Let’s be honest, when it comes to your wedding day it’s all about the dress. And according to The New York Times, this year is going to see the most weddings since 1984, with approximately 2.5 million nuptials taking place in the United States alone. Even if it’s not quite your time to tie the knot, it doesn’t hurt to dream of what you’ll look like when you’re walking down the aisle to your happily ever after. For your inspiration, we have put together some of the most beautiful wedding dresses worn by Arab royals and celebrities over the years.
Christina Mourad
As the son of Elie Saab marries his bride Christina Mourad in Lebanon, 2019 she looks stunning in a gown of dreams from unsurprisingly, Elie Saab Haute Couture. The dress was something of a fairytale with a 4.5 metres train and 500,000 embroider sequins.
Queen Rania
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For her wedding which took place at the Zahran Palace in Jordan in 1993, Her Majesty Queen Rania wore a dress designed by British designer Bruce Oldfield. With an opulent white headpiece with a matching veil, the dress featured intricate gold embroidery and detailing that inspired brides for many years to come.
Sara Sabry
In a recent cremony, social media sensation Sara Sabry tied the knot wearing a divine gown from the luxury fashion house, Maram Borhan. The detailing of this dress is divine, with a long silk veil that connects to the train with beautiful handstitched embroidery.
Mona Kattan
Beauty mogul Mona Kattan wore a dress from Dubai’s prestigious bridal store Esposa Prive as she got married at Raffles, The Palm in Dubai. Her white dress was designed by Zuhair Murad and had a stunning silhouette with beautiful pearl detailing.
Layla El Debs
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Layla El Debs, daughter of Syrian parliament member Samer al-Debs, looked divine as she tied the knot in an elegant dress by Elie Saab in a luxurious three-day wedding celebration to businessman and entrepreneur Aly El Gamil.
Her RoyaL Highness Queen Noor
For this royal wedding, His Majesty King Hussein had commissioned Dior to create the perfect wedding dress for Queen Noor for their wedding ceremony in 1978. However, it was said that she did not like the dress that they designed and wanted something a little more simple and in line with Islamic traditions. She showed the designers her favourite dress in her closet which was a bohemian style Yves Saint Laurent dress and requested if they would use this as a guideline to create her perfect wedding dress in which they did.
Amal clooney
Human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, wore a stunning off-the-shoulder ivory Oscar de la Renta lace gown as she married George Clooney in Venice in 2014. It would be Oscar de la Renta’s final creation before his death later on that year.
