Florian Ughetto and Liz Nunez, who run a wedding planning company in Dubai, UAE, make for a lovely couple. Florian is French, and Nunez is Paraguayan, and because of the legal difficulties in registering their marriage in Dubai, they officially got married in Georgia in 2019. One of the shortcomings of this was that the families of the two sides were not able to witness the event.

Dubai’s First Metaverse Marriage

On May 19, they once again went down the aisle for a marriage to be solemnized and registered in the metaverse, the first in Dubai and third in the world so far. According to various media reports, there were three events to mark the union: in-person marriage in the garden of the couple’s friend in The Springs community, a metaverse marriage with 20 guests from 10 countries at Decentraland, and a Zoom event for those who won’t understand the working of Decentraland.

For the metaverse event, the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA), which has been designated as a regulator as well as a comprehensive zone for virtual assets and crypto activities, flanked by a Metaincubator, provided the technical logistics.

The metaverse marriage of Florian and Liz features costumes and rings bought from OpenSea for $100 and a virtual reception. The Khaleej Times report says that when Liz, the bride, tried to enter the venue, it was already packed to the capacity, and Florian had to request the guests to let Liz enter by one of them leaving the venue. A little unusual but certainly a funny marriage moment!

Source: https://cryptopotato.com/a-peek-into-dubais-first-metaverse-marriage/