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From ‘Will you marry me’ scrolled across the Rugby Sevens pitch, a flash mob at the Address Montgomerie to a woman sussing out her own proposal… Dubai wedding proposals are extra.<\/p>\n

This week, I saw a photo of a newly-engaged couple beneath the Burj Khalifa. It was a couple of days after a sky-diving proposal<\/a>\u00a0in Abu Dhabi, and, sensing a possible trend of ‘post lockdown, we survived that, we can survive anything’ proposals,\u00a0I got in touch with the company who helped create the Burj Khalifa set-up. Expecting this was going to be an article about extravagant wedding proposals in Dubai, the reality is actually very different.<\/em><\/p>\n

Like EVERYTHING, marriage proposals took a back seat during lock down, but post COVID, the wedding business is booming and if you’re interesting in getting down on one knee and popping the question to your other half, there are people to help you do it. A tailor-made proposal will set you back anywhere between AED1,100 (for a personalised service) and AED80,000, the priciest proposal arrange by Proposal Boutique, a home grown Dubai company in the business of creating dream proposals since 2014.<\/p>\n

“We’ve seen everything”<\/h2>\n

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The founder fell into the business of bespoke proposals with her own magical story<\/h2>\n

If wedding proposals are about creating magic, Caroline, the founder of Proposal Boutique<\/a> knows all about them.<\/p>\n

For her own proposal she was taken to New York and whisked via limo from the airport to the\u00a0grand Waldorf Astoria, the very hotel where one of her favourite flicks ‘Maid in Manhattan’ was shot.<\/p>\n

The five day trip included surprises every step of the way, like a tiny box featuring\u00a0two white porcelain turtle doves,\u00a0a direct replica from the movie ‘Home Alone’, another personal favourite movie of hers, ice skating in\u00a0Central Park and the Rockefeller Centre, dining in amazing restos with celeb chefs and a trip to see ‘Wicked,’ before the groom-to-be Tom suggested a quick walk around Central Park.<\/p>\n

The park was empty, they walked for a few minutes and as she looked ahead she could see the grand Gapstow Bridge COVERED in candles. With the candles and the backdrop of a lit up Manhattan, Tom got down on one knee and presented her with the most beautiful ring before the pair headed to the Plaza for bubbles.<\/p>\n

To add to the magic, (how is there MORE?!) the following morning, Caroline\u00a0received an envelope in her hotel room which contained photographs of the two main characters from Wicked with their congratulations and autographs.<\/p>\n

Tom had thought of everything. He had even been in touch with the mayor to ensure a section of Central Park was closed to visitors as the bride doesn’t like crowds. And while it is the dream, Caroline admits that the level of THOUGHT and attention to detail was the most touching part of all.<\/p>\n

“Lots of people think for a proposal you throw money at it, but it’s actually about thinking about the things she loves and making it something she’ll never forget”<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Everyone wants the beach proposal with the Burj Al Arab view… but it’s not about that<\/h2>\n

A business that started organically has now helped create some of the most extraordinary proposals this city has seen.<\/p>\n

Caroline began by helping out friend’s boyfriends who needed a nudge in the right direction to create the dream proposal. She started to tailor make proposals and fell into the business.<\/p>\n

Proposal Boutique doesn’t pay for marketing, but word spreads fast. On the very day the site went live, they had their first inquiry. It’s very niche, and a great industry to work in. They work mostly on intimate proposals.<\/p>\n

She says lots of Dubai grooms have an idea of what kind of proposal they want in their head. Everyone wants the beach proposal with the Burj Al Arab view. But Caroline’s job means going a step further.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s not about you at this time, you need to provide the very best day she won\u2019t forget”<\/span><\/h2>\n