Seven Keys to Successful Decision Making with Your Fiancé In her last expert post, BCME’S family and marriage relationship expert, Nicola Beer, pointed out the six decisions to share with your fiancé when planning your wedding. If you’re still struggling to agree and are wondering how you can come to an arrangement that you are both happy with, Nicola is back this month with some practical tips on how to make decisions together. By remaining…
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Last week BCME hosted our Christmas bash in the outdoor courtyard at Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club. Wedding industry experts gathered to mingle with Dubai based brides and grooms over mulled wine or a glass of sparkling non-alcoholic grape, supplied by Pearls Beverages LLC, making new connections and reflecting on the year that has passed. The theme of the event was ‘Jingle and Mingle’, and we certainly did both! Firstly, let’s talk about the…
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House Of Moirai Launches Wedding Gowns For The Modern Bride For the past six years, the incredibly talented Barbaranne Heaton has been making bespoke dresses for fashion forward, untraditional brides with her label House of Moirai. Following the success of her custom gowns, Barbaranne has now launched her much anticipated new line of ready to wear bridal gowns. Her new collection is perfect for the modern bride looking for a more unique take on the…
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Real Dubai Bride Maja Lunsjo: My Dubai Bachelorette Our real Dubai bride Maja Lunsjo is married! After sharing her wedding planning journey with us for the past year or so, we are happy to report that Maja and her fiancé Chris had a fantastic day. Look out for Maja’s real wedding on BCME soon! In the meantime, Maja has very kindly shared the details of her Dubai Bachelorette party, which was organised by her friends….
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A Festive Dubai Styled Shoot By Bridees Wedding Boutique & Flower Cocoon Are you feeling festive yet? Don’t worry, we know it can be hard despite the decorations and Dubai festive markets that seem oh so popular this year! If you’re in search of some festive cheer this season, we hope that today’s featured styled shoot will have you feeling sparkly as well as inspiring any winter-themed soirees that you may be planning. This winter…
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Ten Winter Honeymoon Destinations For UAE Couples The weather is perfect now here in the UAE, which means that wedding season is well underway! With this, many UAE couples are planning their honeymoon getaway. In addition, those who married in the hotter months may have delayed their honeymoon for a number of reasons. If you are one of those couples who are leaving the UAE winter behind for some quality time with each other, you…
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A Surprise Dubai Proposal At Novo Cinemas Whilst any proposal is usually romantic and unique to each couple, many girls dream of a surprise proposal that demonstrates thought and planning from their man. For Dubai based, newly minted Bride-to-Be Stacey Lobo, it was a seemingly normal trip to the cinema which saw her saying ‘yes’ in the most unexpected of circumstances! Visiting Novo Cinemas on Saturday, 17th November 2018, Stacey was unaware of the fact that…
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Real Dubai Bride Maja Lunsjo: It’s The Final Countdown We’ve followed her wedding planning journey since December last year when she described her surprise helicopter proposal, and in less than a week our real Dubai bride Maja Lunsjo will walk down the aisle and marry her fiancé Chris. With her big day now so close, we can sense Maja’s excitement, and to be honest, we can’t contain ours either! It has been a joy (and…
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Met & Married In Dubai One thing we love here at BCME is hearing the stories of how our brides met their husbands-to-be. It’s such an important shared history and one which can also play a role in your wedding day. Some couples move here together and then decide to make the ultimate commitment, but a lot of our readers actually meet their other half here in the UAE. In today’s feature, guest writer Jessi…
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Top 5 reasons to honeymoon in Sri Lanka Sitting in the middle of the Indian Ocean and only a 4-hour flight from Dubai, Sri Lanka is a mesmerizing island filled with magic and a rich history. Thousand-year-old love stories still live in the legends of the island which can still be felt in the cold breeze fanning throughout the island. A beautiful country full of love and warmth, Sri Lanka is the perfect destination to…
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