Dubai-based influencers and couple, Anas Marwah and Asala Maleh, hosted their second child’s gender reveal party at Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa.
Gender reveals are not a new phenomenon. However, it has increased in popularity in recent years. Instead of finding out whether their bundle of joy is going to be a girl or a boy at an ultrasound appointment, many parents choose to host parties to celebrate the special surprise.
Anas and Asala, who have a family YouTube channel called Anasala Family, did not do the typical balloon pop or smoke canon surprise. They took their reveal a step further.
They had the tallest tower in the world light up blue after an animated countdown, to unveil that they were having a baby boy, reports Arab News.
The Burj Khalifa’s official page on Twitter said: “The big news just can’t get bigger than this as the world’s tallest building lights up to reveal the biggest gender reveal ever! Congratulations Anas Marwah and Asala Maleh.”
The big news just can’t get bigger than this as the world’s tallest building lights up to reveal the biggest gender reveal ever! Congratulations @AnasMarwah and @AsalaMaleh pic.twitter.com/QPodSAFX9q
— Burj Khalifa (@BurjKhalifa) September 9, 2020
The couple, who welcomed their first child, Mila, in 2018, was surrounded by only a few family members and friends at the reveal.
In a YouTube video that has so far reached over 10 million views, the family shared behind-the-scenes clips with their 7.54 million subscribers.
They said they have been working on this project for over a month and a half.
“We wanted to do something unique and memorable so that we can all look at it in the future and remember what we built as a family,” Asala told viewers.
Anas added: “I ask Asala every day, ‘Who are we to be (reflected) on the Burj Khalifa? Why us and not anyone else?’”
The couple thanked their supporters saying: “Without you, none of this would have been possible.”
