Diary Of Real Bride The side to planning a wedding the pretty Pinterest boards don’t tell you about … Many expat brides reading the real bride diary entry below will relate to today’s topic. I know I do. After choosing to marry in Dubai, I had to come to terms with the fact that many of our family and friends abroad wouldn’t be able to attend. Deciding whether to have your wedding here in the…
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Barbaranne, our Real Bride Contributor, on ‘Wed’min’ Is planning your wedding sending your stress levels soaring? Do you feel like you’re drowning in wedding admin? If so, you are not alone! Our gorgeous real bride diary contributor, Barbaranne Heaton, has been busy making lists this past month, and has found her dream venue. ‘Wed’min’. Who made up that word? Is it not enough we have ‘life’min’ to deal with? I’m thinking I need a PA…
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Diary Of A Real Bride Our gorgeous real bride contributor Barbaranne Heaton of Moirai Style is back, and this time not only has she been stalking Gary Barlow (read on to find out why), but she has now embarked on a quest to find OR design her dream wedding gown. Over to you B! “Who are you going to ask to sing at your wedding?” someone asked me last week. Er … hello? Gary Barlow,…
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Diary Of A Real Bride – The Proposal We are super stoked that one of our very own BCME-listed vendors is engaged and, better yet, is now one of our bride-to-be guest bloggers. Today we welcome the gorgeous Barbaranne Heaton, designer and founder of Dubai-based Moirai Style. Barbaranne has worked with Bride Club ME since our launch in 2012; she’s designed and created bridesmaid dresses and, more recently, bridal gowns for countless readers, and was behind the beautiful dresses worn…
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The Diary of a Real BCME Bride Content. A word that is so hard to achieve. What I mean when I use the word ‘content’, is being happy with whatever you have and not wanting more. When you first become a bride, it’s ALL about the wedding. The rings! The dress! The flowers! You start to look at what others brides have and feel the need to have the same. You become the centre of…
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Tips On Avoiding Wedding Disasters For the average bride, throwing a wedding isn’t without its mishaps. These are usually rather minor; perhaps the cake is a little dry or you get stuck in traffic on the way to the ceremony. But for some brides, disaster strikes. This month, I have been helping two brides who have been in tears; it’s pretty devastating to witness. The first bride had to change her entire venue two months before…
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Selling Your Wedding Gown Loyal reader and BCME real bride contributor Camilla, has recently put her beautiful wedding gown up for sale on a number of online platforms. Surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly, she was subjected to a number of keyboard warriors and their strong opinions in regards to selling her gown. Should brides keep their wedding gowns for the sake of sentimentality? Camilla, gives her perspective below: Everyone remembers the moment they found their wedding dress; the…
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The Diary Of A Real BCME Bride | Plan B Hello fellow brides-to-be! Belated Eid Mubarak! If you read my previous diary submission, you’ll know that Ramadan was a tumultuous time for me. My Fiance and I have taken the decision to postpone our nuptials. My Fiance and I have taken the decision to postpone our nuptials. Plan B is now in full swing! Since our wedding was supposed to take place in two months’ time,…
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The Diary of a Real BCME Bride Hello Fellow Brides! I’m currently in the thick of wedding planning and following my first post, I am back with even more to divulge, in my second BCME real bride diary entry. Today, it’s all about THE GOWN! As I sat in the passenger seat of our 1990s Mercedes, the smell of gardenia wafting through the air, I felt the sun’s warmth on my face. For the first time in…
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The Diary Of A Real BCME Bride Back in April 2014, the gorgeous Salwa Chamsi-Pasha visited us at the BCME stand at BRIDE Dubai, and excitedly told us she was engaged to marry her beau this October in Jordan. Having a natural passion for event management and a desire to document her planning process, Salwa suggested writing for Bride Club ME. We loved the idea and are delighted to introduce Salwa’s first bridal diary feature on Bride Club ME, we are also honoured to…
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