A Thunder Storm Wedding in Dubai  Following on from part one and part two of my real wedding feature ‘A Thunderstorm Wedding in Dubai’, I am now going you talk you through our wedding details and my wedding DIY. The images below, were captured beautifully by the lovely Shyrell at Enchante Studios. The Details & DIY I was a creative bride, choosing to DIY many elements of our wedding. I enjoy crafting, so it became a…
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A Thunder Storm Wedding in Dubai | {Part Two}  Following on from part one of a thunderstorm wedding in Dubai, I am now going to talk you through the second part of our special day, captured in images by Goldfish Photography and Video. Once our Ceremony was over, during our cocktail hour, Adam and I headed down to the polo field opposite the hotel. While the grass was wet, it wasn’t full of muddy puddles (due to…
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A Thunder Storm Wedding in Dubai  Hello readers, it’s Rio here, founder of www.brideclubme.com. Today I am going to talk you through my wedding to the love of my life, Adam, which took place on November 22nd at the beautiful Desert Palm Resort, Dubai. We planned our wedding well in advance, and spent our budget carefully, since we were paying for the wedding ourselves. Out of all the days in the desert, it decided to…
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A Classic & Elegant Wedding in Magic Malta Dubai-based British couple; Phioro Jewelry designer and founder Clare Pardoe tied the knot with her handsome beau James Elliot-Square during a week-long (destination) wedding extravaganza in Malta. The talented and creative Clare, designed hers and her bridesmaids jewelry, and designed her own master piece; her wedding gown. Below, Clare talks us through her special day, which combined classic elegance with modern twists. Vision for the day: We both…
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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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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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