It’s summertime in Tunisia, the season of the sea, beaches, parties, clubs, coffee shops but most importantly weddings.
Yep, there’s certainly a lot of love in the air this time of the year.
As soon as the summer starts, invitations start floating around the country, and wherever you go, whoever you visit, there seems to be an invitation waiting for you for the wedding of the brother of the cousin of your grandmother’s half sister’s distant relative. In short, someone you never knew existed.
And wait, you’re actually expected to show up.
So, what should you expect at a Tunisian wedding?
Oh, a lot really. It’s like there’s this secret competition only people who are organizing weddings know about, in which by the end of the summer people are going to vote which wedding had the most money spent on it, which was the noisiest and loudest one, which had the ultimately worst singer, which served the sweetest sweets and which one featured the most barely dressed girls.
But that’s on the long term, on the short term you should primarily expect a headache, a stomachache and most probably diabetes.
Weddings are also an opportunity to get ready for the next wedding season and fill up it’s schedule, so girls put on all the makeup they have, wear as little clothes as possible, show as much cleavage and thighs as they can and dance until they drop in an attempt to hookup with one of the single (or married but ripe for divorce) perverts at the wedding.
Weddings aren’t all about celebration though, they’re also a war between the two families to prove who is classier and better.
And behind all that loud music, there often are a number of little fights going on because someone got served before the other or because someone sat closer to the bride and groom.
Ah…
There’s nothing quite like a Tunisian wedding.
Beneath all the madness, chaos and noise there lies a bit of the great and unique Tunisian culture that I love so much.
It’s Amazing…
the 21 day thing is where your certificate of no impediment is filed at the embassy in Tunis, its file for 21 days, if you are living in Tunisia that is where you would do it. If you are in your own country then you make an appointment with your local registrar and file it there for 21 days.
If you don’t live in Tunisia, then you don’t have to be in Tunisia for 21 days.
go to http://www.tunisia.com
hi,
i live in the u.k and im marrying a tunisian guy.
ive planned to go over in november just to spend some time with him, but hes asked that we marry when i go there.
i havent got a clue where to start and what i need to do.
hes a muslim i am not he wants me to become a muslim and i have agreed to do this.
can any please help me
thanks
Hello all!! I am a British citizen and I have a Tunisian bf…I plan to go to Tunisia next summer and quite possibly we will marry then. But I cant find anywhere online with a detailed (day-by-day) description of a traditional Tunisian wedding. Can anyone pls give me a sort of “intinerary” for how I should plan or what to except of a Tunisian wedding. ***starting with the pre-wedding celebrations and ending with the final one on the last day***
Thanx a bunch!! Cheers =)
Tam
Hi Im hoping to get married to a Tunisian guy in December-been seeing him for nearly 2 years. Im a lot older than him-Im 42 and hes 25-anyone think this is going to go against us? Im also divorced and have 2 teenage girls aged 16 and 14. Appreciate any opinions at all thank you
Hi Im hoping to get married to a Tunisian guy in December-been seeing him for nearly 2 years. Im a lot older than him-Im 42 and hes 25-anyone think this is going to go against us? Im also divorced and have 2 teenage girls aged 16 and 14. Appreciate any opinions at all thank you
i hope it goes well for you . i am also in love with a man that i am much older than him . i would like to know if you got married and how its doing
i have just married my tunisian husband 6weeks ago and after being with him for year and half and thought this was to be the best time of my life, it turned out to be the worst,unfurtunately returning home to bank holidays,im now seeking a divorce,my all very lovely husband and his so called family turns out not to be these nice loveing people i met back them,as we were haveing the wedding some one was helping themselfs to our belongings up stairs,jewlery,money,perfume,watch,parts of my wedding outfit,my wedding day wasnt about us as husband /wife it was all about him his mother and friends,we werent even allowed to put any of the wedding decoarations up that we brought from home,my little boy wasnt made to feel comfortable,and what ever life i have in me i wont stop until im well and truly rid of these people as they aint intrested in you as some one they love all they want is your money and to pay for everything as i did,and not did any one of them offer a present,but i will hold myself reponsble for being sucked in,and the next time i hope to see them is all in court.so if there is any one who knows of a good solicitor in sousse id be so greatfull not just for me but for my little boys sake as they didnt just steal from myself and family they stole from an 8yrs old.il look forward to u,s honest people for some help.