When there’s no holiday on the agenda during the scorching hot summer months in the UAE, a mini staycation or two is always a welcome alternative! So when The Atlantis Dubai, The Palm invited my family and I to experience their hospitality for a few nights, I jumped at the chance to experience one of the most famous, iconic resorts in the UAE based on the concept of the mythical lost underwater city, (known for…
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Real Dubai Bride Maja Lunsjo: To Hire A Wedding Videographer Or Not?…That Is The Question. After describing how she decided to create her own wedding invites in her post last month, our real Dubai bride Maja Lunsjo returns with her latest diary entry as her big day draws ever closer. This month, Maja addresses the issue of whether to spend money on a videographer to capture her special day, and how to go about finding…
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Six Ways To Maintain Peace With Your In-Laws During Wedding Planning If you’ve looked at our Q&A page recently, you may have noticed that we have recently introduced some new expert panel members in order to answer your questions and help you to have a smooth journey towards your big day. Amongst the new faces is Nicola Beer, an internationally renowned expert in relationship transformations who has been featured on sites such as Huffington Post…
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Top 10 Things To Consider When Planning Your First Dance Back in July, our vendor club members Dance For You, revealed their top 5 most requested first dance songs by Dubai couples. The songs were a wonderful reflection of the multicultural city that we call home. One thing that all couples need when they begin thinking about their first dance is some guidance on the kind of issues that only the experts will be aware…
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Did you know that Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre is the proud owner of Dubai’s biggest ballroom? This is great news for brides-to-be who are planning a large, lavish wedding. During the summer, BCME’s Assistant Editor and her husband were given the chance to spend a night at this hotel, which, despite its convenient proximity to the airport, is not an airport hotel. Read on to find out more about the hotel, including…
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Beach Wedding Colour Scheme For all you newly engaged brides-to-be out there currently navigating the many options for your big day, Bride Club ME are here to offer guidance and ideas to make the process less stressful. One of the first things that may spring to your mind once you’ve said “YES!” are the colours that you might want to base your wedding around. A quick (ok, maybe not so quick) browse of Pinterest, and you will soon discover that the…
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Wedding DIY: Flower Crowns We are thrilled to introduce our brand new Expert Panelist, DIY Queen, Meredith Huston! Meredith is the Founder and Principal of Turquoise Boutique Studio, a creative arts company with a mission to make it easy for people of all ages to be creative in their everyday life and during special occasions. Through DIY event activities, workshops, team building sessions, DIY kits and online tutorials, Meredith and her team are on a mission to help the UAE…
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Vanessa & Dylan: A Personalised Dubai Wedding With Video & Images By Goldfish Photography & Video Today we are thrilled to feature the wedding video of Vanessa and Dylan, which was submitted to us by our vendors Goldfish Photography & Video. With so many personal elements created by the couple, we thought we’d get in touch with Vanessa in order to ask her some questions about her big day. Vanessa and Dylan, who both currently…
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A Dramatic Malaysian Wedding Full Of Colour & Tradition We were truly wowed when we received the images from this dramatic Malaysian wedding, which came to us via one of our latest vendors, Weddings By Qay. Not only did this wedding take place in Malaysia, it incorporated Malay traditions (we love learning about different wedding customs) and featured some pretty dramatic weather that only added to the electrifying atmosphere! Yuna and Adam were married in January…
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Jasmine & Jassem: A Pretty & Intimate Abu Dhabi Wedding If you’re looking for pretty, intimate wedding inspiration, then today you’re in for a treat, as we showcase Jasmine and Jassem’s beautiful Abu Dhabi wedding. With images captured by the talented Maria Sundin, this gorgeous occasion took place in January of this year at Yas Links. Both Jasmine and Jassem have lived in the UAE for a long time. In fact, Jassem is half American…
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