5 Minutes With Paula Scalco Photography If you cast your mind back towards the beginning of the year, you might recall a Bohemian beach styled shoot in Dubai from Brazilian photographer, Paula Scalco. This shoot was so many shades of pretty, with golden light from the setting sun and an overall warm, romantic feel. Recently, we caught up with Paula for a little chat, as she prepared to shoot the adorable baby shower of Bride…
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Five Questions to Ask your Wedding Planner Before Booking Them This month our BCME expert panel member and founder of Cloud 9 Weddings & Events, Mennat Al Hammami, is here to help those couples who are currently searching for a wedding planner. The UAE certainly has no shortage of people and companies who offer to help organise your wedding for you, and there are ultimately variations in the standard of service and the level of…
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Looking for luxury? Visit the Quintessentially Wedding Atelier Show In Dubai Brides to be searching for a touch of luxury will be thrilled to learn that this November, the Quintessentially Wedding Atelier Show will make its international debut here in Dubai. Taking place between 17th and 19th November at the stunning St. Regis Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road, the show is free to attend and will feature some of the top, internationally renowned names in…
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Diary Of A Real Bride It’s all about the invites this month, as our real bride Loren Penney gets to grips with the logistics of organising her upcoming wedding as an expat in the UAE. Find out how Loren overcame this obstacle below. Enjoy! As a writer by profession, stationery excites me. I’ve spent many an afternoon browsing my way around Paperchase, running my fingers over an array of leather bound journals, felt tip pens…
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Get to Know the Wedding Pro Each week, we shine the spotlight on Bride Club ME vendor club members, allowing you, our reader, to get up close and personal with some of the best wedding vendors in town. Here, you can learn more about the people behind some of the businesses you may be using to make your wedding day perfect! This week we have the privilege of showcasing Adham Bettamar, Social Event Manager at Sofitel The…
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Bride Club ME Partners With Fetchr Exciting news brides! We, have partnered with innovative courier service, Fetchr in order to offer budding brides-to-be in the region an even more comprehensive, one-stop-shop service that is both safe, reliable and easy-to-use. The partnerhip will help to promote a unique delivery service to the wedding industry in the UAE, with bridal couples being able to utilise the service to have wedding save the dates and invitations delivered to…
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Expert Advice: Marriage And Pregnancy In the UAE For some couples after their wedding day, thoughts may turn to starting a family of their own. If you are pregnant or are considering trying for a baby, this month’s advice from Dee Popat, BCME expert panel member and head of family law at James Berry & Associates, is just for you! We all know that the UAE can sometimes be confusing in terms of paperwork and…
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Financial Stresses In Marriage & How To Make Positive Changes Our BCME expert panel member and wealth and wellness coach, Rasheda Khatun Khan at www.rashedakhatun.com, is back, with her monthly pearls of financial wisdom, for all of you soon-to-be married couples looking towards the future. Read on to for tips on how to make positive changes when faced with financial stress and challenges. Financial distress impacts every single area of your life. Just think about it for…
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Get to Know the Wedding Pro Each week, we shine the spotlight on local companies in the wedding industry, allowing you, our reader, to get up close and personal with some of the best wedding vendors in town. Here, you can learn more about the people behind some of the businesses you may be using to make your wedding day perfect! This week, we have the privilege of showcasing Dubai Wedding Planner, Elfi Bösinger, who…
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Diary of A Real Bride It’s a stressful time for our real bride Loren Penney, who’s currently in the midst of the often baffling and sometimes frustrating search for her wedding dress. Having visited several boutiques in both Dubai and the UK in her pursuit of ‘the one’, it’s crunch time, and our Loren is certainly feeling the pressure. We personally think she looks fab in all the dresses she tried on below, but when…
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