Ease of travel, hassle-free arrangements: Why UAE is becoming a popular wedding destination

Ease of travel, hassle-free arrangements: Why UAE is becoming a popular wedding destination

Dubai has also been repeatedly making it to the top of ‘best places to get married in’ lists

Published: Mon 25 Jul 2022, 2:26 PM

The UAE is becoming an increasingly popular choice as a wedding destination.

Ease of travel, hassle-free ability to arrange requirements, and availability of a wide variety of options are just some of the reasons why many expats are choosing to get married in the UAE itself.

Traditionally, they would choose to go back to their home countries to get married in the presence of their friends and extended family members, but that is changing fast.

The wedding market in the country has been growing leaps and bounds, since the country dealt with Covid-19 pandemic.

Dubai has also been repeatedly making it to the top of ‘best places to get married in’ lists all over the world. Recently, British wedding inspiration website, Strictly Weddings, ranked the city as the best place to get married in in terms of weather.

Why do people get married here?

For South African Sadaf Mayet, it was the country's central location that prompted her to have her wedding here. “My husband Haaris is from UK,” she said. “We have family scattered all over the world. Dubai was the one