A Dubai wedding package can bundle a hotel ballroom or desert resort setting with catering, drinks and a room for the couple. Most of the published packages below are priced per guest, and some venues add a minimum spend of AED 60,000 or more. Prices in a 2026 round-up of Dubai venues start from AED 200 per person.
Wedded Wonderland lists Dubai wedding venues you can enquire with directly.
A wedding in Dubai cost the couple about US$25,463 (AED 93,500) in 2022, according to The Wedding Price Index by Holidu, reported by Khaleej Times. The index covers the venue, decoration, photographer, food, cake and drinks. Food was the largest cost at US$10,400, followed by the venue at US$7,890, drinks at US$4,460, the photographer and videographer at US$1,250, decoration at US$750 and the cake at US$700.
Gulf News' October 2026 round-up of Dubai wedding venues lists these prices:
Fairmont The Palm publishes its own offer: AED 320 per person with no ballroom rental fee and no minimum spend, valid until 30 December 2026. Palazzo Versace Dubai's most recent published package started from AED 350 for bookings until 30 September 2026, so ask for its current rate.
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A minimum spend is the least the venue will charge, however few guests you invite. At One&Only Royal Mirage, the outdoor amphitheatre holds up to 300 guests with a AED 120,000 minimum spend, and the Peregrine Ballroom holds up to 120 with a AED 80,000 minimum, according to the same Gulf News round-up.
For a small wedding, a high minimum can cost more than the per-person rate suggests. Our guide to Dubai wedding packages and their inclusions shows how to compare a per-person quote with a minimum spend.
Fairmont The Palm's package shows what a per-person rate can cover: no ballroom rental fee, a complimentary room for the couple, unlimited soft drinks, valet parking, a dance floor and table and chair linen. The list does not mention flowers, entertainment, photography or styling, so ask for those separately and check every line of the quote before you pay a deposit.
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Palazzo Versace's published rate included a 7% municipality fee, a 10% service charge and 5% VAT. Ask whether a quoted rate includes those charges or adds them on top. Added to a AED 300 rate, they come to more than AED 60 per guest.
According to the UAE government, Dubai's civil marriage for non-Muslims requires both partners to be non-Muslim, at least 21, and at least one to be a resident of Dubai. Couples visiting from overseas can marry in Abu Dhabi or in a Dubai church instead:
You can also marry legally at home and hold the celebration in Dubai. For the paperwork, see our guide to Dubai marriage requirements.
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Wedded Wonderland lists Dubai venues including Atlantis The Royal, Bvlgari Resort Dubai, Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach and Palace Downtown, and each listing is accepting enquiries. Compare them on our Dubai wedding venues page, and read our feature on Palazzo Versace Dubai.
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