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Why not use old music sheet notes to wrap your favours, then tie fancy ribbon around the package and add a “Thank You” tag – voila you are done!

Photograph by Kat Forsyth

Follow these very easy steps to create this gorgeous rose box which can become a centerpiece, or a gifts table decoration, or even a ring pillow!

For more inspirational ideas flip through the digital pages of Splendid Affairs February Issue.

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Splendid Affairs is a free bridal publication packed with inspirational ideas, wedding planning tips and real life weddings.

This month’s bridal fashion shoot took place at Shepstone Gardens, featuring bridal wear by Dimity and Wedding Connexion. Sam Scaife of Lashline exercised her make-up artistry on our models, whilst  Kat Forsyth’s photographic talent can be seen throughout the pages of this digital magazine.

This wedding magazine is put together by Evegenia Poplett of Splendid Affairs Wedding Planning Company.

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This brilliant wedding magazine is FREE and packed with great advice for brides palnning their own wedding.

Great professional advice, real weddings, stationery ideas, wedding flowers and decor and much more!

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Find out how you can enter your wedding photos into this competition click here

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In South Africa most brides choose to have round table at their wedding reception. The general feeling is that round tables are more sociable and more acceptable. However, the latest trend shows that more and more brides are favoring the sweep of long tables over a sea of rounds seating ten. Read the rest of this entry »

Arum Lily is an elegant and beautiful flower. It is highly effective in creating modern and beautiful arrangements. The drawback is that in South African coloured Arum Lilies are scarce and it is often difficult to guarantee that a bride would be able to source Arum Lilies in any other colour but the traditional white and green.

This often limits its use for the brides with other colour schemes, but I have a perfect solution to this problem:

By using beads and crystals you can colour co-ordinate this gorgeous flower to suit your wedding colour scheme.

I was reading an international blog by a fellow florist this weekend I was quite surprised that by the suggested amounts spent in the USA on flowers alone. It seems like a majority of budget for floral arrangements and decor was around  $15 000 ( about R112 500)  prior to the recession, but the couples are slashing their budgets to around $5 000 (about R35 500). Now, I do not know the costs of flowers in the USA, nor the labour costs or other levies, however I do know that in South Africa most couples will not spend anything close to R35 000 on their wedding blooms. Read the rest of this entry »

Once the excitement of your engagement settles a bit, you will probably feel incredible pressure from the anticipating looks, expecting phone calls and other forms of targeted attention from your friends all waiting to be asked to be your bridesmaid.

Most of my clients  were looking for guidance and asked what is an acceptable number of bridesmaid. This is a difficult question to answer and many factors need to be considered. You bridal party may be as small or as big as you wish. Perhaps you have many close friends, and perhaps it was your childhood dream to be each others bridesmaids. However, if you are in your 30s, chances are that you could be happier with one Matron of Honour, or a smaller bridal party.

However, another important factor to consider is your budget. If you wish for your bridesmaids to wear traditional matching dresses and accessories, then it is the bride’s responsibility to pay for the garments to be either purchased, or made. Do not forget that your bridesmaids will require a professional make-up artist and hair stylist on the day of the wedding too.

If you can afford this, then you are extremely lucky and your dilemma ends at being honest with yourself  and having the courage to ask only your truly dear friends or family members to be in your bridal party, and not feel guilty over your decision. Read the rest of this entry »