Entries from October 2009 ↓
October 29th, 2009 — make up, tips and tricks
I know there are a lot of women who do not wear make up except on special occasions- but I love mine and I wear it every day!
I do make up occasionally for brides or for photoshoots and its so much fun- so for those of you who do wear make up, I thought I’d post some little tips and tricks I have learned…
How many times have you bought a shade of eyeshadow that looks simply spectacular in the compact, but nowhere near as gawjiss and divine on your eyelid?
What you do is dampen your applicator brush or sponge slightly and then apply!
Not only will it last a little longer on your lid- but it’ll look a lot more like it does in the compact!
October 24th, 2009 — ideas, links, outrageous ideas, planning
You can register on the knot and keep up with trends, ideas and information as well as view thousands of photographs of everything from bridal accessories to flowers! With a simple set of steps, you can also build your own personalised “wedsite” on which you can share planning information, registry details and post photos!
This blog is a fairly recent “discovery”, and what she does is post photographs of weddings she deems are worthy of Rock ‘n Roll Bride status!Lemme tell you something… when I go onto her site I simply cannot leave! I just have to look at every wedding and engagement photosession she’s blogged! I’ve picked up on some simply glorious ideas browsing her photos. I am seriously hoping that mine and Glugster’s wedding will be worthy of her site next year.
Flights Of Fancy is another idea-type blog that I found recently, and I also cannot get enough of her colour palettes and inspiration boards! Stunning!
Offbeat Bride is a blog I discovered a while ago, and one I love visiting! Ideas, tips, photographs… simply marvellous! And they have a book out I am simply dying to get my hands on!!
October 21st, 2009 — ideas, links, our wedding, photography
We’re going to have one of these made: Designer Album
Thankfully we have hired a really incredible wedding photographer, and she will be doing the album for us- as well as two small versions for each of our parents.
October 18th, 2009 — planning, suppliers, venues
Its styled to look like a medieval castle, and it has the Hennops River flowing through it gently. The trees along the river make for some wonderful photographs, as well as their water features and some special “hidden” spots for photographs.
Both the larger chapel and the larger reception hall (they have two of each) are both more than big enough for our 150 strong guestlist, and they are prepared to do a plated dinner rather than a buffet, which is what we would like. The dancefloor is nice and big- which is very important- and our guests will be comfortably seated with ample space between the tables.
The big chapel is massive- with a 35M aisle- but it put me off a wee bit. It seems to have a strong Catholic influence, and whilst I have no problem with the artworks themselves, neither my Glugs nor I are churchgoers, and I don’t know how keen I am on having the massive pictures in my ceremony photographs.
What we don’t know is what it will look like in winter, since we’re getting married in July… and the other downfall for us is that there are no places on the property for the bride to get dressed and there are no overnight facilities either. There are lots of nice B&B type places in the area, but its not what we want.
They’re also not the cheapest we’ve found. For a small wedding, their pricing format of charging per head would be ideal, but when you have a big guestlist this starts getting a little hectic.
October 17th, 2009 — links, planning, suppliers, venues
My photography mojo was seriously off this weekend… but here’re some shots anyway.
River Place is well signposted and easy to find, and its close to Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Its chapel could be prettier, and looks like its been converted from a conference room to a chapel as the need arises, but there’s nothing some flowers and a little drapery can’t fix!
The al Fiume Italian restaurant is where the reception will take place, and its literally on the edge of the Hennops river.
The constant sound of the river in the background is wonderful, and the property has several beautiful spots for photographs, including a little secluded spot with a waterfall. You can also have an outdoor ceremony overlooking the river next to the restaurant.
Unfortunately it won’t do for our wedding, because whilst the chapel is big enough to seat all our guests, the reception venue is too small. It would mean putting half our guests out on the deck under the thatch (with those mushroom heaters that I loathe), and the rest inside. The dancefloor would then be outside, with no roof… not such a good idea with a winter wedding. And if we split them, half our guests would not be able to see what’s going on without getting out of their seats.
It is definitely worth a look if you have a smaller guestlist that ours.
