Florian Ugetto and Liz Nunez, who run a wedding planning company in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, make for a lovely couple. Florian is French, and Nez is Paraguayan, and due to legal difficulties registering their marriage in Dubai, they officially married in Georgia in 2019. One of its drawbacks was that the families of both the parties could not become witnesses. Celebration.
Dubai’s first metaverse wedding
On 19 May, they walked down the aisle to marry once again and were registered in the Metaverse, the first in Dubai and the third in the world so far. According to various media reports, there were three events to mark the union: an in-person wedding at the couple’s friend’s garden in The Springs community, a Metaverse wedding with 20 guests from 10 countries in Decentraland, and a wedding for those Zoom programs that will not understand the workings of Decentraland.
“Our families were upset that they could not attend the wedding in 2019. Now that we had the technology ready to accompany them, we decided to explore it,” media reports quoted Ugetto as saying.
logistics and practice
For the Metaverse event, the Dubai World Trade Center Authority (DWTCA), which is designated as a regulator as well as a broader area for virtual assets and crypto activities, flanked by MetaIncubator, provides the technical logistics. .
“As we walked down the aisle in The Springs, so were our avatars in the Metaverse… We had practiced beforehand and trained our guests on how to log in and interact with the Metaverse, And we also had a few wedding crashers who attended. Last minute. But it was all in good fun,” Ugetto said.
Costumes and rings in the form of NFTs
Florian and Liz’s Metaverse wedding features costumes and rings purchased from OpenSee for $100 and a virtual reception. The Khaleej Times reports that when bride Liz tried to enter the venue, it was already filled to capacity, and Florian had to request the guests that one of them take Liz to the venue. let out. A little unusual but definitely a weird wedding moment!
The rings and dress will remain with the couple as NFTs, and their wedding vows will become irrevocable as a smart contract.
“Within a few years from now, merging the two will become the norm. [worlds], virtual and real… people will be able to connect with their loved ones in mixed reality where distance is no longer a concern. It is possible to create unforgettable memories in the virtual world. Our marriage showed us this,” said Liz
Earlier this month, the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), which is affiliated with DWTCA, bought a piece of land in The Sandbox Metaverse to open its virtual offices. Bitcoin acceptance by businesses in Dubai is also growing rapidly, with real estate major Damac Properties being the latest to accept BTC and ETH.
Featured image courtesy of Khaleej Times
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