Honeymoon Romance, Weddings & Adventures at the Fairmont Montreux, Switzerland Every now and then we get an offer that is simply too good to refuse, and this one just so happened to coincide with my 35th birthday last February. As part of their drive to promote the Fairmont Switzerland to UAE residents, not only for holidays, but also for honeymoons and destination weddings, we were invited to experience the second to non-Swiss hospitality at one…
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Diary Of A Real Bride After meeting our new ‘real bride’ Loren last month, we were keen to find out how she’s getting on with the wedding planning process – especially considering that she has never really considered herself to be ‘bride-y’! In her second installment, we join Loren as she searches for the perfect wedding venue, and discover where she and her fiancé have decided to get married. Read on to find out all…
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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 Ramona Rusu, Travel Counsellor at Ramona…
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How To Plan For Retirement As A Couple With so much going on in your life, it can often be hard to plan ahead for the next month, let alone for years into the future. However, your retirement, although it feels like a long way off, will most likely creep up on you in what feels like little more than the blink of an eye. Saving as a couple will ensure that when you both…
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Get to Know the Wedding Pro: The Address Dubai Mall 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 Hussain Mithaiwala,…
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How to pick your Wedding Dress – The Wedding Planner’s Perspective This month, our BCME expert panel member and founder of Cloud 9 Weddings & Events, Mennat Al Hammami, is talking all things wedding dresses! Many brides-to-be do not realise that planners can also help when it comes to choosing their dream gown for their big day. After all, it’s sometimes good to have the opinion of someone who is not quite so personally involved,…
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Introducing our latest real bride Loren Penney One thing we love at BCME is reader interaction – whether it be reviews, questions that form the basis our ‘expert advice’ features, or the submission of real weddings – we’re so happy to be able to help out and also hear how our audience have used the site when planning their own nuptials. We’re therefore thrilled to be able to introduce you to our latest ‘real bride’,…
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‘The Chandelier Tree’|A styled shoot by The Pretty Pineapple Back in May, we featured an absolutely stunning styled shoot from Wedding and Event Planners, The Pretty Pineapple. Well, we’re thrilled to say that once again, The Pretty Pineapple have completely wowed us with their latest shoot, based upon the idea of an art installation called ‘The Chandelier Tree’. This enchanting shoot, which once again saw these relatively new event planners team up with photographer Joem…
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Expert advice from Dee Popat: To Prenup or not to Prenup It’s something that is a taboo amongst some couples and can even be so controversial that it can end an engagement. Prenuptial agreements have a reputation of being a sign of a lack of trust, or a belief that the marriage will one day end, before it has even begun. However, it’s not all doom and gloom, and thankfully Dee Popat, our BCME expert…
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Dubai’s gift registry, MyList, launches new website There’s fantastic news for newly engaged couples, and indeed for anybody wanting to set up a gift ‘wish list’ in the UAE, as our BCME vendors, MyList, have recently launched a new website. Designed to make couples and guests’ online experience even more user friendly, we absolutely adore the new look and improved functionality. Launched in 2012 in Dubai, MyList is an online platform that makes gift giving…
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