Love Is Blind: Habibi (2024) s01e07 Episode Script

1
LEBANON
We're on the road right now,
- on our way to explore
- Qaraoun.
The first step is removing the earrings.
To be more polite
and to be more respectful.
We have 40 minutes
till we reach our destination.
DOUNIA, 24
CONTENT CREATOR
I feel so envious of him because he spent
his childhood in a place like this.
This is the first time I bring anyone
to my family's house.
This is the first time
I go to someone's house
without having my mother with me.
God only knows.
Chafic decided that we should swim
to his grandparents' house.
- As you can see.
- Actually
- He brought us
- The house is right here!
But I made a mistake
and we came the other way
- We can swim straight, it's not far
- After 40 minutes.
We can swim straight,
the house is right there.
- It's the orange one.
- Yeah, I see it.
One, two, three, the third one.
LOVE IS BLIND, HABIBI
- Hello.
- Hello.
Welcome, welcome
- Hello.
- Welcome.
- Welcome.
- Thank you.
- How are you?
- Good, how are you?
My grandparents always ask me
when I'm going to get married.
We keep asking him, his mother and I.
We keep asking him when he's going
to get married.
We got to know each other
and I know you're going to like her.
She respects her family
and is close to her mother.
That's great.
- That's great.
- I want to hear grandpa's opinion.
What do you think?
No one should be allowed
to interfere in this.
- As long as you get along.
- That's right.
- You respect each other.
- Do you believe in love,
- or compassion and mercy?
- Both.
There should be love and respect.
But he is stubborn and so am I.
I don't know if this could be a bad thing.
Listen, dear, since you're both stubborn,
when you think he's being stubborn,
leave him alone.
- Yeah?
- Leave him alone for five to 15 minutes,
- and he'll reconsider what he did.
- That's true.
Chafic dislikes people opposing him.
AL HAJJ YOUSEF
CHAFIC'S GRANDFATHER
When it happens, he gets more stubborn.
Listen, son. When you respect a woman
it makes her respect you back,
and when you respect her mother
it makes her respect yours.
It seems this girl is educated
and well-mannered.
I wish you luck and I hope this will be
the start of a wonderful life together.
- Is that Chafic?
- Yes, it is.
It seems he was very active
as a child, right?
- Yeah.
- Very active.
Do you think he's changed now?
Is he calmer, or not?
- He isn't, right?
- A little.
Chafic has a great character.
He's very protective of his family.
That's right, I did notice that.
Other than that,
he's the sweetest, he really is.
- As long as he's comfortable with you.
- Great.
- And you're comfortable with him.
- Great.
- That's perfect.
- That is the most important.
- I wish you the best.
- Amen.
- Amen.
- Pray for us.
- I hope so, I wish you the best.
- Thank you, dear.
- God bless you.
- God willing.
She seems like a sweet
and kind-hearted girl.
AL HAJJA THURAYA
CHAFIC'S GRANDMOTHER
I don't know, I really like her.
We like the girl, we wish her
and Chafic the very best.
In the end, may God grant them success.
- My dear.
- Thank you so much.
- I hope to see you again soon.
- Me too. Take care.
Chafic is very close to his family.
I really love that because
I'm the same with my mother.
TEN DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING
For me, working out is an integral
part of my daily routine,
so I came to share a part
of my daily routine with Khatab.
- Good morning.
- Hi. Good morning.
- You're good?
- You're all right?
I'm fine.
Okay, then.
Let's start.
Okay, let's start with the press.
Come on.
- Why does it have to be like this?
- Keep going.
- Why are we doing this?
- Come on.
KHATAB, 32
ARCHITECT, DJ AND MUSIC PRODUCER
I really need to be near
her level by next year.
- Get up.
- You're my new coach now.
I want this daily.
Together. Yes.
Whenever we make a new step together,
our relationship gets stronger
because I see different sides
of his character
that makes me like him even more.
So, it's like, "Let's go
to the next step. Let's do it."
Nihal went to Canada.
She had to handle some documents.
She said she also wanted to talk
to mom and dad
to explain the situation
and give them more details.
I hope that Nihal will be able
to explain it better to them.
My sister Nihal and I
are very, very close.
For her to take the step
and go to talk to my parents,
Have you talked to them or not yet?
Mom and Dad? Of course I have.
- How did it go?
- I talk to them every day.
I do feel some stress and nervousness
regarding Asma's parents.
Let's see what happens.
- Welcome.
- Uncle!
- I brought you Khatoubi.
- Welcome back.
I have a very strong relationship
with my uncle.
He's my second father, as they say.
- You lost weight!
- Yes.
You look wonderful. Hello, darling.
- How are you?
- Hello.
- I'm glad he's back safe.
- I hope you're all right.
Things are great.
- What's up?
- How's it going?
- What is this experience doing to you?
- They're starving me.
Boys take after their uncles.
TAHA
KHATAB'S UNCLE
Khatab takes after Taha.
How was the experience?
- It was difficult.
- Right.
- But everything was good, thank God.
- What was difficult about it?
Well, we had no phones, no internet,
nothing at all.
We spoke through a wall.
We only heard each other's voices.
The ear falls in love before
the eye sometimes.
- Exactly!
- It seems so.
- Finally! He's been caught.
- Nice experience.
I'm so happy. I can't even believe it.
Is this true?
- Has Khatab found her that fast?
- Yes.
- Is she also excited and happy?
- She's a good and level-headed girl.
Thank God.
We really need to meet her parents.
We really need to meet her too
in the first place.
We'll do that, but there's a problem.
According to the traditions,
I need to go meet her parents first.
Of course.
But the problem is that her parents
live in Canada.
- Yes.
- That's why the timing
You mean they've totally forbidden her
from coming to meet us
before you meet them
and they approve of you?
They're saying it wouldn't be appropriate
for her to meet you
before I meet her parents
since she's the girl.
And I understand that.
The decision to have
a romantic relationship is so easy.
- Only the couple get to make it.
- Right.
But marriage and settling down
are familial decision.
- Right.
- You'll be joining two families
- and creating grandchildren.
- Right.
So, both families need to get along.
Try to meet her parents
as soon as possible.
I hope so.
- And let us meet her as soon as possible.
- Yes.
Then take your time
to decide about getting married.
You are the first grandchild
in the family.
- And the first to get married.
- Not like this
- And hopefully the first to have kids.
- so take your time.
- I hope so.
- That won't do.
It's weird.
How can he decide to get married
RAGHAD
KHATAB'S MOTHER
without us
getting to know the bride well?
I'm worried that the sense of urgency
would lead to problems in the future.
Hello, hello.
Chafic, my buddy!
- I miss you.
- I miss you too.
- How are you?
- All good.
I haven't seen them in a while,
I missed them.
I'm excited to hear about
what's new with them,
and I'm excited to tell them about mine.
How do you feel now that you've met
each other's parents?
Is it less stressful? Relieved?
But in front of my mom,
He probably hid in his shell like a snail.
I tried to carry the mom.
It's obvious that Chafic is very happy.
It's all over his face.
They complete each other.
Tell us. What about you?
What have you done?
Our problem is that our families,
they're both nervous.
Right.
My parents live in UAE.
- Okay.
- But her parents live in Canada.
- I see.
- They need to come and meet me first.
If everything goes well,
she'll meet my parents.
- That's nice.
- It's very stressful.
We have bigger difficulties
than the others,
which are our families.
But at the same time,
we will figure it out.
- I can't even find a car in nine days.
- Yes.
- Your parents haven't come yet, right?
- They haven't.
- Mom will be here tomorrow.
- Hopefully.
Two days after that,
my brother and his wife will be here.
- That's good.
- I like them to
- To get to know each other?
- Yes.
And I'd love him to ask
for my hand formally.
- How cute!
- Al-Fatiha and all that.
Come on!
Karim!
ASMA, 33
I'm relieved there's no girl with him.
Asma, all good?
But Mohammad is Mohammad.
He has gotten more handsome.
Right. Where is the dentist?
What do you mean?
- Was there a dancer?
- I mean, she wants to dance.
- He got upset?
- No, it's over.
Ammar he's a dentist, he's not
gonna stand there and shake his hips.
Yes, really.
I think Ammar is right.
Really?
- As if you weren't before!
- No, it's all good.
I'm surprised by Safa.
KARIM, 33
BUSINESSMAN
I'm surprised by how beautiful she is.
I feel like everyone's coming today.
I wish they would.
It's going to be an unpleasant situation.
- It's going to be unpleasant.
- Karma.
You know how to save yourself
from this.
Straight to Karma.
NOUR, 29
MODEL
What are you doing
in our neighborhood, little girl?
I would've hoped for any girl to be here,
but the least of them is
No, I don't wanna say that.
No party would be complete without me!
First, she's wearing white.
This would be a red flag, for me.
We shouldn't be wearing the same color.
I think that Dounia is the happiest
to see me. I can feel it.
Forget it,
I don't even give her a reaction.
Dounia? I don't blame her, to be honest.
If I were in her shoes
and a girl like Nour came around,
I would've been envious like her.
Did you get what's happening?
What a nice hang out!
How are you, Nour?
- I'm fine.
- What's up?
All good?
- It's a nice dress you're wearing.
- Thank you. It's an outfit.
- Yeah.
- I heard you got divorced.
- Was it good or bad news for you?
- It's none of my business.
- It's your decision.
- It seems you've been following up!
Sometimes it works other times it doesn't.
- Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
- And it didn't.
Nour is funny, I like her a lot.
She's nothing like
what she seemed in the Pod.
I believe in something.
That God removes people
from your life for a reason,
because He has something better for you.
- I believe in that too.
- I trust this idea.
Karim? I didn't expect him
to be this handsome and funny.
He's snide. That's the Lebanese in him.
Damn!
- Oh, dear.
- Hello, hello!
I'm feeling very excited to see the guys,
and the couples.
- Oh, dear.
- Well done, people! Really.
I looked and saw Nour, so I was like
"She's invisible to me."
- Yeah.
- What does it mean?
- Warrior.
- Warrior?
- Yeah.
- Way to go, warrior!
Give me a high five!
- The night warrior. The night lover.
- Yeah, the night lover.
Well? Give us an update. How's life been?
Nice!
No, extremely pretty.
Yeah!
He comes in ready to tell us
the story that he made up.
It's as if he was just reciting it.
I'm like
I don't even care.
- No offense.
- You're Egyptian too! No problem.
If she really loves drama as he said,
I'd like to tell her.
Do you think I have low standards?
I just have a question. What's the best
thing you've learned from this experience?
What's the thing you feel?
are focusing a lot on the looks
more than on other things.
- A lot of them are.
- Yeah.
But I respect Nour and Mido
because they met
and said that it wouldn't work out.
You were wise enough to decide, I mean.
You weren't hypnotized and
- You just said that it wouldn't work out
- I believe that
whatever happens, one doesn't
have to lower his standards.
You didn't like Mido,
he isn't up to your standards?
I don't like this vibe.
You don't think the other girls
don't have standards?
Yes, darling? Ask me.
No, but it's only natural.
I feel now that I've changed.
Yeah, but you're
a special case, right? I left.
Now, look.
What I've learned from the show
is not to follow my heart anymore.
My mind is the reason I am where I am.
The experience.
- Thank you.
- I swear, I am super happy for you.
She found her soulmate and I didn't.
There is no wrong or right.
There is only love.
She found love with the other person.
I'm really so happy for her.
- How is everything, Mido?
- I'm good.
- I'm glad to have met you.
- Yes.
I'm really happy we met face to face
and I could put a face to the voice.
You look very young, by the way,
in comparison to age,
knock on wood.
- Really?
- Yes, really.
The strangest thing in this
is when you put a face to a voice,
First, I'd like to tell you
that it's a pleasure to meet you.
- For me as well.
- Yeah.
Nour, you're so different
from how you were in the Pod.
I mean it in a positive way.
What do you think the difference is?
- You're not fake.
- See?
When I actually saw you,
I felt you are you.
I like that about you.
I could see who you were inside
immediately, funny enough.
I don't know.
I think so. I think my intuition is right
when I say that you
you embrace who you are
and you don't care about anyone.
And I like people like that, you know?
I feel like I got to know you now
a lot more than I did in the Pods.
And I apologize that
for a second there, I had
Prejudgments, right?
But this is the last time.
Okay.
Maybe I can take you out for dinner
to get to know you all over again.
We can pretend that we didn't
get to know each other in the Pod.
After today, I don't think love is blind.
I think there's a high probability
that I might see Nour again.
I'd like to get to know her more
because I'm surprised by her personality.
It was a very good surprise
that I've seen everyone today.
For me, it was the Pods
happening all over again.
This is my first time
meeting Safa's parents.
I'm nervous, but excited at the same time.
I need you to focus
when Mohammad gets here.
- To be alert.
- Yes, be alert.
Mom got here yesterday from Canada.
My brother got here today.
Mohammad will come
and see my whole family.
I hope they see him through my eyes.
Of course, I'm scared. I don't know
how you feel. Are you worried?
- Of course not. Why would you be scared?
- We're not.
No, we want to see the person you choose.
I'll meet him, and if I like him,
I'll tell you.
If you like him, give me a thumbs up.
And if you don't
So I would know.
That's the most important thing.
- Okay.
- That's the most important.
Your brother, his wife
and I will be meeting him,
and if we found that he's not suitable,
even if you like him,
- we'll tell you no.
- Okay.
To rethink your decision.
And I hope that my brother approves
because he is my backbone.
The groom is here.
- The groom is here.
- Hello.
Hello.
Hello, how are you?
- Suzanna. How are you?
- Hello, Mohammad.
It's a pleasure.
You can stand up, darling. Hello.
- How are you?
- It's a pleasure.
- Hello, how are you?
- Hello, how are you?
- What's up? Hello.
- I'm fine. How are you?
- Please.
- Thank you. It's a pleasure.
The pleasure is all mine.
We've finally met. How are you?
You're prettier in person.
Pictures and videos don't do you justice.
- Really?
- Yes, they really don't.
- How are you? I hope you feel better.
- I'm fine. How about you?
I'm glad you had a safe flight.
We caused you trouble.
No, on the contrary.
What are you talking about?
We were dying to meet you.
- And get to know you.
- And see you.
- Safa's choice is most important.
- Right, it is.
I feel like I'm being overlooked.
What about my choice?
A little bit.
Yes, thank you.
How do you feel, Mohammad?
- About this entire experiment.
- It's definitely the weirdest.
How did you come?
I didn't expect it to be like this.
Anyway, you've only known
each other for a month?
- Do you feel that you know Safa enough?
- I do.
Yes, enough.
Do you feel you're ready?
Are you ready to get married?
Do you feel like you've known her
for a long time? Or a short time
I felt like I'm in a court
waiting for my sentence.
What would you like to drink?
- Yes?
- Coffee? Tea?
- Anything, coffee
- Water? Coffee? Okay.
Everybody wants coffee?
- I can give you a hand.
- Yeah, come.
- Without sugar.
- Excuse me.
What do you think about Mohammad?
Very nice, to be honest.
There are not any red flags
as far as I can see,
- but we haven't known him for long.
- Right.
I like him a lot.
Yes, he's so likable.
He laughs a lot, which is really nice.
He's happy, which is so important. So
- You think he looks happy?
- Yeah. It seems so.
I feel he's honest, and ready
to get married and start a family.
This is what's important.
Hussein has been a father figure to me
since I was a child.
After Dad died,
Hussein became my backbone.
It means a lot to me
to get his approval, for sure.
Thank you for coming. You couldn't know
- Shall we drink our coffee?
- Yes.
Safa is ready for marriage.
We're also ready.
HUSSEIN
SAFA'S BROTHER
What about your parents? Did they approve?
Did you ask them what they thought?
They sure have a say in this.
Of course. Yes, I did.
What are your expectations? Do you think
both cultures can be respected?
In terms of culture,
we're very much alike.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Do you know about her work and schedule?
- Yes.
- And you have no problem with that?
- Look, I'll be honest.
- Yes.
When I first talked to Safa about work,
she told me how passionate
she is about her work,
and how much she worked on this project.
I won't be the person who will
excuse me for saying this, I won't deny
her something that she's been working on.
Right.
- What I care about is that she's happy.
- Right.
I want her to be happy because
this will have an effect on our household.
- Right.
- On our children
- in the future.
- Right.
So what matters is that she'd be happy
about her achievements.
I feel good about Mohammad.
HALIMA
SAFA'S MOTHER
I feel as if he were not a stranger.
As if I've always known him.
I like him, to be honest.
We only want you to be happy
and that's all we hope for.
Overall, I'm happy with today's gathering.
I expected this, but that was
beyond my expectations.
You seem like a good and likable person.
What matters is that I like you.
- Thank you.
- That's most important.
- Of course.
- Of course.
I told Safa,
if I don't like him, I'll do this
and if I like him, I'll do this.
What's your deal with this?
I'll be watching your hands.
I was scared for Mohammad.
I only need to meet his parents now
and I'm waiting for that. Hopefully.
- Hi!
- I missed you.
- How are you?
- Welcome back.
Thank you.
- I missed you.
- I missed you.
How are you?
I'm exhausted, it was a long trip
up in the air.
I really needed you.
Come on, let's sit here.
- I have so much to tell you.
- Let's catch up. Tell me everything.
Nihal being here took
great pressure off of me.
ASMA, 33, REGIONAL MARKETING
MANAGER AND ENTREPRENEUR
Dubai is honored to have you.
I want to die! It was a really
long flight. And the one before that
- From Cairo?
- Yes.
Anyway, spill the beans. Tell me
I need details because
I have no idea what's going on.
Listen, the thing is
He also graduated from Canada.
You can tell that his family
shares similar values.
He's been in Dubai for two years, like me,
and also works on so many things.
- Nice.
- Okay.
- Okay.
- It's all logical so far.
You know I spoke to Mom and Dad,
and they weren't very convinced
- that this is a serious relationship.
- I know.
I talked to mom and dad in general.
I think that this thing has two sides.
I understand that it's real
and there is potential and all that.
At the same time, I understand
where they're coming from.
- Even I don't know him.
- That's logical.
- You get me?
- That's logical.
I felt they needed some time
to let the idea sink in.
I'm happy with Khatab and all,
but I still feel like I need
- the okay from all of you.
- That's how it needs to be.
What do you think?
I don't know, I mean
Let me meet him first.
Let me meet before I think anything.
I don't know.
DOUNIA AND CHAFIC
Dounia is coming today to see the house.
This is the first time I've come
to somebody's house without mom, so, yeah.
DOUNIA, 24
CONTENT CREATOR
- How are you?
- Great. You're wearing black too?
Come in.
What's this?
I forgot to throw them.
Chafic?
What is this?
Why are your clothes everywhere?
Because I came from the gym
and I threw them everywhere.
I'm supposed to sort them out today.
- There are only three.
- You have to sort them out.
Look here. Look.
Look how clean this is.
Okay, look.
- Wow! I liked that move.
- I'll clean it.
This is great.
You look around, you see shoes,
chips and a bottle of water.
I broke down.
Okay, listen. I have a suggestion
because this is no way.
Why don't you buy something small,
like an arrangement
and put shoes in it, for example,
next to the door.
I put the shoes inside, but today
I don't know, when I take them off,
I just throw them,
then I put them on again and leave.
How nice! Are they a decor?
If you want Pepsi,
this is from two days ago.
If I went into her house and saw this,
I will react the same way.
CHAFIC, 27
BUSINESS MAN
Other than this beautiful juice
that's been sitting here for two days,
do you have anything to offer me, or
they bring something with them.
I won't teach you how this is done.
I'll bring juice that's been
expired for three days.
This is from yesterday.
It doesn't seem we're on the same page.
I won't offer you anything.
Take whatever you want.
- Okay, my bad
- Feel at home.
There's everything.
I need to walk around like this
to find something.
So this is where you live every day
and do your things.
I think that it's beautiful
for a single person to live in.
If we get married, I will find
then I have to buy something bigger
because this is too small.
My only concern is
for my mom to like the house.
I'm happy that I saw
where you're living. It's nice.
I start looking around and imagining him
cooking, sitting here in front of the TV
and working.
Of course this stuff makes you
feel closer to a person.
You know? The funny thing
is that your apartment overlooks mine
and my apartment overlooks yours.
It's totally worth it.
- It's so special, really.
- We're gonna function well, my dear.
My love.
After seeing Chafic's lifestyle,
it made me a bit anxious
and I'm kind of scared, honestly.
See you tomorrow.
SAFA AND MOHAMMAD
I'm here now to choose
the engagement ring.
I can't wait to see
what will look good on my hand.
I'm dazzled.
Well done. You did your research properly.
- Definitely.
- Well, Safa?
The ring definitely means commitment.
I think if it was someone other than
Mohammad, I'd have been a bit scared.
Tell me right now.
If you say no, we'll return it.
I want to wear the ring
and I want to be just with Mohammad.
What do you think?
I like this one the most.
The combination is gorgeous.
- I love this.
- That's it.
- Good?
- Yes.
- I don't want you to get bored with it.
- What?
Choose the one you feel comfortable in.
Don't tell me it's uncomfortable later.
No, I'd be honored to wear it.
I'd never leave the house without it.
I don't care which ring it is.
I only care about wearing it,
because these are the orders
of the highest authorities, Safa.
When he puts the ring on your finger,
he must go down on one knee again.
- In front of my parents.
- Fine.
Preparations are underway, and so far,
everything is going according to plan.
But one of our concerns is parents.
I met her parents first,
now it's her turn to meet mine.
May God help us.
I'm worried about how this would go.
Congratulations.
I wish you a happy life.
I hope everything works out.
Are these tears of joy? Or is it too late?
I had a feeling because
of the way you were shaking.
I felt it from your shiver.
ASMA AND KHATAB
- I'm happy you're here.
- Me too.
- I'm excited to meet him.
- You are?
Yeah.
- Are there any specific expectations?
- No.
- At all?
- I don't have any.
I want to understand who this person is.
- I need you to roll up your sleeves.
- I'm ready, baby.
- You're ready?
- I'm ready.
It's very important for me that Nihal
likes Khatab today,
because the first thing she'll do
is talk to my parents
to validate my decision.
Let's hope for the best.
When he gets here, let him sit
next to me so we can talk.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Come sit here.
- How is it going?
- Stay where you are.
Come sit here.
Come sit next to me.
Yes!
Come, darling!
That's more than mom.
It's really important for me to give Nihal
a good impression from the start,
because she will carry
this impression to her parents.
Right?
We look alike.
Some think we're twins,
some think we look nothing alike.
On the contrary,
you guys are very similar.
They're good, thank God.
- What about you? How's the family?
- Good.
Asma tells me a lot about you,
to be honest.
I'm here to see you now.
I'm here especially for you.
Okay. Look.
When I went to Canada,
I talked to my parents.
It's tough because I can put
myself in their shoes, honestly,
and I can put myself in her shoes.
From my parents' point of view,
I understand
- Of course, it's hard.
- You should get introduced to each other.
- And the family comes first.
- You're right.
It's business as usual.
- These are our traditions.
- Of course.
And at the same time, I understand
where she's coming from.
And I want to support her.
I just don't want to put more
pressure on my parents.
Keep in mind, she is the first one
to get married in our family.
She's the eldest daughter
and she's a girl too.
I understand it's not traditional
for us to talk over the phone.
I want at least to reassure them
and make them understand
who the person that's talking to them is.
They might have some questions,
introduction and things.
I'll introduce myself
- It's no pressure, but
- Enough pressure. Enough!
I'll keep my fingers crossed
and we'll figure it out.
- I feel that the next step is
- Let's see about talking to Dad.
Khatab is modern.
He's open-minded and everything.
NIHAL
ASMA'S SISTER
But at the same time, he respects
our traditions as Arabs.
This was very comforting to me.
Enough, we came today to have fun,
sit by the water
and have breakfast.
It's the first time Khatab
and Nihal meet each other today,
and I'm happy and proud.
I feel that the beginning is strong.
And I hope that the coming days
will be even better.
We'll take one step at a time.
SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING
We're here today to see
the wedding planner.
Nice to meet you.
Have a seat.
- Are you having a good day?
- Amazing.
DOUNIA, 24
CONTENT CREATOR
What kind of wedding do you want to have?
There's a color theme I have in mind.
And I like lights, I like it to be bright.
Right, okay. Perfect.
- Dounia?
- I like it active, lively.
- So just like you, young and active.
- Exactly.
- Fresh.
- Fresh. I like that.
Let me show you an example. Okay.
- Wait.
- I don't like this.
I like this with the curtains.
- This is a bit
- I like this one,
but it would look better having
the beach in the back.
- Right, there is no beach here.
- I think the background
- Yeah, right.
- Yeah.
We can do this with less flowers.
What do you prefer?
Do you like it to be over the top
or keep it simple?
- Not too much, simple.
- Okay, yeah.
- Simple is better, so less flowers.
- Right.
There will be round tables.
- Okay.
- There will be round tables.
- Can we try the high tables?
- Sure.
I like that you're in agreement
on everything.
Are you always like this?
Why did you take time to answer?
- I was waiting for him to answer.
- All right!
They are adorable.
Feathers make it seem as if we were
a princess and a prince.
- You want him to be a prince.
- Yeah.
This matches the vibe.
- We can remove this.
- Without this, also.
It was too much. She put something like
There was a pigeon on top of the cake.
She's a dreamer.
Sometimes she doesn't know what she wants.
RIMA MAALOUF
EVENT PLANNER
But he knows exactly what he wants.
- This is a clearer picture.
- Very nice.
- What do you think, Chafic?
- I don't
- You don't like this?
- No.
because I feel
that he's not matching the vibe.
Imagine yourself in the dress.
Everything will be all white.
The problem is that I'm still hesitating
with the dresses
You're getting married!
Both our families will be there,
and you still don't have a dress.
It's not a birthday party.
When you get there at first,
you go in so that they will ask you
"Yes" or "No."
Hopefully, you will say yes.
Then you'll go to the sheikh
- I don't understand that.
- I swear!
'Cause it's not something
to be taken lightly. It's not a game.
I felt that you didn't like the idea
of feathers in the wedding.
No, I don't like that for the wedding.
I like it a bit. Not that much.
Chafic and I aren't on the same page
about 85% of the wedding ideas,
but I hope that we will find a balance.
- This is Ebraheem.
- It's a pleasure.
- He's the owner of Forever Rose.
- Nice to meet you.
So the first thing we'll talk about
is the bridal bouquet.
These are just samples
that are here just for the
With the handle. It's very nice.
It's pretty.
- Let's see it.
- We can take part of it.
- It mustn't be complete.
- Not all of it.
Right.
I don't think so. This and this
are kind of in the same
I think at the high table,
they'd look pretty.
Yes, the cocktail table.
Chafic wants to put a small flower
that looks like it's wilted
on the high table.
I don't get it, honestly.
I wish my mom was here.
She listens to me and gives me
the best advice.
SAFA AND MOHAMMAD
We're here to ask for Safa's
hand in marriage.
My dad came from Jordan.
It's time.
Well, Safa! How do you feel?
I don't know.
I'm definitely a bit worried.
Mohammad already proposed to me
in the Pods. Obviously I said yes.
But according to our traditions,
the men need to come to the girls house
and ask her father for her hand in
marriage, but in my case, it's my brother.
- Hello. Come in.
- Hello.
- I'm Hussein. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- I'm Jamal, Mohammad's father.
- Welcome. How are you?
- Are you all right?
- I'm fine. Come in.
- Welcome. It's a pleasure.
- Thank you.
It's our pleasure to be here.
- How was your flight?
- It was good, thank God.
- That's good.
- It makes me happy
to come here for an important
and beautiful reason.
- Of course.
- Bless you.
- Well?
- We need to talk.
We need to talk.
Let's start. We would've
liked everybody to be here.
- It will happen soon. Go on.
- Firstly, good evening.
- Thank you.
- Allah said in His great Book,
"In the name of Allah, the most Graceful,
most merciful."
"And of His signs is that He created
for you mates from yourselves,
that you may find tranquility in them,
and He placed between you
affection and mercy
verily in that are signs
for those who reflect."
Those are the true words of Allah.
On behalf of myself and my family,
we have the pleasure to ask for the hand
of your honorable girl, Safa, in marriage
for our son, Mohammad,
according to the law of Allah
and His Messenger.
We really hope that you will agree.
Safa is so precious to us.
I've known Mohammad for a short period,
and he's precious to us too.
We'd be honored to accept Mohammad
as a son into our family,
and a husband to our girl, Safa.
We'll let them decide, but we as parents,
we give our blessings to their engagement,
their marriage and everything.
- Shall we read Al-Fatiha then?
- Let's do it.
The traditions are important to us.
We're Iraqis, of course.
Mohammad and his father both wanted to ask
for Safa's hand in marriage formally
and traditionally too.
It was very well-appreciated.
This is Safa, Dad.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- Hello, Mohammad! Congratulations.
- Thank you so much.
Hello there! Congratulations.
You guys said yes.
First, this is from Mom.
Okay. This goes here.
Take a picture.
Now I know where
these ululations came from.
- Your glittering ring.
- The right hand.
- Congratulations.
- Congratulations.
- Good luck.
- Thank you.
- Show me.
- I wish you all the happiness.
There's nothing for me.
This is empty.
Have you put cookies in here?
Come on.
Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- Congratulations.
- How are we supposed to do? Like this?
- Yeah.
It's getting real. When parents
get involved, it becomes real.
Words can't describe
the beauty of the feeling.
When the family gathered, there was love,
affection, and something beautiful.
Our families being there
was the icing on the cake.
SIX DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING
Are you good?
I feel good, but at the same time,
I'm stressed a little bit.
Dounia and I fought a lot last week.
We have to open our hearts more
before the wedding
because it's a big decision
and a very big step.
Of course, it's a big commitment,
not only on your side, also on mine, yeah.
- I don't express a lot.
- You can feel when someone is nervous.
And when he's very, very comfortable.
We're not celebrating a birthday.
In front of God, we will get married.
- Of course!
- You have to know 100
Problem is you don't think
I realize what marriage is.
My future husband has to be
my best friend, my father,
and everything in my life.
I come from a background where my mom
I have a broken shoulder. And that
shoulder is supposed to be my dad. Okay?
Nobody in this world will come
and take my mom's place.
I've been broken before in my life,
like, for my marriage, or school
and many other moments.
I would never do this on a man.
I acknowledge that it's a marriage
and that we have to make a choice.
I feel like, what my mom said,
That's it, you see.
When there is something wrong
between me and you,
No person is going
to separate me from her.
The worst thing about my personality
is that my dignity is high up there.
I would never allow anyone to hurt me.