Before I even got engaged to Qais, I was out looking at venues with my friend Faiza. After speaking to about 28 hotels, the week after I got engaged, I reserved with the Crowne-Plaza in Herndon, Virginia. I was not completely satisfied with the venue because of its bare walls and smaller venue but I decided to go ahead and just book it anyways.
There was also another issue that kept bothering me about Crowne-Plaza. Since I was having a traditional Muslim wedding, there would be a separation of the men and women. When the ballroom was divided into two separate sections, the men's section looked a lot smaller and very crowded. I kept telling myself that it will be alright and that it does not make much of a difference but it did make a difference to me.
Anyways, as time went on I came upon a new banquet hall that had been build near the Crowne-Plaza that I heard about and out of curiosity, I went to see it. After spending only about 5 minutes there, I was absolutely convinced that I wanted to have my wedding there. I got my deposit back from Crowne-Plaza and reserved with Cherry Blossom, the banquet hall.
Cherry Blosson is an Afghan resturaunt and banquet hall so I did not even have to get the food catered! It just saved me a lot of hassle and headaches with the separating as well since their restaurant can be converted into a section of the men. AlHumdu-Lillaah, I am very much satisfied with Cherry Blossom.
~ Sakina
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