Rustic Chic @ The Desert Palm, Dubai

Planned by Yasmine at Dot the I’s Events, it’s quite obvious that every little detail has been thought of. I personally LOVE the wood barrel cocktail tables, and the globe string lighting across the dining tables.  Scroll down for some very pretty pictures…

My dress was designed by the fabulous  Zuhair Murad, and headpiece by Belles by Raquel.

I knew exactly what I was looking for in terms of lace and the shape, so trying on dresses was the best experience. You are treated like a princess and sometimes things you thought will never look good on you,

look great. Before I found my wedding dress, I played dress up in various stores in Beirut and Dubai.

The groom wore a customized navy blue tuxedo by Palmar,  shoes from Tods, and cuff links customized by the bride illustrating the different countries they’ve traveled together. Later in the evening the groom wore toms illustrated with R2D2 (a character from Star Wars) by Yara Hindawi

The music was mainly focusing on the golden oldies in English and Arabic, a splash hip hop and the usual commercial dance songs. The groom surprised the crowd by performing along with his best man and friend.  #talentedgroom

Inspired by spring color palettes, we decided to go with a lot of hydrangeas, wax flowers, tulips and roses.

The venue was a beautiful garden located behind a museum of antique polo equipment collected by the owner of the resort. The horses stables were located behind the museum. The food was placed in a terrace overlooking the polo field.

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The welcome drink was hosted in a charming veranda with a beautiful fountain. A lot of burlap and lace were used, which added a romantic feel. The chairs and tables were dark wooden brown, and a touch of crystals candelabras were added to enhance the elegant feel

The highlight for wedding planner Yasmine were three things; the barrels used as cocktail tables during welcome drink, the pathway to the garden was all made of paper bags with candles, and the main lighting of the dinner area was a series of globe lights hanging from side to side giving it a cozy and rustic feel.

The fact we chose to do the wedding in Dubai and not our home country, we wanted to add a Lebanese touch to it. At the Zaffah some oriental props were used such as customized tambourine with Arabic calligraphy for girls and red tarboosh (traditional hat) for guys. At the buffet there was a section dedicated to Lebanese sweets from our childhood. The after party food was a live station offering different favors of man’ouche.