Let's all agree that 2021 was a chaotic year : From lockdowns to restrictions, postponing events has been the answer! However, one thing's for sure: Celebrating love will always conquer all. The only good side was having more time on the couple and planner's hands to go bigger and plan wider! This means celebrating in a breathtaking setting, with massive productions, dreamy details, and out of the world sceneries. As the year ends, we’ve gathered ten of our favorite international weddings in 2021, listed in alphabetical order, leaving a dash of inspiration for our future 2022 brides-to-be!

 

Alexandra and Ameel

Wedding planner: Lake Como Weddings

Photographer: Greg Finck

Wedding Dress: Elie Saab

Four days, four different locations, and four celebrations that marked the start of the happily ever after of a beautiful Pakistani couple in Lake Como, Italy. After three consecutive traditional ceremonies, the cherry on top was definitely the wedding ceremony held at Villa Balbiano, overlooking the beautiful Lake Como. Looking back at the pictures from this event, it is definitely what we call: A paradise on earth!

Amna and Mansour

Wedding planner: Zoom Wedding - The Label By Kholoud

Photographer: Robert Balasko

Wedding Dress: Ulyana Sergeenko Couture

Various suppliers from different regions from all around the world worked hand in hand to produce this exquisite wedding. 250 hours to create the wedding invitations in Turkey, chocolate boxes from the world's finest cocoa blends, while drawing inspiration from the palaces of Versailles in Austria. A customized Abaya room was the first stop, the meditative kaleidoscopic tunnel inspired by Tiffany stained glass was designed to stun, mirrored abyss of twinkling lights visuals comes next, leading to a French garden echoing the ambience of Chateau de Versailles. And just when you thought you've seen it all, a pink floral extravaganza awaited guests at the dinner area, with hundreds of beautifully crafted cakes!

Ayushi and Shitiz

Paris held one of the biggest weddings in 2021 for three consecutive days; a beautiful Indian couple decided to tie the knot in the city of love in three different celebrations. Guests arrived to Opera Garnier for day 1 and witnessed an extravagant blend of floral charm, elegant designs, and regal entertainment shows followed by an ethereal dinner experience. The next day was equally beautiful at Accor Arena, where four different reception areas were designed and decorated for this special night, each with a difference theme and concept. This pre-wedding party held lavish shows and a party till dawn, leaving guests in complete amusement and joy. Wedding bells ringed on the third day and it was time to celebrate the couple at one of the most magical locations ever ,Chateau De Chantilly. Nothing says a fairytale-wedding like an actual French Chateau, with a massive production and full-on entertainment segments from start to finish.

Malika's Wedding

Wedding planner: Baz Events

Photographer: Pulse Production

You know that moment, when you step into a place, and because its too extravagant, too grand, too beautiful, you know its gonna be a night that you'll remember for a lifetime? Well, this is one of these times! Grandeur floral structures, a custom-built platform overflowing with blooms, waterfalls, oh, and marvelous sculptures adorned with grand screens. This Indian pre-wedding celebration is a dream. A celebration attended by Bollywood A-listers and celebrities performing all night long, can you imagine how fun and epic that night was?

Narine and Rafi

Wedding planner: Kat Minassi Events

Photographer: Kris Kan

Wedding Dress: Mayana Bridals

The Hollywood correspondent to Al-Arabiya TV tied the knot in California city, right in his lavish backyard which was transformed into a vibrant botanical garden blooming in colorful flowers and exquisite details, beautifully designed to celebrate the couple’s happily ever after. A dreamy-romantic customized song was written especially for their grand entrance, which made us feel like we’re witnessing a fairytale coming to life!

Nour and Amir

Wedding planner: Baz Events

Photographer: Pulse Production

Wedding Dress: Michael Cinco

Three consecutive months of construction and hard work to bring in a piece of Singapore into the heart of Cairo, Egypt, and the outcome was totally worth the wait! Super trees with technical marvels and futuristic details designed with large canopies dominated the space, creating a party of a lifetime! A luxurious experience of lights, florals and music amidst iconic giants! And that's not all ... as soon as guests stepped underground, an epic after-party awaited them!

Paris Hilton and Carter Reum

Wedding planner: Mindy Weiss

Photographer: Jose Villa

Wedding Dress: Oscar de la Renta

You all defenitely remember the epic proposal Carter Reum did for Paris Hilton back in Febuaray, so a lavish wedding celebration was truly expected. On November 11, at 11:11 pm, Paris walked down the aisle in a dazzling Oscar de la Renta wedding gown inspired by Grace Kelly. The angelic dress with pressed flowers and dramatic veil looked stunning with her 20 carat diamond studs earrings. The celebration extended on a three days basis, with each party being more Epic than the other !

Princess Hessa

Wedding planner: Design Lab Experience

Photographer: Robert Balasko

Wedding Dress: Stephan Roland

The Royal wedding of her Royal Highness Princess Hessa bint Salman took place in Jeddah, and it was on a whole new level of opulence. Each room offered a different experience, with a maximalist aesthetic and themed color palette characterizing the individual spaces. Guests were welcomed into the various scenes inspired by Islamic architecture, the desert landscape and blooming gardens. Her majestic gown by Stéphane Rolland was straight out of a dream, which combined a pure white shade with golden accents, and with the Saudi culture being deeply imbued in the wedding gown. It was complemented by the perfect balance of traditional yet modern “Hamaa” headpiece and cuffs, designed by Her Highness Princess Sultana bint Turki al Sudeiry with jeweler Jahan over thirty years.

Rasha and Ziad

Wedding planner: Ghada Blanco

Photographer: Patrick Sawaya

Wedding Dress: Elie Saab
Pre-wedding Dress: Zuhair Murad

In the heart of Istanbul city, 2 amazing nights were cooking this year to celebrate the love story of Rasha and Ziad. The pre-wedding celebration was overflowing with evil-eye detailing: From the outstanding visuals, customized dancefloor, seating and tables, to the smallest favors.. It was all set to blend into the theme so perfectly! Not to mention how beautiful the bride looked in her Zuhair Murad sleek gown! Shifting from blue shades to pink tones for the wedding day, while benefitting from the Ottoman Imperial charm with an impeccable sense of style to design her wedding location. Thousands of blush flowers bloomed in magnificent installations, cascading from top to bottom to guarantee an ultra-elegant frame as she made her entrance in a pink-hued customized Elie Saab gown. Could the night get any better? Yes, just when Maître Gims made his epic appearance and the vibes turned epically outstanding!

Shamma's Big Day

Wedding planner: Le Mariage

Photographer: Pulse Production

Wedding Dress: Ashi Studio

A mesmerizing architectural project resembling the desert rose, where the vision was transformed into reality, through an outdoor space of 5,000 sqm which looked exactly like a desert, elevated by using complex 3D pattern. Le Mariage unified art and architecture to come up with an ultra-elegant wedding design, from thousands of multiple 3D layers arranged in a complex pattern resembling the desert rose and dispersed above everyone throughout the ceiling, to the wall designs injected with hundreds of wooden pieces shaped as floating desert waves. The attention to the grand structures was equally set to the details, as each guest was pampered with a handcrafted desert rose element, taking that desert-feel straight into their homes!