Behind the Scenes with Team Bride Club ME ~ February/March 2014
Written by Adam Hurst on March 13, 2014.
Behind the Scenes with Team Bride Club ME ~ February/March 2014
Hello fans,
It’s BCME Blog time, and we are bringing you an update on what we have been doing behind the scenes. To say we have been busy is an understatement, but it’s been lots of fun.
The Bridal Affair
First up, was the Bridal Affair, a boutique bi-annual wedding exhibition catering for the planning needs of Indian brides, with a small section covering Western and Arabic bridal preferences. The event took place on 1 February, at The Ritz-Carlton at Dubai International Financial Centre, and, as always, Bride Club ME was proud to be the official online media partner. We met some lovely wedding suppliers at the event, including a few familiar faces, such as Shadi from Beljour Bridal, Mohammed from CONTESSA Dubai and Julie from Mylist.ae. We will also be introducing a few new vendors to Bride Club ME, suitable for our Indian bride readers. Watch this space!
BRIDE Abu Dhabi
Next up was BRIDE Abu Dhabi. This year, Bride Club ME was one of the official media partners for the BRIDE Show Abu Dhabi exhibition, and to add an extra twist, show organiser Informa Exhibitions invited our founder Rio to offer wedding planning ‘Tips N Tricks’ every day, live on the fashion catwalk stage.
We met lots of gorgeous brides and wedding suppliers at the show, and of course some of our own listed vendors were participating too, including CONTESSA, Dubai, Mylist.ae and The Bridal Showroom, Dubai. If you missed the BRIDE Show Abu Dhabi, don’t fret – BRIDE Dubai is nearly here and will take place from 2-5 April 2014 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre (DWTC), so grab yourself a ticket here.
The Address Montgomerie Dubai ~ Wedding Fair
We were also delighted to see that one of the hotels listed on Bride Club ME, the The Address Montgomerie Dubai, hosted a refreshingly different and pretty wedding exhibition, helped along by wedding stylist Joelle over at My Lovely Wedding. We are gutted we missed it, but our founder Rio had undergone a tooth operation on the same day and was moping around her new apartment like a bear with a sore tooth…all together now…awwwwwwwww!
The event looked awesome, with many BCME vendors exhibiting, including Creative Box, CONTESSA, Dubai, Mylist.ae, Event Factory, Canvas & Wood, Gul Photography, Fabulous Day Weddings & Events, Phioro, Moirai Style , Goldfish Photography and Video, Vintage Bloom and more. Brides need more than just wedding gowns and jewelry; they need the whole shebang and the event seemed to cater for every need. We are looking forward to the next one!
The Fairmont, The Palm, Dubai – Wedding Work Shop
When we get time, amongst bringing our readers lots of inspiring features, tips and supplier contacts, we put on our very own boutique events for our lovely fans, and last month, we organised and executed our second Bride Club ME Bride-to-be ladies’ night (Mix N Mingle). More on this in a moment. It followed the annual wedding workshop, held at the Fairmont Hotel, The Palm, Dubai at which our founder Rio was a guest speaker and offered her helpful ‘Tips N Tricks‘ to the newly engaged brides in attendance (below are some pictures from the workshop). The team at the Fairmont Hotel, The Palm, Dubai, were a pleasure to work with and extremely passionate about helping brides in the region.
Bride Club ME, Bride-To-Be, Ladies Night (Mix N Mingle)
Back to the ladies’ night, we run these events in order to bring something refreshing and new to the wedding industry. The concept behind the event is to keep it small, intimate and personal, and to offer brides in the region a chance to meet each other, talk about their wedding plans, exchange tips and meet the BCME team along with some of our hand-picked vendors. The brides are treated to canapés, drinks (courtesy of the Ba Restaurant & Lounge, Fairmont), goody bags and surprises during the evening. Last month, SUGAR Urban Nails provided the ladies with gorgeous polish changes and shoulder massages.
Each bride took home a goody bag filled with trinkets and vouchers, including a pair of heel stoppers from Clean Heels, Heel Stoppers, a wedding garter from The Bridal Showroom and a gift voucher from Mylist.ae.
It was a fun evening and lovely to meet some of our readers in the flesh. Mums, grooms and bridesmaids came along too, which was wonderful. We shall be organising more of these events, as well as others throughout the year (within our means). We have a lot on, but will try our best to put on a few more, perhaps after the summer period…brides are already asking for the next date!
If you are a company, hotel or service provider and would like to partner with or host sponsor our next event, email Rhiannon@brideclubme.com for more details.
The Perfect Wedding Show, Sharjah
Last but not least, we were online media partners for the Perfect Wedding Show in Sharjah, which took place from 5-8 March at the Expo Centre Sharjah. The ninth Perfect Wedding Show made history last Wednesday, when the world’s longest bridal veil was launched during its opening day.
The five-kilometre-long garment was unveiled by Rozana Hospitality and successfully entered the Guinness Book of World Records after beating the record held by a Lebanese designer’s 3.3km veil. Weighing about 7kg, the silk tulle veil was created by well-known fashion designer Hany El Behairy and is adorned with 5 metres of crystals and pearls. Couples visiting the show also had the opportunity to bid for the veil.
The exhibition featured daily fashion shows from local, regional and international design houses and designers. Other attractions included cultural parades, live demonstrations of hair-styling and make-up, and dance performances.
Well, that’s all for now, but we will be back at the end of the month with more behind-the-scenes news. If you would like your event covered, email Rhiannon@brideclubme.com and include details of the event, along with dates and contact information.
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