Not so long ago, I got married to an English girl who converted to Islam, in the presence of two muslim male witnesses. I proposed to her and she accepted. There was no imam present at this wedding. It was just the four of us. Is this wedding valid?
Answer:
If there were, at least, two Muslim adult males at the Nikah, the Nikah is valid.
The presence of an Imaam is not a prerequisite for the validity of a Nikah.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai