{"id":752616,"date":"2020-08-11T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=752616"},"modified":"2020-08-14T16:24:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T21:24:34","slug":"enchanting-glam-arab-wedding-six-senses-douro-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/enchanting-glam-arab-wedding-six-senses-douro-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Enchanting Glam Arab Wedding at Six Senses Douro Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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When it came time to plan a wedding, Nour and Tariq knew they didn’t want the grand traditional Arab wedding (which tend to be large, orchestrated events with over 400 guests.) Instead, they wanted something effortless, dreamy, and personal to them. Their enchanting glam affair at <\/span>Six Senses Douro Valley<\/span><\/a> was exactly that. <\/span><\/p>\n

Friends and family traveled from 6 of the 7 continents to Portugal to celebrate the couple and witness the wedding of a lifetime. Photographer <\/span>Richard Skins<\/span><\/a> perfectly captured the bride’s royal-inspired <\/span>Oscar de la Renta<\/span><\/a> gown, the whimsical reception, and the fireworks that serendipitously went off later in the evening. With guests partying until 4 AM, Nour and Tariq’s wedding will be talked about for years to come!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n
Nour and Tariq<\/p>\n
The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\nSix Sense Douro Valley<\/span><\/a>, Portugal<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752667\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0b\/fd\/0bfd62408a19a095.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"> \n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752624\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7c\/1a\/7c1a495a9426320c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Why the Six Sense Douro Valley<\/span><\/h2>\nGiven that we both had been living in the US for the past 2 years, we wanted to pick a destination that lay between the Middle East and the US to make it easy on our friends and family who lived in both places to make the trip. We also knew that we wanted to go somewhere that a lot of people hadn’t been before, so they could make a vacation out of it as well. Portugal quickly became the obvious choice. Despite the Six Senses being one of the most luxurious hotel brands in the world, the Six Senses Douro Valley isn’t ostentatious. It’s not trying to show off. It builds on the beauty of its surroundings. The hotel is a 19th-century renovated manor house. Beautifully decorated and cool in a not-in-your-face kind of way. It is the most incredible hotel we’ve ever stayed in.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752618\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/58\/21\/58214fafdc41b830.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752620\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/05\/6a\/056ac17a5965a377.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752622\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b8\/df\/b8dfb614364a6e50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\nShop similar headpieces: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+KesOGT_r9AL9qcVPxG3EVA\">Bridal Tiara Headpiece<\/a> ($89); <a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+5ulbRlkfIjD8fYUhQJy0WQ\">Vintage Bridal Tiara<\/a> ($149); <a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+EP2b_NdvK8wBmwjfFYAXuA\">Crystal Bridal Crown<\/a> ($59); <a href=\"https:\/\/rstyle.me\/+Dk4yjeJywfJgBelIEU-Hgw\">Vintage Bridal Headpiece<\/a> ($99)<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752623\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/97\/1a\/971ae731296eea07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1049\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752621\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/cf\/c2\/cfc2c2bc69453cba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752628\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0a\/04\/0a0470b42ae537db.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752629\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/2c\/58\/2c58c0b06ca1e866.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752636\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ce\/8a\/ce8aa33d08cb6383.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752625\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1b\/89\/1b8998d95a4dc9cb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752627\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9d\/8d\/9d8d6e2608817918.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1049\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752626\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b6\/12\/b612242e38974068.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Wedding Day Advice <\/span><\/h2>\nLooking back, we really wish we could do it all again. You only ever really get one day like this, and you don’t want the process to be hectic or stressful. We’d say pick three big elements that you really want to ensure are perfect, that matter to you the most—for example, the music, the food, and the table arrangements. If everything else goes wrong, that’s okay, you still got your big three! No one will really know anyway.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752640\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/27\/2e\/272e4fa6b4ed4ed1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752641\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e0\/6b\/e06ba4b521a693cf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752644\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ba\/7c\/ba7ce2d7f97fac46.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752630\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/79\/dc\/79dcb8f4e055ba2f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752631\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/82\/7b\/827b5953e0d18d90.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752632\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b6\/7e\/b67e95c1e0ee324c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752637\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7d\/95\/7d9501b239685350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<h2>The Wedding Guests<\/h2>\nThe most memorable moment for us was probably knowing how many people flew all the way to be with us on our day. We had people from 6 continents – North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Australia (technically New Zealand), and Africa. We had a map put up where people could pin where they came from, and it was filled with pins across the globe. So many people traveled such a long way for us because we meant that much to them—that’s what made it memorable.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752638\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/af\/08\/af08a77ad06fe2a2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752646\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9b\/c1\/9bc19388597468c5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752647\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ba\/55\/ba55d2a874b7a593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752659\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1c\/0a\/1c0a8832a3b4f753.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752635\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8e\/27\/8e27e7c645ef5c40.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752661\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/fc\/90\/fc90579ae4798777.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752660\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/dc\/4a\/dc4af7833a3bcd08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752639\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/61\/e2\/61e28217b32251c3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752650\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9c\/05\/9c05488c6e662cc0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752652\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e9\/bc\/e9bc0db0542a71d2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1049\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752655\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b0\/d7\/b0d761ac8a4fce50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752657\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ac\/18\/ac18ebb2603f10ac.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1049\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Wedding Day Surprises<\/span><\/h2>\nOur wedding day coincided with a local Portuguese holiday. Fireworks lit up the sky at midnight as we were cutting our cake, and it made the entire day that much more memorable.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752665\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/21\/1d\/211d6adcfad97a4f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752649\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/74\/1c\/741c530b36b075a7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752648\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/16\/13\/1613fae2a026a911.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752664\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b7\/60\/b7609662d4573281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-752666\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/65\/4c\/654c0a5aa5469e95.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<div class=\"goldbox\">\nThe Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nPhotography – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richardskinsphotography.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Richard Skins Photography<\/a> Second Photographer – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridlephotography.co.uk\/\">Kieth Bridle<\/a> \nEvent Planning – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muzaweddings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Muza Weddings<\/a> \nVenue – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsenses.com\/en\/resorts\/douro-valley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Six Senses Douro Valley<\/a> \nFloral Design & Rentals – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/parquepenha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Parque Da Penha<\/a> \nCake – <a href=\"https:\/\/tbakes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">T Bakes<\/a> \nDJ – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/anthony.bassoulou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Bassoulou<\/a> \nVideography – <a href=\"https:\/\/vanessaivo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Vanessa & Ivo<\/a> \nMakeup Artist – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tomperdigao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Tom Perdigão<\/a> \nHair Styling – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rafatkomas1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Rafat Komas<\/a> \nWedding Dress – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oscardelarenta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Oscar de la Renta<\/a> \nBridal Accessories – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peterlangner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Peter Langner<\/a> & <a href=\"https:\/\/centimesbourgeois.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Centimes Bourgeois Headpieces<\/a> \nGroom’s Apparel – <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hugoboss.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Hugo Boss<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\nCongratulations to Nour and Tariq on their special day at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixsenses.com\/en\/resorts\/douro-valley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Six Senses Douro Valley<\/a>—and a big thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richardskinsphotography.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Richard Skins Photography<\/a> for sharing the beautiful photos! 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