How we came to be.
In 2020, amid the pandemic, creative strategist and designer Zoya Shaban found herself planning her own wedding in Dubai, as a bride who lived in Toronto, and quickly discovered the wedding industry felt transactional, opaque and overwhelmingly impersonal. Vendors spoke in fixed packages, timelines were vague and budgets had gaps no one explained.
So she created the team and became the planner she wished she'd had. Weddings by Zoya was founded on a single conviction: planning your wedding should feel as beautiful and effortless as the day itself - with full transparency, a trusted partner and team in your corner, and genuine care for every detail.
Since then, Weddings by Zoya has served over 20 families across the UAE and internationally. Unlike other planners across the globe, Weddings by Zoya works very selectively, often taking on no more than 8 weddings a year, in order to fully devote their time to providing a 360 experience to brides and families.
