A Gorgeous, Fun-Filled, DIY Wedding This month’s REAL wedding, comes from Bride Club ME fan and reader, expat, Omaya Shanti (Palestinian/ British – born in the UK). Team Bride Club ME, spotted Omaya’s wedding pictures taken at the Magnolia Garden, Al Qasr hotel, Dubai, on the Ugly Duckling Photography Facebook page and our hearts jumped a little. Omaya and her fiancé Aryeah’ s wedding brought together traditions from Iranian, Arabic and Western cultures. Bright, colourful…
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A Rainbow Inspired Wedding at the Rixos It’s always refreshing to receive wedding submissions from our vendor club members, especially when the wedding is a tad different from the norm. The team here at Bride Club ME just loved the idea of a bright and cheerful rainbow inspired wedding on the beach in Dubai, and Melrish Photo’s and film captured the vibrancy of this wedding beautifully. Katrina Suzanne Rejante originally from the Philippines, and Matthew…
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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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A ‘Purple’ wedding with a dash of Scottish & Arabic Charm The lovely team over at Goldfish photography and video, sent us these heart-warming images from the downright adorable ‘purple’ inspired wedding of Dubai residents Suzanne (from London) and Stewart (from Scotland.) Suzanne has so many wise words of wisdom, that we are considering offering her a role as BCME agony aunt (we’re serious). Enjoy! The proposal… Our wedding journey began in a hot air balloon…
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Expat Wedding on Marinduque Island, Philippines When Dubai expats Pia Margarette Rebucas and Eugene Tolentino were planning their big day back home in the Philippines, they wanted an intimate gathering of their 50 closest family and friends. But they wanted more than a wedding; they wanted a big family gathering in a place nobody had ever been before. And they wanted that place to combine Pia’s love of the sea and Eugene’s love of the…
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According to newly wedded Lebanese/Canadian bride, Nathalie and groom Omar from Palestine, their wedding had three very important elements, great music, great food and the company of close family and friends. It was an intimate, romantic, and laughter-filled day and night with thoughtful personal touches, including the genius concept of having a camera installed into the brides bouquet. Here, expat bride Nathalie, talks us through her planning process and leaves us with some words of…
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A Four Day Indian Wedding Extravaganza Tanya and Jai (originally from India) always wanted their Wedding outside of their home country, and not in Dubai. They wanted an exotic location, where everybody could be together in one place, enjoy the festivities and feel like they were on a magical holiday. They looked at a number of places for their wedding and weighed up the pros and cons of each. After deciding Thailand was the best…
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Most brides to-be dream of sunshine and garden parties, but Bride Club ME fan, Louise Sleightholme wanted freezing temperatures, fur shrugs, and roaring fires. Christmas is Louise and her husband’s favourite time of the year, so they wanted the wedding date to be as close to Christmas as possible. This allowed a quick honeymoon before flying back to the UK, to enjoy the festivities with their families. Here, Dubai based expat Louise, talks us through her wedding,…
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Dubai residents Kate Harris (from Australia) and Pete Tavener (from the UK) sent us these beautiful images by Simon Charlton Photography, from their intimate wedding in Kenya, and blessing in Dubai. As many engaged expats know, wedding planning can be testing and legal matters can be confusing in the UAE. Kate takes us through her wedding planning process; leading up to her spectacular weddings in two parts of the world, and offers words of advice for brides…
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Andrea Sequeira and Ezer Mascarenhas, both Dubai expats had their dream wedding in GOA/India, where they are originally from. It came true with help from friends, family and their own creative talents. The day turned out to be a joyful celebration, made all the better by the talented professionals, friends and family friends that brought their Teal, Gold and Crystal themed wedding vision to life. The couple couldn’t be happier with their photos by photographer Savio…
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