Mena Massoud he is counting the days until he is with his friend Emily Shah tie principle – twice.

“It’s been fun! Emily is planning a lot,” Massoud, 33, said Us Weekly at the New York City premiere of his new film Wish you Were Here provided by The Cinema Society Wednesday, January 15. “They ask me a lot of questions and I do a little, but we rested during the holidays. We haven’t made any plans and now we are starting big because the wedding will take place in July. “

A player proposed to Shah, 30, in December 2023 on vacation in Japan. They will have two wedding ceremonies to honor their religious traditions.

“We are doing three days, but two days,” Massoud said on Wednesday. “We’re having a Hindu ceremony for Emily and then we’re having a Coptic Christian ceremony the next day for me, (which) would be like a typical Western wedding. So, I think we have everything.”

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Massoud also joked that the big day “will be a big party.”

“This is how I see it – you’re throwing a party for your family and friends,” Massoud said. Us. “So, you’re like a party planner.” … I’m happy.”

While Shah took the lead in planning, a Aladdin star said that he ultimately has the final say in his decisions.

“(I know) still,” he said. “Emily knows what she’s wearing.”

Massoud and Shah have been together since 2020, after they met private membership program.

“They wanted to just be friends, but I wanted more,” Massoud recalled HELLO! Indo-Arabia in May 2024.

A year earlier, Massoud said WZRA TV that she and Shah “talked for a while” they started dating.

“I met Em about a year ago,” he said in 2023. “So, I think he made the first move and then I moved. It all worked out in the end. I think that’s how good relationships usually start – you get to know the person but sometimes nothing happens right away.” (until) everything is over.”

At the same time, Massoud thought that Shaw was “beautiful and wanted to get to know him” better.

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After Massoud and Shah’s relationship became romantic, they began to express their love through social media. They are very fond of each other, which for Shah means supporting Massoud’s film career (He recently played. Wish you Were Here, Julia Stiles‘ first appearanceon the contrary Isabelle Fuhrman.)

“I did a couple of romances (and) light films and it was clear that this was going to be strong from reading the book and reading the script,” he said. “But, I wanted to do this as an actor. Yes, you want to get that opportunity. I don’t think they make movies like that. I wanted to respect that opportunity.”

He added, “Julia makes it easy. She was a great inspiration and taught me a lot.”

With Travis Cronin reporting