Keep Calm: It’s a Destination Wedding in Thailand Today’s real wedding submission had me tearing up with joy. Submitted by recently wed Kameliya, a Dubai resident originally from Bulgaria, this has to be one of my favourite destination weddings that we’ve featured so far. Kameliya married her multinational (Serbian, Austrian, Moroccan, Sudanese) British-born groom Tariq during an intimate ceremony on the tropical island of Koh Samui in Thailand. Themed using the famous ‘Keep Calm’ quote,…
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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…
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Get To Know The Wedding Pro Every week, we shine the spot light on our Bride Club ME vendor club members, allowing our readers 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 hire to help make your wedding day perfect! Above right: Clare Ebbs, Managing Partner at Aghareed. Photo credit: Enchante Studios This week…
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Get to know the wedding Pro! Every week, we shine the spot light on our Bride Club ME vendor club members, allowing our readers 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 hire to help make your wedding day perfect! Above left: Mr. Abed Bibi, Co-Founder & Partner at YouGotaGift.com This week we…
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Introducing the Engage Academy Earlier last month on 4 July, I launched the very first Engage Academy workshop for wedding entrepreneurs, in partnership with my business-savvy friend Shikkha over at The Fashset.com. Since launching www.brideclubme.com nearly two years ago, I’ve met with many established wedding professionals as well as those who are new to the market. Some crossed over from hospitality, some from the slots online real money space, others from fashion, all drawn to…
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Garden Party Wedding on Marina Island, Dubai A beautiful bride, a stylish groom, a traditional church wedding and a gorgeous garden party reception on Marina Island at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club all feature in today’s REAL wedding post. Super talented photographer Melissa Beattie captured the day’s events with her soft and romantic imagery and some amazing images of Dubai’s evening skyline. Below, Melissa talks us through photographing the wedding of Mike and Heather, both…
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Interview Nisha Kundnani of Bridélan Bridélan is a one-of-its-kind styling consultancy for brides and grooms-to-be, based in India, who are looking for skilled and professional help to create their dream wedding wardrobe. Bridélan is a vision that belongs to Nisha Kundnani, an renowned stylist from Mumbai whose career spans almost a decade in fashion. Her work in celebrity, commercial and editorial styling reflects taste, grace and glamour. We stumbled across Bridélan on facebook, and simply fell in love with Nisha’s…
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Aghareed Announces New MD Aghareed, the world’s first full wedding concierge service, has announced the appointment of Clare Ebbs as its new Managing Director. The founder of The Perfect Moment wedding planning company, and one of Bride Club ME’s expert panel members, is taking over the reins at Aghareed with immediate effect, bringing her years of matrimonial event management expertise to the helm to raise the profile of the organisation that is dedicated to providing…
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Wedding Fear Factor Is anxiety about being on display at your wedding giving you stage fright? Get your nuptial nerves under control with our expert advice ~ By Marianne Makdisi Just before my wedding, I dreamt that an oversight by the dressmaker meant my gown didn’t have a skirt. To my horror, I saw myself standing at the top of the aisle with my bare legs on display. As everyone turned to stare, I blushed bright…
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A Wedding Planner-Turned-Bride’s Dreamy Wedding We always beam a huge smile when a BCME reader sends us their REAL wedding submission, and you can imagine how our faces lit up when we realised that this wedding was sent in by a wedding planner – the stunning Mennat, over at Cloud Nine Events. Keep scrolling to see some gorgeous photos (captured by Celeste Van Rooyen Photography) of a fairytale wedding in Abu Dhabi, featuring pale hues and…
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