A bride can change her mind

June 23, 2008 | 7 Comments

My previous blog said that I didn’t want any flowers at my wedding. But after we saw the venue, I changed my mind. Now, I want flowers. LOL

Wedding ideas with Pine Corns ?

June 23, 2008 | 3 Comments

I have had a thought, Pine trees grow in Modderfontein everywhere… So, I thought I could use them somehow to make my day extra special, since we are having a picnic ?

Having fun in your wedding dress

June 23, 2008 | 11 Comments

How many of us just have our photos taken at the venue and reception, and of course where you get dressed. … BUT has anyone thought of actually having FUN in your dress?

Not having your posed pictures, and not just normal ones.. I mean like going to places close-by your venue, and just have fun shots taken in your dress?

JUST having fun

Under the dress?

June 23, 2008 | 15 Comments

I am losing weight now Finally - Thank you MRZ Queenbee…… I have been playing with the idea on wearing something extra special underneath the dress…

Fabulous Favours

June 23, 2008 | 6 Comments

Calling all party animals!!!

Wed Bull - What a fabulous idea for your table. This can be given as the favours for your guests and will save you if you have a bar tab.

It can be presented on the table with a jagermeister and a personalised WED Bull. I have recently been so busy with this idea - its very popular at the mo :)

I love it when people give me stuff!

June 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

Sorry I’ve been a bit absent lately! It’s been an oddly hectic week, and when it wasn’t hectic I just felt tired. Anyway, the week before last I was chatting to this lady at work about candles, and I mentioned that it might be cheaper if I just bought el cheapo candles and melted them down and set them in little glass holders, rather than BUYING them like that, and she said, “Oh, I have a bunch of half-burnt candles from my daughter’s wedding; do you want those?” So I said yes please, of course, but what was great was when she brought them most of them are barely burnt down at all! Seriously, once they’re lit you won’t even notice that they weren’t new. So I’m just going to use them like that, none of this melting and setting nonsense :-) Three green shopping bags full! I have candles coming out the wazoo.

I could do this on every table if I wanted to! Except not with the glass jars.

Then (I love this lady) we got talking about petticoats, and how Bride & Co wants R500 for a petticoat, and she immediately offered to lend me her daughter’s one too! I tried it on the other day and it’s perfect! So whoohoo, freebies on two pretty big items (you know, not big like photography or food, but big enough for me to be thrilled!) Anyone else get some awesome free gifts or loans for their wedding?

Your Vision

June 21, 2008 | 3 Comments

So, this week I had the most horrible experience with a web designer whose services I enlisted to give my existing website a facelift. The results were not acceptable to me, and after 2 attempts to correct the the mishaps, I had to hire somebody else.

This experience reminded me yet again about the way our minds work. We are all very different and perceive things differently. Our thought patterns, our visions are different. It is not to say that one is better or worse, but just different. It is in respecting this very basic principle that a lot of understanding and great results can come about.

Often, the hardest thing I have to do with a client is to make her/him understand that in order for the grand vision to materialise, it is imperative to be specific in communicating the grand vision. I am not a mind reader. When I meet a bride for the first time and ask her about her vision for her wedding and the answer is ‘I don’t know’ - I do not believe that. We all have ‘visions’.

However, nothing is worse than a bride that has been planning her wedding for 10 months and with only 2 months to go hires a wedding planner. When I ask her about her vision (assuming that in 10 months she has come up with one) and her the proud… “it’s all in my head” kind of reply - I just want to scream.

The professionals in this industry are not mind readers, but we do want to make brides happy. We all want is to make our brides happy! Our biggest frustrations arise from the lack of communication. We are expected to create a ‘vision’ without given any information. One bride ( I ended up turning her down) would not even share her vision for the fear of me stealing her ideas and profiting from it. She really did want to have one of a kind wedding.

Communication is important. Do not assume that your service provider ’sees’ the same picture as you do. Our minds are incredibly creative, but also very diverse. Your ‘picture perfect’ in your mind might not correspond with theirs. Find pictures, and if you came up with something yourself… draw it… Yes, take a pencil and a paper and draw it! Together with your service provider you will be able to come up with something totally unique and incredibly personal! For exampe, when you meet with your florist make sure to take pictures before your appointment. The florist will have great suggestions how to modify flower arrangements once he/she ’sees what direction you want to be heading. At the mock-up… speak up… voice your opinions and make suggestions… don’t be wishy-washy… this your wedding we are talking about!

Be specific and direct- want results. And if you are shy and have difficulties voicing your concerned - don’t be. You are paying for a service (be it decor, make-up, hair, etc), and you want the best results. I can assure you that people will listen. Especially when you provide constructive criticism… so instead of “I don’t like it”or “I don’t think this works”… rather focus on the changes that can be made. Be specific!

And if it still doesn’t work, then find another service provider. Someone who will share your vision!

A day at the beach

June 20, 2008 | 5 Comments

If I lived in my perfect fantasy world, getting married on the beach would have been my ultimate dream. Ahh, the waves gently crashing, the warm sand between my perfectly pedicured feet, sunny skies and well, to sum it all up, pure paradise!

Photo by Aneta Blaszczyk

I’d wear all white (surprise, surprise), something thats fresh and flowy and I might even go for a bikini as a top with a beautiful skirt? The guys would be in beige or white, preferably linnen with the hem of their pants messily rolled up, revealing thier ankles. I’d have my hair in curls, my make up minimal and go barefoot. Of course, blue would be the prominent colour, maybe even a splash of lilac and yellow.

Bridesmaids

June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

My two sisters are my bridesmaids, and honestly I could not think of two better people to accompany down the isle. We have always been very close, we used to throw these awesome parties together and just generally hang out all the time. We were our parent’s worst nightmare with only having strength in numbers and could be anything to our own way.

Unfortunately both my bridesmaids are overseas and neither is being very supportive. The one is not what you would call a “girly girl” and the other is gallivanting overseas and constantly traveling! I try to send them emails and ask for their opinion but I generally get no response.

I have been very understanding and asking for their opinion on nothing really too important, they only thing I really wanted them to have a say in were their dresses. Now I love my sisters and do not feel the need to put them in a sack. I want them to feel confident and sexy and I want to get them something that they will wear again. So I email them the final 3 dresses and they don’t respond!

So after a week I have re-emailed them a link to ‘bridesmaids 101’ and this awful dress to try and sock them into responding. Let’s see if they respond…

Even with all of this said and done, I still would only choose them as my bridesmaids. They are my first playmates and I know that they will always be there no matter what and I truly love them for that. I just wonder if I am not letting sentiment drive me a little too far?

Second hand designer gowns

June 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

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Guest blog by Joletta-Luise from Designer RE-Sale
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Every bride deserves to walk down the aisle in an amazing dress on her wedding day. Sadly not everyone can afford the crazy prices that most of the best designers and wedding dress boutiques offer.
Until now…

Recently I launched a new concept with regards to “previously owned” wedding dresses for sale ‘privately’.

I have noticed how many brides try to sell their dresses after they have worn them once to try and get some of their money back, most are unsuccessful as there is just not enough time to put into marketing the dress properly + most potential buyers are wary of a private sale – not to mention the safety concerns.

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