We got up really early and headed again for the embassy to pick up the finished declaration. Then went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then off to the post office for a "family stamp". Then to the marriage office where they said that, yes, I do indeed need the stamp. So back we went to get it done, standing in line in a hot building for what seemed like forever, and then back to the marriage office to sit and wait.
We were called into a room to have some papers filled out, then to another to pay (they said that Mohab's dowry was only 2 EP so that our fees were cheaper), then to a third to sign, and that was it. We were married.
We exchanged our rings in a taxi, went to Pizza Hut for lunch, then back to the hotel for a bit. (Not at all stuck on tradition)
In the evening we went to his parents for dinner.
Today, for the first time ever, I saw it rain in Cairo, during the day, while it was still hot. In Egypt they say that it is good luck for it to rain on your wedding day.
We were called into a room to have some papers filled out, then to another to pay (they said that Mohab's dowry was only 2 EP so that our fees were cheaper), then to a third to sign, and that was it. We were married.
We exchanged our rings in a taxi, went to Pizza Hut for lunch, then back to the hotel for a bit. (Not at all stuck on tradition)
In the evening we went to his parents for dinner.
Today, for the first time ever, I saw it rain in Cairo, during the day, while it was still hot. In Egypt they say that it is good luck for it to rain on your wedding day.
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