"Marriage in a Foreign Land" Top 5 Page for this destination Tashkent by heplion

Tashkent Travel Guide: 68 reviews and 121 photos

A wife and son as a birthday present...

My primary reason for visiting Tashkent was to marry my girlfriend of the last year. It was a rather surrealistic event. She left Moscow for Tashkent several weeks before me to begin the beaurocratic process of marrying an American in Uzekistan. I arrived two weeks later and we were given a wedding date on my birthday! What a great present! I got a new wife and a new 5 year old son! Weddings work a little bit different in Uzbekistan, as well as all of the CIS countries I expect. The way it is supposed to work is that you got the local marriage palace (ZAGS) and submit your paperwork and they give you a wedding date about 32 days later. In our case I only had a two week window to be away from work, so we paid a "little" extra money and got a date in about a week. Her parents were able to join us at the wedding, however, unfortunatly, my family was not able to come due to the short notice of the wedding date and the cost of travel to Tashkent from the States.

Last visit to Tashkent: Dec 2002
Intro Written Dec 19, 2002
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Reviews (7)

Local dress doesn't look right on an American! - Tashkent

Local dress doesn't look right on an... Local Customs (2)

While walking through the bazzar, I bought some traditional Uzbek clothing for my father. As you can see, it just... more travel advice

The milk lady Local Customs (2)

Every morning we would hear the milk lady crying "MILK.." except in Uzbek....She would stay in the street until all her... more travel advice

Take a walk around the zoo Things to Do (3)

Well, there really aren't to many "must see's" in Tashkent. The city was destroyed by an earthquake some years back and... more travel advice

The Amir Temur Museum Things to Do (3)

The design of this building is based on the crown of Amir Temur, a ruler and conqueror of much of Central Asia who lived... more travel advice

Shopping (2)
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Comments (20)

blueraider Jul 16, 2006 at 6:27 PM Report Abuse

Cool deal, i am marrying a woman from there this year and i can't wait for the whole experience
globetrott Feb 15, 2005 at 6:39 AM Report Abuse

an interesting page & great pics, Alec !
dsantosh Dec 10, 2003 at 9:07 PM Report Abuse

Great page, nice phtographs and tips. Many many happy returns of the day. Wishing you a happy birthday and all the best for future. Hope this day brings more cheers to your family too.
mayafly Aug 29, 2003 at 4:30 PM Report Abuse

i'm so jealous that you found some barf!! someone told me about it the first time i went to russia, but i have yet to find some...nice uzbekistan pages, i'm thinking of maybe learning some uzbek this year and going there next summer.
cheekymarieh Apr 17, 2003 at 12:55 PM Report Abuse

A foreign wedding must have been an interesting experience. Great page. Thanks for sharing it.
Sweetberry1 Mar 29, 2003 at 4:03 AM Report Abuse

Hey.. Congratulations... Great page, I enjoyed..
Gili_S Mar 26, 2003 at 1:30 AM Report Abuse

Good tips, beautiful places, pictures & people. Congrats.
stonefree Mar 26, 2003 at 1:15 AM Report Abuse

This is not what I have expected! Lovely page, and congraturations for everything!!!
craic Mar 24, 2003 at 3:13 AM Report Abuse

Such an interesting and funny page.
AndreasK Mar 24, 2003 at 1:26 AM Report Abuse

great page Alec; getting married in Uzekistan must be quite an experience!