What Do You Send on Emirati Women's Day in Dubai?

Emirati Women's Day falls on 28 August, and the flowers that suit it are not the ones you would send for a birthday or an anniversary. The day is about recognition, not romance, so the palette stays soft, the piece has to look right in an office as well as a home, and the card usually needs a line in Arabic.

The arrangements below are split two ways: an order for the women a team works with, and an order for a mother, a grandmother or a sister. The office side brings its own questions, so the number of pieces, the invoice and the card wording are all dealt with here.

When is Emirati Women's Day, and how is it different from 8 March?

According to The National, Emirati Women's Day is held annually on 28 August, and the date was chosen by Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation, to coincide with the anniversary of the General Women's Union, which she established in 1975. The National also reports that a theme is set for each year, each one drawing attention to a different part of what women contribute.

It is a separate occasion from International Women's Day, which the United Nations marks on 8 March as a global observance. The practical difference for a gift is the audience: 28 August is a UAE national observance, so the greeting is local and an Arabic line on the card reads as the default.

Because the date never moves, you can choose the arrangement weeks ahead and set the delivery day yourself. Blush Petals is the piece that suits the occasion most directly: it stays in one key of pink, with hydrangea heads holding the centre and amaranthus tassels spilling below, so texture does the work colour usually does. It comes in four sizes priced at 550, 750, 950 and 1,200 dirhams.

What the fixed date changes about the order

• You can book the delivery date in advance instead of competing for a same-day slot.
• An office order can be designed and approved before the week itself.
• One line in Arabic and one in English covers both readers on a local occasion.

Which flowers suit Emirati Women's Day?

Blush, ivory and white carry the day. They read correctly in an office reception, a majlis and a living room, which is the whole span the day has to cover, and they sit with existing furniture instead of fighting it. Red is the one colour to leave out, because it reads as a romantic gesture.

Poetic Haze is the hand-tied version of that palette and the lowest price in this guide: blush roses with pink and violet hydrangea, pink gerberas, chamomile and a periwinkle note of delphinium, finished in a white wrap, at 350 dirhams for the regular size or 550 for the large. It is the piece to send when you want the flowers to arrive as a gift in the hand instead of a vase on a table.

Colours that work on 28 August

• Blush and ivory, which sit correctly in an office, a majlis and a home.
• White with green worked through it, for a formal desk or a reception counter.
• Lilac and soft lavender, when the recipient already owns every version of pink.

What do you send a female colleague on Emirati Women's Day?

A desk piece has two constraints a home gift does not. It has to share the surface with a monitor and a keyboard, and it will be seen by the whole floor, so it should look considered and not personal. White and neutral tones handle both, and a vase arrangement saves your colleague from hunting for one.

Opaline Muse sets lotus pods and cotton stems under white phalaenopsis orchid spires, with lavender blooms and a few dried botanicals placed around them, so part of the piece stays long after the fresh stems are finished. Four sizes run at 500, 650, 800 and 1,000 dirhams, and the small size is the one that fits a working desk.

Sending to a colleague without getting it wrong

• Keep the piece small enough to sit beside a screen.
• Send it to the office address, not the home address.
• Sign the card with the team or company name if you are the manager.
• Leave out anything heavily scented, since the room is shared.

What flowers do you send your mother on Emirati Women's Day?

At home the arrangement stays in view for days, usually in the majlis or on a console where guests see it. That argues for a vase piece with real volume instead of a wrapped bouquet, and for a palette that works with the room it will live in.

Seraphina builds peach anthurium into blush hydrangea, with spiky pink gerberas for movement and green foliage giving it depth, set in a cream ceramic vase with a textured surface, at 1,750 dirhams. For a smaller gift that still arrives in several sizes, Amicis Blush combines blush roses with lilac allium heads, pink gerberas, hydrangea and an anthurium note, at 450, 650, 800 and 1,250 dirhams, and you choose the notecard colour from red, pink, blue, white, green or purple.

Why a vase arrangement works at home

• It arrives ready to place, with no vase to find and no stems to arrange.
• It holds a console or a majlis table on its own.
• The ceramic stays after the flowers are done, which extends the gift.

How do you order Emirati Women's Day flowers for a whole office?

An office order is a logistics question before it is a floral one, and our corporate flowers service is built around it. We send one bouquet per recipient with a personalised card on each, and schedule the deliveries across Dubai and the UAE, either all at once or spread over several days. Invoicing goes to the company and purchase orders are accepted, and contract clients can also have billing consolidated monthly.

Blush Radiance is the piece that scales across a team: soft pink roses with carnations and lisianthus around a blush-edged white anthurium, hand-tied in a white wrap, at 350 dirhams for the regular size or 550 for the large. One arrangement for the shared space is the other half of the same order, and height is the thing to get right there, since a reception counter is viewed by people standing in front of it while a meeting table needs a low piece that clears the sightlines across it. Blush Elegance is the tall option in this palette, with white orchids and blush tulips threaded through pink and ivory hydrangea and delphinium spires carrying the height, in a modern vase at 2,500 dirhams. Our corporate page also prices weekly office packages from 500 dirhams a week and one-off corporate arrangements from around 750.

Working out the number of pieces

• Count the recipients first, then decide between a bouquet each and one piece for the floor.
• Allow 2 to 5 working days for branded gifting or any custom installation, as our corporate page states.
• Order a stocked arrangement by 4:30pm if it has to arrive the same day.
• Send the trade licence and company billing details first if you are setting the company up as an account.

What do you write on an Emirati Women's Day card, in Arabic and English?

Every product page carries a field marked Write a love letter, and what you type there is printed and sent with the flowers. Open with the recipient's name and close with yours in full, because an office card is often read aloud in front of the team. One short line in Arabic and one in English covers both readers without crowding a small card.

Some arrangements, including Amicis Blush, also let you pick the notecard colour from red, pink, blue, white, green or purple. For a printed card alongside the message, Blue Note Card pairs a deep blue ground with scarlet poppy artwork at 15 dirhams, described on its own page as the quieter card, for a message that needs some restraint, which is what an office card needs.

Arabic card lines

• يوم المرأة الإماراتية سعيد، وكل التقدير لما تقدمينه في فريقنا كل يوم.
• تحية تقدير في يوم المرأة الإماراتية، من فريق العمل.
• شكرا لما تقدمينه، وللأثر الذي نراه في عملنا كل يوم.
• يوم المرأة الإماراتية سعيد يا أمي، ودام عطاؤك وحضورك في بيتنا.

English card lines

• Happy Emirati Women's Day. Your work here is seen and valued.
• With our appreciation on Emirati Women's Day, from everyone at the office.
• Happy Emirati Women's Day to the woman who holds this family together.
• Thank you for the example you set, today and every other day.

How much do Emirati Women's Day flowers cost in Dubai?

Arrangements in the pink flowers collection start at 350 dirhams, and the flowers for her edit gathers the pieces that suit the day across every price. Most designs come in four sizes, and the table below collects the sizes and prices of the arrangements in this guide.

If the office has a colour scheme to match or you want the pieces built around a theme, describe it on the Bespoke page and our designers will work to your brief, with sizes priced at 800, 1,000, 1,700 and 2,500 dirhams.

When should you order so the flowers arrive on 28 August?

You choose the delivery date, the time slot and the area on the product page itself. The table shows the latest order time for same-day delivery in each emirate.

An office order should be placed well before the date. Our corporate page asks for 2 to 5 working days on branded gifting, custom installations and event work, since specific varieties may need to be ordered in, and a stocked arrangement still needs the 4:30pm cutoff to land on the same day.

Frequently asked questions about Emirati Women's Day flowers

When is Women's Day in the UAE?

It is 28 August, and it does not move from year to year. The date marks the anniversary of the General Women's Union, which Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak established in 1975, as The National reports.

Is Emirati Women's Day the same as International Women's Day?

No. The United Nations marks International Women's Day on 8 March as a global observance. The 28 August date is the UAE's own, and gifting for it is local in tone, which is why the card usually carries an Arabic line.

What flowers are right for Women's Day?

Blush, ivory and white, with lilac as the alternative. Blush Petals runs from 550 dirhams in pink hydrangea and amaranthus, and Opaline Muse starts at 500 dirhams in white orchid, lavender and dried botanicals for a desk.

Is there a theme each year?

Yes. The National reports that a theme is set for each year, announced under the directives of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak. The flowers themselves stay neutral, so a line about the theme belongs on the card.

Can I send flowers to a whole office?

Yes. We send one bouquet per recipient with a personalised card on each, delivered across Dubai and the UAE on a schedule you set. Blush Radiance at 350 dirhams is the one that works per person.

What should I write on the card?

One line of recognition, the recipient's name at the top and yours at the bottom. For an office, something like: Happy Emirati Women's Day, your work here is seen and valued. Type it into the Write a love letter field on the product page.

What do you send a female manager?

Something white or neutral instead of pink, and nothing red. Opaline Muse in white orchid and lavender runs from 500 to 1,000 dirhams, and a card signed by the team keeps it appropriate.

Can I get Emirati Women's Day flowers delivered the same day?

Yes, for stocked arrangements. In Dubai, order by 4:30pm for the 10am to 6pm window or by 9pm for the 4pm to 11pm window. Sharjah and Ajman close at 2:30pm and 8:30pm, Abu Dhabi at 4pm and 7:30pm.

What does delivery cost outside Dubai?

Dubai is free, Sharjah is 50 dirhams, and Ajman, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Fujairah and Al Ain are 100 dirhams. The fee is chosen with the area on the product page before you add the arrangement to the cart.

How long will the flowers last in an office?

Purdue University Extension notes that heat shortens the life of cut flowers, since they age faster the warmer the room is, and that keeping them cool can double how long they last. Keep the piece out of direct sun, away from heat sources and out of drafty spots.

Further reading

• Corporate flower gifting in Dubai and how businesses order it
• Office flower subscriptions in Dubai: frequency, style and service
• Congratulations flowers for every kind of achievement
• Mother's Day flowers in Dubai and the gifts that always work
• Same-day flower delivery in Dubai and what to know before ordering