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ginaf Oct 30th 2005 4:53 am

Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 
Hi :)

I post on the Oz forum but I am making an appeal for some ideas and help from anyone in Dubai!

A very good friend of mine is a British expat living in Dubai and getting married soon, she doesn't have a wedding list as they are concerned about having to take things with them when they leave.

I would like to organise a really nice surprise for them, a trip out somewhere or a dinner, they are fairly adventurous people and like having a good time and a :beer: ideally it would be something I could prepay for (vouchers?) and they could then choose when they wanted to go I am not sure if it is possible or if anyone has any other good ideas?

Thankyou!

Fairydust Oct 30th 2005 5:03 am

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by ginaf
Hi :)

I post on the Oz forum but I am making an appeal for some ideas and help from anyone in Dubai!

A very good friend of mine is a British expat living in Dubai and getting married soon, she doesn't have a wedding list as they are concerned about having to take things with them when they leave.

I would like to organise a really nice surprise for them, a trip out somewhere or a dinner, they are fairly adventurous people and like having a good time and a :beer: ideally it would be something I could prepay for (vouchers?) and they could then choose when they wanted to go I am not sure if it is possible or if anyone has any other good ideas?

Thankyou!


How long have they been here?

ginaf Oct 30th 2005 5:09 am

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by Fairydust
How long have they been here?

Around 15 months

Fairydust Oct 30th 2005 5:37 am

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by ginaf
Around 15 months

Depending on how much you want to spend how about a night in a hotel somehwere?

shiva Oct 30th 2005 6:11 am

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I'm not saying its a good idea but it would be different.....how about a takeaway from Yorks! :D

Fairydust Oct 30th 2005 6:17 am

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by shiva
I'm not saying its a good idea but it would be different.....how about a takeaway from Yorks! :D


:eek: :D

CasaNova Oct 30th 2005 6:33 am

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by ginaf
Hi :)

I post on the Oz forum but I am making an appeal for some ideas and help from anyone in Dubai!

A very good friend of mine is a British expat living in Dubai and getting married soon, she doesn't have a wedding list as they are concerned about having to take things with them when they leave.

I would like to organise a really nice surprise for them, a trip out somewhere or a dinner, they are fairly adventurous people and like having a good time and a :beer: ideally it would be something I could prepay for (vouchers?) and they could then choose when they wanted to go I am not sure if it is possible or if anyone has any other good ideas?

Thankyou!


if u r living in dxb bring them to la marquise actaully its an arabic restraurant and they dont serve frog legs!!!

you can tell waiters/chef to surprise ur guest with the cake and a song (hero from enrique) or al shaki from hussein al jasmi!!

They have in the best musicains and crowd in the whole of uae!

ginaf Oct 30th 2005 6:38 am

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by Fairydust
Depending on how much you want to spend how about a night in a hotel somehwere?

I was hoping to spend equivalent to £100ish and I know hotel accommodation is expensive. I think they are quite happy in their apartment and so don't really need to escape but they are teachers and trying to save as much as they can therefore they don't spoil themselves as much as they deserve, so I wanted to do it for them, they are not the type of people who like 5 star luxury more a bit of an adventure and a good laugh.

Fairydust Oct 30th 2005 7:30 am

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by CasaNova
if u r living in dxb bring them to la marquise actaully its an arabic restraurant and they dont serve frog legs!!!

you can tell waiters/chef to surprise ur guest with the cake and a song (hero from enrique) or al shaki from hussein al jasmi!!

They have in the best musicains and crowd in the whole of uae!

Wont be much fun if just the two of them though

Fairydust Oct 30th 2005 7:34 am

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by ginaf
I was hoping to spend equivalent to £100ish and I know hotel accommodation is expensive. I think they are quite happy in their apartment and so don't really need to escape but they are teachers and trying to save as much as they can therefore they don't spoil themselves as much as they deserve, so I wanted to do it for them, they are not the type of people who like 5 star luxury more a bit of an adventure and a good laugh.


Hope they are not my daughters teachers lol - will have a think overnight and let you know if I think of anything tomorrow

Fairydust Oct 30th 2005 7:36 am

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by Fairydust
Hope they are not my daughters teachers lol - will have a think overnight and let you know if I think of anything tomorrow

How about a track day at the autodrome

ginaf Oct 30th 2005 8:00 am

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by Fairydust
Hope they are not my daughters teachers lol - will have a think overnight and let you know if I think of anything tomorrow

Thanks - When does the indoor ski place open? That is ideal for them but I wanted to give them their gift around the time of their wedding (8 weeks time) so not sure if it will be open before then.

Zannie Oct 30th 2005 2:32 pm

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How about a hot air balloon trip to see the sun rise over the dunes? Means a early start, but how romantic!

Have a look at www.ballooning.ae

Zannie x

Fairydust Oct 30th 2005 5:57 pm

Re: Need help with an imaginative wedding present
 

Originally Posted by ginaf
Thanks - When does the indoor ski place open? That is ideal for them but I wanted to give them their gift around the time of their wedding (8 weeks time) so not sure if it will be open before then.


I spoke to them a couple of days ago and they were still saying mid-November - no exact date announced yet

barsha barbie Oct 30th 2005 6:33 pm

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sky diving?


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