In 2015, Jessy Rebekah Pereira started a bespoke tailoring business in Dubai. Combining a head for finance with a hand for the creative, she found an opportunity to provide a service that she had found so desperately lacking in the region at the time. Six years later and Jessy has risen in the ranks of the Dubai bridal industry with her brand becoming a household name for brides to be looking for a bespoke service…
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Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management released a long awaited announcement early today, May 17th 2021, that will bring a sense of relief to many brides, grooms and wedding industry professionals across the UAE. Effective as of today, wedding related events are allowed to be held with the maximum attendance capped at 100 for wedding venues/hotels; all wedding guests and staff/vendors involved in the wedding should have received the COVID-19 vaccination. Attendance at…
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BCME expert panel member and Head of Family Law at James Berry & Associates Dee Popat, is back, to give us the low down on legally planning a wedding in the UAE during covid times. Over to you Dee… Previously, many UAE ex-pats had decided to marry abroad in order to avoid criminal implications in the UAE as a consequence of living together without being married. The UAE marriage laws have been updated since 7th November 2021 in…
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Last week, saw Bride Club ME host their first ‘in person’ iftar since 2019, as last year, smack bang in the middle of lockdown, the team celebrated virtually with their valued Bride Club ME vendors and wedding industry friends. This years iftar was graciously hosted by the gorgeous Saba’a café, Al Seef Heritage Hotel, located in old Dubai, a place rich in culture and heritage and one of our favourite parts of Dubai. The restaurant…
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We’re over the moon to introduce you to Bride Club ME ’s newest Diary Of Real ‘Dubai’ Bride Contributor, Makenzie Landeros. Each month, Makenzie, or Kenz as she is known to her friends, will be giving you, our readers, an ‘access all areas’ preview to her personal wedding planning journey, and all the ups and downs that go with it, especially amidst the current pandemic. Makenzie is at the first stages of her planning, so…
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The government of Dubai released an announcement early today, January 21st, that all permits and live entertainment in hotels and restaurants, is to be put on a temporary hold following an increase in COVID-19 safety violations. Following the Compliance Notice for Hotel Establishments with Precautionary and Preventative Measures to Counter Pandemic COVID 19, released by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), late last year, restricted entertainment was permitted at weddings, social events, in…
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Happy 2021 to you all! There’s no sugar-coating it, 2020 was a tumultuous year to say the least, and as we look forward to 365 blank pages of a brand new year, we hope you are looking ahead with optimism and vigour. Here, Rhiannon Downie-Hurst, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Bride Club ME, reflects on the highs and lows of the year that’s about to close and writes to you — our valued supporters, vendors and…
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The Dubai Supreme Committee of Crisis & Disaster Management (DSCCDM) in Dubai made the announcement late last night, that couples and industry professionals had been waiting for over six months – Dubai weddings in hotels, halls, homes, tents & temporary venues in residential areas have been given the green light to resume as of October 22nd. I know what you’re thinking – we’ve heard this before… Although we still very much live in uncertain times,…
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Unless your wedding was masquerade-themed, who would have thought ‘face mask’ would ever be part of your wedding day must-buy list? Then in 2020 life changed! For the foreseeable future face masks are not just part of the list they’re at the very top, as we all adhere to government-regulated health and safety guidelines by wearing face masks in public for our protection. While large wedding parties cannot yet commence in the UAE due to…
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Brides-to-be, join us for India’s most innovative and largest wedding fair to date, Espousal — held virtually from September 11 to 12, with over 200 online exhibitors offering everything you need to create the wedding of your dreams, from astrologers to wedding planners, dancers to dhols, cakes, décor and much more. Bride Club ME is proud to be the official media partner of Espousal, and those attending can hear from our founder Rhiannon Downie-Hurst, who…
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