Re: NIKHA PROCEDURES
it can be done anywhere. there is a khutba, where the molvi usually outlines the rights and responsibilities of the wife and husband. and then he asks the yes from the groom, says out loud what are the conditions and the haq meher, and then the paper signing.
or they could be in separate rooms and the molvi starts with the groom, then goes the the room the girl is in, gets her yes, paper signing, and then a big round of hugs and mubarak bads.
That's how ours was done. On a side note, it sounded like he didn't like the haq mehar amount I set. Not sure what good it would've done for him had I increased it by any amount.