The UAE gives nationals Dh70,000 to get married, but look at some of the costs that are making marriage in the Emirates an expensive business:
Centre Stage, tables, covers: Dh25,000
Wedding dress to rent: Dh5-20,000
Wedding invitations per piece: Dh10-100
Hair & bridal makeup: Dh2500-8,000
Drinks (non-alcoholic): Dh2,000+
Giveaways per piece: Dh10-100
Lighting & screens: Dh12,000+
Flowers: Dh5,000-1 million
Wedding album: Dh4,000+
Check out the detailed Gulf News article (15 February 2008-nicely timed to follow Valentine’s Day!) entitled, ‘An Unaffordable Affair’, about the prices and the process of getting married Emirati style.
Conversion Rate as at time of writing:
100 Dirham= 27USD; 19EUR; 14GBP; 27CAD; 30AUD.
Dr. Geoff Pound
Image: Wedding photo (courtesy of Gulf News).
Centre Stage, tables, covers: Dh25,000
Wedding dress to rent: Dh5-20,000
Wedding invitations per piece: Dh10-100
Hair & bridal makeup: Dh2500-8,000
Drinks (non-alcoholic): Dh2,000+
Giveaways per piece: Dh10-100
Lighting & screens: Dh12,000+
Flowers: Dh5,000-1 million
Wedding album: Dh4,000+
Check out the detailed Gulf News article (15 February 2008-nicely timed to follow Valentine’s Day!) entitled, ‘An Unaffordable Affair’, about the prices and the process of getting married Emirati style.
Conversion Rate as at time of writing:
100 Dirham= 27USD; 19EUR; 14GBP; 27CAD; 30AUD.
Dr. Geoff Pound
Image: Wedding photo (courtesy of Gulf News).
