The Blade, Moussa-Ismail Happy First Anniversary! Mehdi Ismail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ibrahim Ismail of Toledo and Faten Moussa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hassan Moussa of Beirut, Lebanon were united in Islamic marriage on Jan. 5, 2013. The Khutba Ketab ceremony was performed at the bride's home and witnessed by close family members. A sit down dinner reception was held later that evening at the Assaha Village Restaurant in Beirut. Family and friends reconvened in Lebbaya, Lebanon for the day long wedding celebration on Sept. 14, 2013. The bride sparkled in a long sleeved lace ball gown, studded with crystals, and carried a fragrant cascade of ivory roses and snapdragons. The wedding party drove in procession to the site of the romantic outdoor reception, West Bekka Country Club in Kherbat Khanaffar. The bride and groom were escorted in their reception by a Zaffee group, a traditional folkloric dance group. Guests enjoyed a full course Lebanese dinner seated at tables centered with silver candelabra, flowers and candles. It was a perfect evening under the stars with debke music wafting beneath the lush canopy of trees. Mehdi is a graduate of St. Francis de Sales High School and the University of Toledo. Faten graduated Beir Hassan University in Beirut. They reside in West Toledo and happily announce the birth of their first born son, Sharif on Sept. 5, 2014.