One&Only Royal Mirage

One&Only Royal Mirage is a beach resort in Dubai, with Arabian architecture, 65 acres of gardens planted with palms and about a kilometre of private beach along the sea. Guests stay across Arabian Court and The Residence, in rooms and suites facing the water, and the One&Only Spa includes an Oriental Hammam.

For weddings, the draw is choice. An Arabian fortress, lawns, an amphitheatre and courtyards all sit within the grounds, every banquet venue can be booked exclusively, and a full resort buyout is possible, subject to availability and season. A dedicated Events Manager handles the hotel side, while you bring your own planner and officiant.

Outdoors, the Peregrine Courtyard inside Arabian Court takes up to 120, the Oval Garden and lawns seat 200, and the Amphitheatre seats 350. Al Koufa Fort seats 100 for a more intimate dinner, and these spaces work together or apart. Indoor rooms suit seated dinners of 50 to 250, and the Gyr Majlis seats 20 for a private family gathering. The resort does not officiate weddings, so you bring your own officiant, and it has no in-house planner but shares a list of recommended partners. Dubai's civil marriage service for non-Muslims needs at least one partner to be a Dubai resident, while Abu Dhabi's non-Muslim family court accepts tourists.

Guests stay across Arabian Court and The Residence, so a buyout can make the whole resort yours if your dates allow. Ask the team about room numbers, rates and minimum stays, as the total is not published. Around the wedding there is the private beach, the Arabian Court Pool, the One&Only Spa with its Oriental Hammam, afternoon tea at Samovar Lounge, and dining that runs from a beach club to pan-Asian, Levantine and Indian fine dining. The resort puts Dubai International about 30 minutes away by car and Abu Dhabi airport about 70 minutes, handy if you take the Abu Dhabi legal route.