Tips on Setting Your Wedding Budget A wedding day is supposed to be a memorable and happy event. But weddings are becoming more of a financial burden for those who fail to budget wisely, they can end up paying for extras they don’t really need. No one wants to start married life with huge debts hanging over them. Event Planner & Co-Founder of Touche D’or by Al Wazzan L.L.C. Abeer Safa, offers some invaluable advice and simple…
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Choosing wedding colour schemes can be tricky, and we appreciate that every bride-to-be could use a little inspiration. On a weekly basis, we scour the net, searching for stunning wedding colour scheme combinations, that will help inspire your big day. Today we offer: Off-white, beige, olive and coral. This mood board was created Ayah Halawani, Design Director at Celebrations Event Management. For more wedding colour inspiration, click here.
Hijab styles |Tips from Maha Khalid One of the biggest challenges for any bride-to-be is the first formal appearance in front of her in-laws and her fiancé’s family. Usually that occasion is the engagement day or “Aqd El Qiran”. I believe I speak on behalf of all hijabi brides when I say that top of our concerns on that day is our “Hijab Style.” With not many resources in the market to learn from, styling the bride…
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Choosing wedding colour schemes can be tricky, and we appreciate that every bride-to-be could use a little inspiration. On a weekly basis, we scour the net, searching for stunning wedding colour scheme combinations, that will help inspire your big day. Today we offer: Peaches and Cream This mood board was created by our friend and Bride Club ME Vendor Club member Ritu, founder of Creative Box. Everything at Creative Box is hand-made. With the use of a variety of prints, colours and accessories,…
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Whether or not to invite children to your wedding can be a huge etiquette dilemma for brides-to-be. Imposing a ‘No Kids’ rule risks offending friends or family with young offspring. I am having children at my wedding in November, however, you just may not wish to say your vows over a loud cacophony of a teething baby screams or your venue may not be ‘child friendly’. If you choose to omit kids, most parents will…
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DIY “Great Gatsby” Inspired Headband Ever since Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ movie came out, it has been influencing fashion and weddings. Recently Bride Club ME published our very first organised styled photo-shoot, the theme being ‘Great Gatsby’. Our DIY contributor Simone Heng has followed suit and provided the following ‘DIY Gatsby headband’ tutorial. It takes two minutes to create, but looks very fetching. If you don’t want to wear it yourself as the bride,…
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Top Tips from a Bride To-Be Here at Bride Club ME, we bring you tips and advice from ‘expert’ professionals in the wedding industry field. However, experts come in the form of militantly organised ‘brides to-be’ too, who also have a flair for writing. We have had a lot of requests from some of our readers to contribute to our website, until now we haven’t really known how to place these features or blog posts….
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Great Gatsby Inspired Photo-Shoot The recent film ‘The Great Gatsby’, starring the gorgeous Leonardo DiCaprio, is full of glamour and glitz and has inspired brides and wedding planners around the globe – and of course, our team here at Bride Club ME. Above: The official Gatsby movie poster The era of the 1920s lended itself beautifully to our chosen venue for the shoot, The MusicHall at the Zabeel Saray on Dubai’s Palm. When I first…
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The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi As expatriates living in the UAE, we are spoilt for choice when it comes to not only wedding Venues but also weekend getaways. As an engaged couple you will be caught up in the romance of it all and may wish to celebrate by being whisked away to one the UAE’s 5* hotel establishments. And let’s not forget, many expats in the region have a ‘legal’ wedding…
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Choosing wedding colour schemes can be tricky, and we appreciate that every bride-to-be could use a little inspiration. On a weekly basis, we scour the net, searching for stunning wedding colour scheme combinations, that will help inspire your big day. Today we offer: Peach and Teal This mood board was created by our friend and Bride Club ME Vendor Club member Ritu, founder of Creative Box. Everything at Creative Box is hand-made. With the use of a variety of prints, colours and accessories,…
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