Love Is Blind: Habibi (2024) s01e08 Episode Script

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FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING
- Hopefully, we'll find a dress you like.
- And match your taste!
- Let's make a deal before we go.
- Yeah?
- If I say "no", it's "no".
-"No" is "no"!
Let's go in.
I chose to have Mom with me
DOUNIA, 24
CONTENT CREATOR
because her opinion matters to me
the most in life, no matter what they say.
It means the world to me that she's here.
Are you ready?
I can't believe it!
Today is my day!
The day every girl in the world
looks forward to.
I'm here to pick my wedding dress
with my sister, Nihal.
I can't even believe I'm standing here,
checking out wedding dresses!
Are you going to cry? No! Don't!
- Don't.
- I'm okay.
Calm down. It's okay.
Asma and I
we're not just sisters.
We're best friends.
I would have never missed that.
I had to be there.
Yeah, no. That princess in the castle
dress is very bad.
My parents are still thinking about it.
They're overwhelmed by the idea.
They're not on board with what happened.
I want to give them the space
to think about it.
But meanwhile, I'm preparing everything,
hoping that in the last minute,
God willing,
they will come along,
and they'll be happy with the idea.
- Hope for the best.
- I feel optimistic.
This is our slogan at this stage.
So, Mom, are you ready?
Am I stressing you out?
No! This is the best time ever!
Wow! How nice!
This is the day every girl dreams about.
I'm so eager to find my wedding dress.
Mom is the closest person
to me in the world.
And her opinion definitely matters to me.
My only wish is to see her
wearing a wedding dress.
HALIMA
SAFA'S MOTHER
You'll be the most beautiful bride.
- This one?
- I don't know.
- Isn't it nice?
- No.
Let's hope I can find a dress first!
Let's hope so!
Or we'll have to change the wedding date.
I've never tried
any wedding dresses before.
I'm not sure about the style I want.
LOVE IS BLIND, HABIBI
I'm about to go in to try on the suits.
I'll call you soon.
Nice. It's a good choice.
So, you're getting married
before me, Kiswani?
Right?
Moe is my friend, someone I can rely on.
When he gives me his opinion,
very straightforward.
- My man.
- How are you?
Chafic
How are the preparations?
That's why your skin looks
the most radiant.
- He's well rested!
- He's well rested!
- Asma!
- Sweetie!
Hi, Dudu!
Did you find anything you like?
Many beautiful dresses.
Until now, I didn't feel something
has called to me.
I feel there's a dress
to which I'll say,
But where could it be? There's nothing!
We'll find it, we will!
- How are you?
- Good. How are you?
Everything is good, thanks be to God.
- Hello!
- How are you doing?
- Great to see you!
- How are you?
You guys look great together, my God!
- How is it going?
- Nervous.
When we saw the suits, we started shaking.
You're living out
the experience of Love Is Blind
and you chose the partners you'd like
to continue this experience with,
and move on to marriage. Ready?
Hopefully. Yes.
Wedding moment is almost here.
Are you going to formalize the marriage
and spend your lives with the person
you fell in love with or not?
Are you going to prove to the world
the love that brought you together
is sincere, and true?
As you can see,
the place here is all white.
To us girls, this moment means a lot.
Safa, tell me, what does this white color
mean to you?
A big wedding, where all your loved ones
are around you, and
Many details I need to think about.
But about the dress the most!
Anything you're worried about?
Since we're stressed before the wedding,
I'm worried, in a heated moment,
I might upset her, or something like that.
She's very sensitive.
We still haven't met each other's parents,
that's causing stress.
I see Khatab as my match.
What about you, Dounia?
Imagined yourself in
a wedding dress as a child?
Yes. I used to watch Disney movies,
and I've always wanted to be
- Disney?
- Cinderella!
You know, when she comes
out of that big pumpkin, and
- God willing, God willing.
- I'm so excited.
Anyone you wish was by your side
at that moment, but isn't?
Honestly, yeah.
Because every girl, in that moment,
needs her father to be there, of course.
I grew up with my mother,
provided me with everything in my life.
When your father is there
since your childhood,
and he's there in
So I thank God with all my heart
for my mother's presence in my life.
She made it up for me on every level.
I really hope from the bottom
of my heart, that before
I leave this world, I can give her back
even 1% of all the things she's done.
- When he wasn't here.
- Oh, sweetheart!
Hope you enjoy your suits,
see you soon. Bye.
- Thank you. Bye, my friend.
- Bye.
You are beautiful.
You're princesses, you'll look
like princesses. I'm sure about that.
- Congrats in advance on your choice.
- Thank you!
You're sweetheart!
I'm thinking, mermaid style.
Would you like sequins, embroidery, plain,
or subtle?
- Embroidery, but not too much.
- Okay.
What do you think about this?
- You're going for modern lace.
- Okay.
The theme of the wedding
is going to be boho.
Without cape then.
Let's ditch the cape,
and do a veil instead.
With this style, the veil is better.
- Come on. I'm excited to start fitting.
- Me, too!
- Ready?
- Let's go.
I feel I'm in a dream.
God bless!
Oh, my God!
She's so beautiful!
- What is this?
- So nice!
You're amazing!
- No way!
- Really a bride!
- It's amazing!
- Gorgeous!
You look gorgeous! You really do!
NIHAL
ASMA'S SISTER
What's that?
I can't believe it. She looks perfect.
The embroidery and the details
are amazing.
Even the veil is magical.
Check yourself out in the mirror.
First dress I tried
turned out to be the one.
Take a photo for Mom?
Turn around.
Surely every girl wants to be surrounded
by her parents and the people
she loves on days that are special.
But I understand,
and I can't blame her at all.
If anything, I shouldn't have had this day
unless she was present,
but that's the experiment,
and this is part of the process.
- It's amazing.
- Let's hope for the best.
Ululate again!
Give me your hand.
I guess that Khatab
is going to be picky
about choosing his tuxedo.
The color, no. The size
"We need to tighten it",
because he's lost so much weight.
He likes his things neat, you know?
You're giving us a hard time,
gaining, losing weight.
What can I do? My weight is stable now.
We'll sell you two!
- Fine. I don't mind.
- You don't?
- I'm kidding.
- My man.
- Everything's good?
- Thanks be to God.
What do you think?
- That's the style I want.
- Isn't it gorgeous? It is.
Check it out, there's a lapel.
Nicely rounded, light fabric.
- It doesn't wrinkle.
- Nice. I like this touch.
When things became serious,
I started to think, how I'm going to look.
What tuxedo am I going to wear?
Colors? How am I going to match them?
How's it going to look on me?
- Ready?
- Yeah.
Come on out.
It fits.
- What a handsome groom!
- Thank you.
- Let's look in the mirror over here.
- Yeah.
All good, except for the thighs.
- We'll loosen it for you.
- Yeah.
And we'll shorten it. The shirt?
- You feel comfortable?
- Comfortable.
That's important.
The bride will say "yes" or "no"
after she sees me.
- We want the bride happy.
- Make me look perfect.
Of course.
I have this cold feeling.
I'm scared because
we've had complications,
but at the same time,
I'm optimistic Asma is the person
I'll spend my life with.
Perfection. I mean,
I look like a super model!
Look how beautiful this jacket is.
CHAFIC, 27
BUSINESSMAN
- You look like a million dollars.
- Grab her hand, and walk around.
Look at you, Chafic!
- You'll cause a problem to the bride!
- Look at you!
Just a few tweaks here and there,
and it will be perfect.
- It's nice, isn't it?
- I love it.
Should we change the buttons or not?
We dressed him up,
now it's up to him to get married.
Up to him to get married.
I can't wait to see
what Dounia is going to be wearing.
But the only stuff that worries me is that
she's very, very close to her mother.
I don't know how she's gonna live
that they're gonna live separately.
Five days left to the wedding.
Choose what you like
'cause it's a once-in-a-lifetime.
- I want your opinion.
- That's my opinion.
It's once-in-a-lifetime.
- Just see what you like, and take it.
- I have to look like a princess.
How are you feeling?
Check this out.
I don't feel anything. I'm happy
I have mixed feelings.
Oh, my sweetheart!
- A wedding is once in a lifetime.
- My sweetheart.
Just enjoy it as much as you can.
Be happy. Just be happy.
If it were up to me, I would have you
wear them all.
My sweetheart.
I've been living like a cat
that's running around
MONA
DOUNIA'S MOTHER
carrying its baby between its teeth,
no one can take away my daughter.
I never imagined that one day
someone would come along
and take away my daughter.
But this is not just anyone.
This is her love, life, future husband.
The Chubby Bear
is actually an old song actually.
Gonna sleep like this tonight!
The feeling of seeing myself
in a white dress is indescribable.
Reality is definitely kicking in
when I see myself in the mirror,
but at the same time, I'm like
I'm praying that Mom will like the dress.
Cut it out! You don't like it?
It's magnificent!
Oh, my god!
Hey! You've grown
into a beautiful bride, girl!
Guys! Mom, this is me!
I love it.
It feels I'm losing her with the dress.
It's so beautiful. She looks so beautiful.
Hopefully, the groom will see her,
like her.
I'm sure he's going to.
And she likes the dress!
They're going to take my daughter!
She's my daughter!
Mom, my true love, my heart,
no matter what I do in my life,
I'll always be with you,
and you'll always be with me.
And God still hasn't created the person
who can come between me and you.
That's impossible. We're one person.
- What do you think?
- Never seen myself so well dressed.
- Would you like to try it?
- Love to.
- So? Come on out.
- Good.
- The trousers didn't fit, did they?
- No, they didn't.
- No problem.
- Upper half is like Pavarotti,
lower half is like Lil Wayne!
Yeah, it's very nice.
- Chic.
- Like a bomb?
Whatever I wear, it's the man
that makes the clothes. I'm good.
I'm happy for you. You know this.
- I know. I'm happy.
- But it's happening too fast.
Or do you really want her?
What do you think?
You've known me a long time.
- We're very happy for you.
- Come on.
- I just want to be sure--
- Why are you all sweaty here?
Because of the heat in here.
- That's it?
- We're doing it?
We're doing it.
I'm already wearing the tuxedo.
You're the best, Moe! You're the best!
I'm wearing the tuxedo, visualizing
the wedding, seeing Safa before me.
The ending that leads
to a happy beginning.
Safa's dress,
I'm worried about it more than my tuxedo.
Because I know how picky Safa can be
when it comes to certain things.
May God help her stylist. She might quit!
LEA
CONSULTAN
- Show me something else.
- You don't like it, tell me.
I'll show you more mermaid style,
since it'll suit you better.
I don't feel it's a wedding dress.
This one could work.
- Too much work?
- Yeah.
- Pattern is too much?
- Too much.
- Go back. This one is nice?
- I don't like the width.
You don't like the width?
- This is nice.
- This is simple.
- Let's go.
- Shall we?
To me, Safa is the most beautiful girl
in the world.
She's beautiful and classy.
Sweetheart!
I couldn't control myself,
so I cried tears of joy.
I never thought I'd see her as a bride.
- You don't like it?
- No.
- Why not? It's beautiful.
- You like it?
You look beautiful.
Honestly, I don't like the dress,
nor the veil.
- Nice!
- Oh, my God!
God bless!
Very nice!
How do you feel, Safa?
- How do you feel?
- This one is beautiful.
- You don't like it?
- No.
- You don't like this one either?
- You don't like it?
The dress I tried on was strange
because it had too much embroidery,
and wasn't white.
Are you all tired of me?
I liked the last one.
But the decision is up to her,
she's the bride.
This dress is a bit better.
But still not me.
- Okay, I'll just get changed.
- Wait!
I'll feel stressed on the wedding day.
But I still haven't found a dress.
TWO DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING
DOUNIA AND CHAFIC
How are you?
I'm good. How are you?
It's my last date with Dounia
before the wedding.
I know that she's very attached
to her mother.
So I thought I'll book
a Moroccan restaurant,
we'll have lunch.
I'll surprise you,
You think that
I'm going to change your mind?
Maybe. Why not?
At this moment, I'm feeling so positive.
I mean, we are closer and stronger.
And Chafic and I together, we form
a big heart.
Pink suits you. It's nice.
This is a djellaba.
In Morocco, they wear it, like, casual.
Authentic Moroccan djellaba.
DOUNIA, 24
CONTENT CREATOR
I'm happy because you chose the last date
before the marriage to be Moroccan.
And I'm happy you like it, to be honest.
- It's very nice, I swear. I like
- I'm happy that--
- There we go.
- Thank you.
Okay, there you go.
Mom used to make it every Ramadan.
He has to get used to it 'cause
if we're going to do Ramadan together,
every day at iftar, you will get harira.
But right now, I feel that
all the negative moments that we went
through brought us closer.
The most important parts
to this relationship is right now,
This is the foundations
that will stay with us years later.
After tomorrow, one year,
two years, she will.
At the end of the day, she's amazing.
He's really the best thing that happened
to me during this experiment.
A lot of people made promises in my life,
but never kept them.
My mom taught me that if I make a promise,
even if my body gets ripped up,
and I shed blood,
I must get up and fulfill that promise.
and I promise to be with you
in all situations.
Dounia, you're the best thing
that God gave me this year
and in all my life.
Okay, I'm fine.
I'm battling with myself,
trying as much as I can
to trust Chafic and his feelings
towards me.
If he betrays my trust,
he'll never see my face again.
I'm like the wind. Just like that.
I blow in, I hit hard, then I move on.
SAFA AND MOHAMMAD
with a cheese platter and the fruits
that she likes.
To have a talk in the sea.
Different atmosphere.
What's up? That's it, pull your dress!
Safa. How are you?
We haven't sat together for a while,
I'm excited.
Needed to go out with him, just us.
the fact that our wedding
is in a few days?
There is a bit of stress,
I'm not going to lie.
But it's good.
It's too late to be stressed.
Do you feel that maybe we need
a little more time?
I freaked out, yes, I'm not going to lie
to you, but never to that point.
You know how to handle it, so you're good.
- How about you? Good?
- Very stressed.
I think it's normal stress
a person feels when about to get married.
- So, you're having these thoughts?
- A little.
And many people asking,
"Really? Are you doing this?"
Forget people. They won't understand.
Our parents don't understand,
you expect others to?
- Right.
- No one will understand it.
It's just that from time to time,
I get just a thought
You're afraid I might change?
- You'll stay the same?
- I'll become depraved, despicable?
Is that what you think?
- My gut feeling tells me "No".
- Okay.
But my gut failed many times before!
Of all the girls I met,
you're the most real.
I felt so much better
after you met my family.
You felt like it's confirmed.
- Started to feel real.
- Because of the tattoo.
- The tattoo was the first right.
- It's the biggest insurance.
That all is good.
- You assured me it's erasable.
- Okay.
We got tattoos, we have
an emotional and rational commitment
and so is our mutual understanding. The
eye contact itself screams of commitment.
The tattoo was a great idea.
These are the most precious
two numbers in my life.
Zero-five is the Pod where we first met.
The other number is zero-two which is
the Pod number where Mohammad proposed.
What scares you the most about our future?
I got myself in trouble
Go ahead.
You still can't tell if I'm being
a smooth talker
or if I'm being for real?
Mohammad Kiswani. Nice meeting you.
When people are smooth talkers
you feel that they might be just
flattering you most of the time.
Sometimes, the things he says to me
are indeed very, very nice.
That's it, yeah.
That's it, it's happening. Are you ready?
My rock, and my best friend.
That's Safa to me.
ASMA AND KHATAB
Today, I'd like to express
and reveal my real feelings to Asma
so that she understands what feelings
I have towards her.
Sweetheart!
- Today, we're relaxing.
- Yeah.
- Yes.
- We're together.
- Our future will be amazing.
- I know.
And they will continue
stronger than anything else.
I thought I would never find
someone like this in my entire life.
My heart is like, boom!
ASMA, 33, REGIONAL MARKETING MANAGER
AND ENTREPRENEUR
When you came into the picture
I started feeling that
- there was nothing wrong with me.
- Nothing wrong.
There's nothing wrong! On the contrary.
It's the same for me.
My whole life, I thought that
I was difficult, that I was complicated,
that there are things that are
unrealistic in my mind,
This experiment made me realize
there's more important things.
And you have all the qualities
one by one what I've been--
I mean, you're perfect, you know?
I can promise you that I'll be
always your protector, for sure.
- I talked to Dad and Mom.
- Okay.
"Yes, we have customs and traditions,
and yes,
there are rules and all that, but,
if he wants to talk to me,
he's more than welcome.
- I'd love to talk to him".
- Thank you!
- That's a very good step!
- That's why I came here today, feeling
Thanks be to God. That's a very good step.
Khatab Hindi, what have you done to me?
- What have you done?
- Now we got this.
Okay? Thank you.
Sweetie! Thank you!
My relationship with Khatab
since the Pods, has been going like this.
He's becoming greater in my eyes,
I'm respecting him more.
ONE DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING
- I'm so happy.
- Me, too!
I can't even believe it.
I seriously can't.
- It's happening!
- This is it.
I'm here today for my henna party,
to celebrate my last day
before the wedding.
I'm waiting to see Safa and Dounia,
and how we're going to celebrate
all together.
I really like the henna party.
The henna party
is a nice thing for the bride.
We'd prepare food trays,
and give the bride beauty treatments.
It's a strange feeling, but exciting.
That's it. Starting tomorrow,
I'll be with Mohammad. It's nice.
But at the same time, I'll be leaving
my family. I guess that's life.
- The place is nice.
- The place is nice.
And the decoration is nice.
Safawi! Today is your day!
- Congratulations, Safa!
- You're the bride!
- The most beautiful bride ever, sweetie!
- Thank you!
I'm very, very happy.
Honestly, I've always
wished to see this day,
for her to enjoy herself with her friends.
This is something that's very nice to me.
Where's your wedding ring, Asma?
- I don't have one.
- Why not?
Because when we did the proposal,
we didn't wear rings.
Because he wanted us to do it
in the presence of my parents.
And when are your parents coming?
Auntie, I want you
to pray for me and Safa.
Just pray to God for Safa to be happy,
- and for Asma to get what she wants!
- Amen!
I'm nervous because there are
some things still pending,
and we've been preparing for so long.
Today, all I want is to celebrate
this moment with the people that I love.
Here comes Dounia.
- Is she here? There she is!
- Great.
- Yeah!
- Her mother is wearing white.
How cute! She looks nice.
- She's wearing Moroccan style.
- Yes, the Moroccan style!
I'm so happy with the outfit
that I'm wearing,
and I'm so excited that tonight
is the henna party.
I'm excited to see the atmosphere,
and live this experience
for the first time in my life,
And hopefully, the last time as well.
Look at you!
- Sweetheart!
- Congratulations!
- Thank you!
- All the best.
In Saudi Arabia, where I'm from,
on henna night, the bride is the princess.
At the same time, I wanted to add
a Moroccan touch with my outfit,
to show that I have two sides.
- How is it going?
- All good. How are you?
You're the fourth one, madam.
We have three brides, and you're fourth.
God bless! Five! There are five!
- What do you wear in a henna party?
- Green.
Just the bride. If a guest walks in
wearing green, they're kicked out.
All right!
And for the wedding, you wear
a special dress. Similar to this?
- Seven dresses for the wedding.
- You're kidding!
- The bride regrets getting married!
- Totally!
"You're getting married? Take that!"
The place is Arabian and authentic.
And each one of us has her own background
and her own culture,
in terms of how she gets ready
for the wedding, what she wears,
the custom and traditions
of her own culture.
Safa, with the Iraqi style
and the Iraqi culture,
and Dounia, with the Moroccan
and Saudi cultures.
It's magnificent, to be honest.
Are you excited? How do you feel?
- I'm excited, but nervous as well.
- Of course.
- You're not?
- I'm very nervous, of course.
But I'm excited.
I was happy when Nihal met Khatab.
She liked him.
- And him too?
- Yeah, he liked her.
He said, "Your sister is like you."
Perfect. Really, perfect.
What matters is your energy together.
I'm really happy, thanks be to God.
Yeah, I feel your mood is much better.
We're taking it step by step.
What's that?
Is that Karma?
I swear, I had a feeling you were coming!
Look at you! Sweetheart!
I had a feeling you were coming!
No, look at you! Let me see!
I had a feeling! I've missed you so much!
Oh, sweetheart!
I had a feeling you were coming!
I swear I did!
Don't forget the fan!
- I miss you all! Look at you!
- The fan!
Show us how you do it!
Yes!
I invited Karma to today's henna party,
I was super excited to see her.
I'm very, very happy. I really missed her.
I'm so happy to see you.
You all look gorgeous.
I love you so much, I swear to God.
- I want to relax today.
- Yeah, me, too.
- Yes.
- Having a little gathering?
Arabian style gathering,
in a relaxing atmosphere.
Today is the groom's bath.
We're here to have a bachelor party.
Okay, so what do you guys do in Senegal?
For a bachelor party.
- For like three days.
- They go on a trip
- What about you?
- Where I come from,
the groom's bath is a scary experience.
A bunch of guys come in,
bathe, prepare, and dress him.
And then they leave.
But the guys in my country,
they overdo it.
They keep beating him,
but they do it as a joke.
No!
They beat him up, dress him, take him
outside, and lead a procession for him.
- We go the the bathhouse, first.
- Okay.
They wear that thing we call a bag.
Then they scrub you real hard.
Then they do the henna party.
How are things going with you?
I don't know, bro. Asma's parents
It was a very good conversation.
Thank God.
We're waiting to see if they're coming.
- It was nice.
- What about her?
But we can't do it without our parents'
blessings, of course.
- Of course.
- Right.
We're going to find a solution
and move forward.
This is confirmed between me and her.
Either of you worried whether
she'll say "yes" or "no"?
I'm prepared for anything,
and I can't wait to be with her
under the same roof.
Guys.
- It's a bachelor party.
- Hope for the best.
This bachelor party was a gift from God
so that I get to finally
calm down a little bit
and focus before the wedding day,
to remember the good things,
and forget the bad things.
We're not sure about
what'll happen with Asma's parents,
but it's fine.
We're all in positive energy now.
- Hello there!
- Hi!
- Hi, how are you?
- Everything good.
Would you like to have a divination
or insight into the future?
What do you need?
Whatever you see fit.
What is my energy telling you?
Give me your left hand.
- See here?
- What?
You have an obstacle.
- An obstacle?
- Yes.
What does this mean?
It means there are some hurdles. Beware
of the people around you,
and those around your husband.
Your future husband.
Someone from the gentle sex.
- What do you mean, the gentle sex?
- I mean women!
May God guide them to the right path.
He needs super glue.
He needs something stronger.
I'm mesmerized by her words,
but at the same time, "Come on!"
"Wake up! It's not true that things
she's saying!"
SHEREEN
ASMA'S FRIEND
You were going to get married without me?
I'm sitting with Nihal,
then Shereen shows up,
who's my best friend from Egypt.
Came to be with me on the henna party,
and hopefully on the wedding.
First time I've seen you in white.
Congratulations.
- Now, what the hell?
-"What the hell?" Right?
What do you mean?
"Hello? I'm getting married"?
I don't know. It was unexpected.
When you see him, you'll like him a lot.
I'm excited.
- You wouldn't fall for just anyone.
- Yeah.
to my parents, and say
-"This is my choice."
- Okay.
- Do I move over?
- No.
- I want my beard shaved a bit.
- Okay.
- Don't shave it too much.
- Just trimming?
Yes. And here, too.
- Mustache?
- Yeah.
There can't be anything wrong.
I want to look perfect
for her on the wedding day.
Don't forget to remove the mustache.
I'll cut your head off, I swear!
When I shave, I stay quiet.
- My old barber
- Yeah?
He'd eat your head up.
Not just that. it takes him
three hours to give me a shave.
Really?
Hey! Hey!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
I turn around, see Ammar behind me.
Because we are like this
from the first day of the experiment.
- How do you do the dabke?
- Just dance!
Chafic and I had some great times
together, nice experiment.
AMMAR, 30
DENTIS
I stood by him, and he by me.
Chafic is like a little brother.
So I'll definitely be with him today,
and I'm very happy to be.
Being with him for
the groom's bath is a great thing.
I definitely wish Karma and I
could be here,
with the rest of the guys and girls.
But I wish her all the best.
Come on!
The procession was the biggest surprise.
The bagpipes and rhythm make
your shoulders move on their own.
Weedo is one of my best friends.
When he walked in with the procession
and we started dancing,
he's very high energy,
it made me forget
some of that nervousness.
You just feel that love is in the air.
All that's left is for me to see her
on the wedding night, and say
This is water with jasmine, roses,
and cardamom. We soak her feet in it,
to give her energy.
We do this one day before the procession.
The mirror is for her to see her face,
so she can look beautiful to her husband.
- God bless.
- The Quran is to bless her.
Right.
And we put seven white cups.
It's a kind of blessing.
- And put cardamom between her fingers
- Between her fingers.
- so God may give her six children.
- Amen!
Should I remove them?
M & S
Sugar is to make her as sweet
as sugar in her husband's eyes.
There are many things in our traditions
I don't know about,
but I've always felt that
Mom wanted to do it for me,
and when I see her happy,
that makes me the happiest in the world.
The preparations that Safa did
following the Iraqi tradition
gave me an idea about Khatab's culture
and what it's like.
And it's beautiful!
- First of all, what do we say?
- What do we say?
There is no God but Allah
A thousand prayers for the Prophet
There is no God but Allah
- Here's our bride
- Beautiful Safsoufa
God bless.
Beautiful, beautiful!
All the best wishes of happiness joy
May God grant you children and prosperity.
Prayers and peace be upon
the Messenger of Allah!
Hail to our Master Muhammad!
May God be with this marriage!
God bless you all!
we got a belly dancer.
- Yeah!
- In Egypt, in the henna party,
we always bring a belly dancer
to lighten up the mood.
The henna party is multicultural,
atmosphere is super nice.
Today is like the finale of single life.
before everyone goes to their new home.
THE WEDDING DAY OF ASMA AND KHATAB
Today is the day.
The wedding day is the day
for every girl in the world.
The white dress, I just love it.
It'll be a witness
to a beautiful story with Khatab.
I'm nervous, but we'll see.
Today is the day of the wedding.
Finally, we got to this stage.
I didn't expect,
going into this experiment,
to find someone in such a short time,
because I'm a difficult person.
I've been feeling these emotions
with Asma for about a month now.
My favorite moment in the Pod
was the moment of the proposal.
A feeling I've never experienced
before in my life.
There was a strangeness, like a ghost,
that came to life with just one word.
This is where we connected
in real life, outside the Pods.
- Come on!
- Wait.
Asma's different.
She doesn't care about appearances,
she doesn't care about financials.
I fell in love with her personality
more than anything.
Till the last minute, we'll hope
her parents are going to show up.
- Look at you!
- What do you think?
Gorgeous!
- It's very nice.
- Gorgeous!
It's important to me to be with Asma
on this day.
Asma has always stood by me.
Through good times and bad times.
How do you feel?
I feel excited, and nervous.
I don't know.
I have no doubts, not even 1%,
about my choice of Khatab.
I'm happy, to be honest,
that you met Khatab.
I like that there's communication
between you.
You can have a conversation,
the same way of thinking.
I also feel that when he meets
Mom and Dad, they'll love him.
See how wonderful he is?
I have great hope that
That something is going to happen.
I'm optimistic.
I'm not really worried about what's--
I'm leaving it to God
to be honest.
It's a tough situation.
Look towards the future.
Have hope in what's to come.
And I know that you guys are going
to make the right decision anyway.
Don't worry.
- Hey, I don't want to-- Oh, my God!
- No, do something!
Help me, otherwise my makeup
will get all messed up!
You look gorgeous.
That's what you need to focus on.
- And you're here!
- Oh, don't be sad, my sweetheart!
I'm so nervous.
I don't know what'll happen.
And I'll be waiting till the last minute
for my parents to be here, happy,
and to bless us.
Your last day as a single guy. A new life.
- I'm nervous.
- Can't see the bride?
No, no, no.
- I want to meet her. I have to.
- Yes.
But you were out of the country.
That's why you couldn't.
The most important person
standing by me is Weedo.
He came all the way
from the States to be there for me.
I'm super excited he's with me,
because he's going to give me
emotional support.
Tomorrow is a brand-new day.
A brand-new life and a chapter
because we'll be married. I'm very ready.
But I'm very concerned
about Asma because of
the nervousness she's feeling
because of that issue with her parents.
Parents always have a perspective
that we don't see about life.
They have their own vision.
I was like, "The decision is up to you,
and you have till the last minute,
you choose.
I'll be waiting for you.
If you come, I will continue.
You don't, I understand."
I feel very optimistic.
I have a good feeling.
I'm optimistic they're going to show up.
- I want to write her a letter.
- Okay.
- I want you to deliver it to her.
- I'd love to.
I'm excited to see
how I'm going to look as a whole.
Who's finally getting married?
- You look handsome!
- I'm ready.
- Does it look good?
- Perfect! Sure!
I'm positive that Asma she is the one.
And in those final moments,
all I can think about is the feelings
Asma might be going through right now.
My dear Asma,
I know how hard it is for you to be
in this situation,
and I wish I was there to hold your hand.
Because I know how nervous
you must be feeling.
We've come this far, and regardless
of what's going to happen,
together, we'll always be strong,
and stand in the face of every difficulty.
I adore you so much, and I want you
to know I'm here for you,
regardless of what happens.
I know we're in a difficult situation,
because we don't know if your parents
will be there.
But I'm sure we're going to make
the right decision.
I'm sure we'll come out of this strong,
and we're going to hold onto each other,
like we do every time.
You're an amazing, real person.
And I'm very happy to be here
with you today.
You're the only woman in my life.
And regardless of today's outcome,
we'll continue to be together forever.
My love!
To me, this dress is associated with this
whole experience, this journey,
this day, and with Khatab.
I'm excited to see when Khatab sees me
in the dress, what he's going to feel.
These are the final moments
before we get to the wedding.
My heart is pounding so hard.
I didn't use to believe it before,
but now I do,
it's an intense experience,
and I'm excited I'm part of it.
KHALED SAQER AND ELHAM ALI
- Everything's good, I hope.
- I'm good.
- Hi. Welcome.
- You good? All's good. Thank you.
Asma!
I can't see my parents anywhere.
Welcome, everyone!
Happy to have you here
on this beautiful day.
All the love stories that we hear about
involve a lot of sacrifices,
and a lot of difficulties.
And lovers always stick together
in those circumstances,
to overcome these crises together.
Today, we're here to witness a new phase
that, God willing,
will bring Asma and Khatab together,
hopefully it will be
the culmination of a romantic phase,
a love story between this amazing couple.
Asma and Khatab,
their love story is unlike any other.
It's true they took time
to get to know each other in the Pods,
and their relationship went through
some problems and hurdles,
but is fate going to be bigger
than their differences?
Will these beautiful feelings
that you have, bring you together
and close the distance between the two?
Asma?
What would you like to say to Khatab?
We connected on our values in life,
and our love to our families.
Our story is real, and it's beautiful,
for being here today with you.
Beautiful words.
Khatab, what would you like
to say to Asma?
To me, you are the most amazing
human being in my life.
You made me feel that I am really
a special human being on earth.
all the past difficulties
won't stop us and we'll continue together.
These are wonderful words, to be honest.
Khatab.
Asma.
I can tell you now
that it's time to make a decision.
In case you decide to continue together,
the sheikh that will formalize
your marriage,
or write your marriage certificate,
is here with us, and he's sitting upstairs
waiting for you.
MARRIAGE CONTRACT ROOM
Is love really blind?
Asma, take a good look at this young man.
This young man with whom
you will hopefully
draw your future and your present.
Asma?
Yes?
What's your decision?