamon almond milk and a traditional rose-water drink. It was AMAZING.
It was the perfect evening with our friends and family, and to end the evening with a bang, the boys set off the fireworks Nick had bought back when we were in Idaho :) Nick and I also finally felt like we could relax and enjoy everything. It was the night before the wedding and whatever happened the next day was going to happen and we were still going to end up married at the end of the day, and that's what matters!
Thanks again to Cherie and Bryan for the fantastic food, and the Haugens for letting us take over their place! :)
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