'The Bride Show Abu Dhabi' is back in its seventh year with a diverse line up of local and international exhibitors, grand prize draws, and the UAE’s most prestigious Abaya design.

The four-day fashion and beauty extravaganza, which aims to address all the needs for today’s bride under-one-roof, will be officially opened on January 21 by patron Sheikha Sheikha Bint Saif, wife of Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

“The Bride Show Abu Dhabi is a spectacular event, and the 2009 edition will be the biggest yet, with Abaya, wedding dress and haute couture fashion shows during the four day exhibition,” said Daphne Cota, exhibition manager of The Bride Show.

“As the premier bridal and fashion event in the capital, it will be a great one-stop-shop event for brides and their families, as well as an inspiration for women interested in fashion and beauty.”

One lucky visitor will take home an exclusive wedding dress designed by Ahmed Al Reyaysa, the oft-proclaimed “King of Wedding Dresses”.

Shattaf Jewellery will raffle off a diamond ring, Noblesse Oblige will donate an elegant Abaya worth Dh17,000 ($4629), and one newlywed couple will spend their honeymoon on the exotic island of Mauritius, courtesy Emirates Holidays.

Other special features include the official 'Scent of the Bride Show', created exclusively by Abu Haleeqa stores, a traditional name in the Gulf fashion and textile industry, Caota observed.

'With more fashion shows than any other event in Abu Dhabi, The Bride Show is a 'must attend' event for fashionistas, who will savour watching models strut down the catwalk every day in haute couture Abayas and wedding gowns,' she added.

Exhibitors include elite fashion houses such as Ghawashi and Scallini and Abaya designers like Mauzan and Abu Haleeqa.

Everything, from photography and custom-made travel packages to wedding cakes and one of a kind jewellery, will be on display.

Established favourites and new talent will exhibit side by side, presenting every device and product a bride could possibly need to organise her special day.-TradeArabia News Service