The Big Day
Breakfast in Abu Dhabi
Nothing says "I love you" like a freshly squeezed glass of orange juice.
Naseem between two drinks
"I'm sexy and I know it"
Uncle Ali strikes a pose
One drink, two straws
The results are in
The happy couple breathes a big sigh of relief as they pass their respective medical checkups.
A rose among flowers
Uncle Asim right before the ceremony
Awaiting the Mullah
The Mullah arrives
Sina showing signs of butterflies just moments before he signs his life away.
Technical complications
The Mullah forgot the combo to his briefcase so there was a long delay in proceedings as everyone tried their luck
Our next contestant, Asim
One by one our heroic uncles tried different numbers while the happy Mullah looked on
And the lucky number is...
Apparently, the number to the heavenly gates of marriage was "000". The briefcase was open and the contract ready.
The marriage contract
Uncle Dhamin translates for Sina. It went something like this: "The dowry will be 500 dinars plus two camels and a goat"
Mullah doing what he does best
The Mullah fills in the blanks for the marriage contract.
That's "S-I-N-A" with an S
Uncle Dhamin keeps a watchful eye to make sure the Mullah doesn't write any funny business.
The contract is prepared
The final touches
Our beloved Mullah copies the info from Naseem's passport
The women await
Auntie Iran and Hannah
Naseem takes the vow
The Mullah recites and Naseem answers in the affirmative
Sign on the dotted line
Nassem signs without reading the fine print. From this moment on, she is legally confined to a life of servitude & labor
Mother and daughter
Auntie Iran embraces Naseem and cops a feel
Praying for the marriage
More prayers
Capital Notary Services
Sina puts his lawyery skills to use and notarizes his own marriage contract
Sina puckers up
Big kiss
First contact is made
Group shot
Finally some physical evidence that I actually attended the ceremony
The cake cut
Sina and Naseem demonstrate their team-work skills by first cutting the cake followed by the cutting of the cheese...
Their love is sweeter than cake
Gotchya!
Naseem pulls Sina's nose in what an instrumental part of the Islamic component of the wedding
The day before
He's got the look
Uncle Ali drives us to Abu Dhabi in style
Pre-wedding ecstasy
Sina was all smile the day before the Big One
The bride
And so was his soon-to-be wife, Nassem
Love birds
We had to keep checking the back seat to make sure there was no funny bizness going on
Abu Dhabi Mosque shot
Waiting for the latex glove
Sina and Naseem await full medical examinations including blood tests, x-rays and body-cavity searches
Farris loves to play
Like mother like daughter
My cousin and her mom sure know how to make a mean macaroni and cheese
Dinner by the water
"don't make me come over there!"
Uncle Ali taking care of last-minute wedding arrangments
Naseem eyeing the hummous
Must...fight...spew...
Sina gets a few butterflies when he realizes that tomorrow his life no longer belongs to him...
The day after
The family breakfast
Asim and Dubai's landmark
One big sausage party
Firas acting serious for once
Uncles Asim and Dhamin
Firas being molested
These are the only pix I can post about this event. Firas has censored the others...
Some family love
Uncle Asim is the man
Uncle Asim is the man part 2
Postcard shot
Car stuck in sand
Firas buys more inflatables
Dubai shopping mall
It says a lot about society when there most fabulous buildings are their shopping malls...
Time for a snooze
I love being a human pillow
A hard day of shopping
Mega drool
My shirt was wet with drool after Uncle Salam was through with me
Dubai boat party
Happy sisters
Boat party