Something Blue

What Not to Wear: At Weddings

A white dress (or anything that could under any circumstances be mistaken for a wedding dress)

A really conservative suit (too corporate for an elegant event)

Anything too short and too tight (and this is white too! eek!)

Jeans (way too casual for an elegant event, no matter how you swing it!)

An upstager dress (now this is just a no no, your day will come)

Anything in only black (black to a wedding is touch and go, it could be too funeral like if not paired with anything else)

Read More http://www.glamour.com/weddings/blogs/save-the-date/2010/05/5-things-you-should-never-wear.html#ixzz1w5zfJYC3

Indian Wedding Dress

The crazy shopping in India finally lead to the dress that I fell in love with. I had decided even before we began planning the wedding that I was not going to wear red. I wanted to do something different - pink maybe.

But then I found it, with its gold detailing, beadwork and elegant shades. I was in love. 

See some of the images below that highlight some of the detail on the dress.

Wedding Hangers

I absolutely love this idea!

Why not get your hands on these gorgeous wedding hangers for your wedding dress and his wedding suit, the best part, you can keep and reuse in your marital home after the wedding. Awesome :)

Elegant Hair on your Wedding Day

I absolutely love this do for an elegant wedding day look, the flowers and jagged french plait work beautifully! :)

Inspiration to Realisation - The Wedding

The Vision Board

The Invitation

The Main Table

The Food

The Dress

Hair and Make-up

 The Shoes

 Something Blue

 The Rings

 The Tables

 The Cake

 Entertainment

 The Favours

Inspiration ~ Realisation

For a bit of fun and to prove that with a little bit of Vision - all of your dreams can come true. I have posted some of my "Inspiration" and "Realisation" photos for you to browse through.

Hope these inspire you to find those elements that would make your event perfect, put them on a photo board, computer desk top, notebook, or anywhere really where you will look at them everyday and be inspired to turn your dreams into a reality - a little bit of Personal Mastery for events really :)

Happy planning!

THE WEDDING DRESS

 

THE BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES

THE GROOMSMEN

From India with Love

The result of having both an Indian and a Greek wedding is that both cultural and traditional elements HAVE TO BE fulfilled 100%.

Here in South Africa, most Indian families make the trip to India to spoil both the bride and the groom with gorgeous, and cheap, outfits from their beautiful land - but one things for sure, Indian or not, you need to prepare yourself for the whirl wind you are about to embark on!

From the moment we landed to the time we got back on the plane, India was full of surprises! I spent the first three days in India, with the in laws, on the verge of tears - too much, too quick! From one store to the next I didn't know if I was coming or going!

The reality is that there is so much to see and so much you want to do that it becomes overwhelming. In the end we spent most of our time in a four-story shop called Paneeri (thanks to some recommendations from friends) and ended up buying the entire wedding parties outfits from this store (I'm talking about bride, groom, grannies, sisters, aunties, uncles, nieces, nephews - you name it, we bought it!).

The thing is, I guess you need to experience it but if you can't bear the thought of the chaos just before your wedding, there are option:

1. Just go to one great store like Paneeri in Mumbai where everything you will need is under one roof

2. Organise a planned shopping trip with specialist based in India who will drive you around and negotiate on your behalf. After this trip  I have begun making contact with local shopping assistants to put together some wedding shopping trips from South Africa to India just to make life that much more easier! Ill post more info on this as it develops!

The main thing is to enjoy the experience and even though you may deny it when you are in the middle of everything thats happening around you, when you get back home, believe me you will be planning you future daughters trip for her wedding day!

Happy planning!

G