UAE | General

UAE-based couple's online 'ode to romance'

Website takes you through the tale of Fahad and Farhat as they prepare for their wedding this April.

  • By Nasheet Jaffer Khan, Community Solutions Editor
  • Published: 22:57 February 13, 2009
  • Gulf News

Dubai: Forget shouting from the rooftops - you would not be heard past the local post office. By registering a domain on the World Wide Web, a UAE-based couple have gone global with their love story.

The makers of fahadandfarhat.com - Fahad Sharaf Al Deen and Farhat Shenaz and their online 'ode to love' would make Bollywood green with envy.

"We needed a platform to talk about our struggle [to obtain permission] to get married. A website was perfect," Fahad Sharaf Al Deen told Gulf News.

A visitor to the site is greeted by a mellow rendition of the Bollywood track Is Pal Main Hoon (I'm in this moment), while a click on the 'Our Story' icon takes the person through the couple's romance.

As mentioned on the home page, 'there is something for everyone', including a poll question on honeymoon choices and a quiz competition with prizes!

Sharaf Al Deen intends to add more features, following their marriage on April 17.

"This is not the end. We intend to upload wedding pictures, categorising them based on ceremonies ... include the best and the worst dressed people, the most funny looking guests and such," he added.

To date, 800 visitors have logged on and still counting.

 

Gulf News
Mooch

Mooch ado about nothing

Mooch represents dreams, troubles of a Dubaiite

National Day wallpaper

40 years of UAE

Download commemorative wallpapers of the UAE

<i>Building a Nation</i> is both accessible enough for newcomers in the UAE to appreciate the emirates and informed enough for long-term residents to value the history and context.

Book

Gulf News' book chronicles UAE's rich history

Community Reports

More from Community Reports

A day to remember two different lives

History

Gulf News Editor-in-Chief recalls the UAE of old

UAE Journey

Video

GNTV takes us on a journey across the emirates