happy weekend

This cheerful yellow and pink engagement shoot from Style Me Pretty - complete with 100s and 1000s and milkshakes - makes me feel happy. 

And I don't know about you, but I could do with some happy this weekend!

photography fridays #6

This week I am cheating a little with three photos. Naughty naughty.

But...I thought it would be a shame not to include all of these. This gorgeousness comes from a real Southern wedding I saw on 100 layer cake, with a bazillion strong bridal party and bales of hay and Southerny sorts of detail. The photography is from Simply Bloom, their stuff is incredible, most of it soft and romantic just like this.

I am praying for light like this on our big day. Sadly we may be disappointed, with the arrival of La Nina. Wench.

guest books/thumb prints/blogs/trees

Nicky and I have been throwing around some ideas about a guest book. Well, alternatives to a guest book. (When not working or eating or having anxiety attacks or considering petrol bombing the noisy club up the road - bloody hell it's been mad.)

Because let’s be honest, even with my above average writing skills, I can’t come up with anything better than “Good luck for the future” when writing in these nightmares at weddings.

Most of the time wedding guests are too tanked or too unimaginative to really think of something interesting and unique to write. If something unique even exists!

So is there a point?

Well yes. To starkly contradict myself. 

Every couple wants every possible record made of their big day, because it’s over so quickly. Photos, video (more about the sensibility of this in a later post) and well...books.

Here are some unique ideas, we will hopefully decide on one of these before January (holds thumbs):

The colourful "balloons" above the bicycle are actually thumb prints of the wedding guests in different, bright colours. Thanks to Champagne Taste Events' tumblr.

The very popular wedding tree guest book. Again, the guests make their thumb prints, but in this one as leaves. (As a side horror: some couples leave a note saying "leaf your thumb print". The HORROR!). I love this one particularly because of the cute birdie drawings. Thanks Green Wedding Shoes.

The guest blog. Most original idea. EVER. Love this. Although when I broached it with the Nicky, he conjured up an image of his 75 year old Granny Dot attempting this. Hilarious. Impossible. This idea also came from Green Wedding Shoes.

This probably comes closest to solving the "what to write" disaster. Where do you see us in 25 years? Although that brings up another whole set of problems, I mean you can't be honest and say "Divorced". That would definitely mean immediate ejection from the wedding reception. Teehee. From every housewives favourite jailbird, Martha Stewart.

photography fridays #5

Another beaut don’t you think?

It looks like this bride just pushed open the French windows to a cool breeze and a new, wonderful, married life...

See this wedding at Style Me Pretty.

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To everyone trying to comment on my posts and it's BOMBING OUT...

I'm sorry. Sad bunny here. My settings seem to be fine, must be an issue with Blogger. Now would be a good time to be more computer geeky me thinks :P

Feel free to email them - you know where to find me!

wedding wisdom

Thank you bijoux bride for reminding me what is important.

PS: this will be my mantra for the next two months, along with "I will not be controlling and scary and make my fiance' regret asking me to marry him" :P

spa weekend

This weekend Nicky and I went to Kievitskroon on their Summer True Romance package. Can you tell from the name it is perfect for a couple’s weekend without the kids (in our case bunny and kitty)?

It made me think of our honeymoon – one of the places we are staying at comes with our own Jacuzzi ;)

If you live in Gauteng and miss the Cape, this gorgeous place is perfect for you...

They don't call it the Winelands in Gauteng for nothing!