Mr Anniversary Gift

October 26, 2006

UAE: Average price of wedding hits US$ 82,000

Research commissioned by a leading exhibitions company has revealed the magnitude of the wedding industry in the region with the average cost of a wedding in the UAE now standing at DHS 300,000 (approx US$ 82,000) .

Results of an independent survey carried out at this year’s Bride Show Dubai show that 43 per cent of respondents who were planning a wedding proposed to spend more than Dhs 100,000 on their nuptuals with 12 per cent planning to shell out a staggering Dhs 500,000 or more.  Full Article on Albawaba.com

I don't know about you, but that seems rather steap to me. 

Can you even imagine how many paper roses $82,000 would buy?

I'm sayin' you could have One heck of a wedding and lifelong anniversaries at that same price.