A Touch of Mehndi

One of the most exiting parts of having an Indian wedding is the experience of having the mehndi done.

I had my trial done on Monday and I am in awe of the work these talented woman do. The most interesting part of the experience was learning how Nikita came to practice the art of mehndi, "I was doodling at a cousins wedding..." at which point an elder pulled her a side and began to teach her the fine art of painting the elegant designs onto brides hands and feet.

Have a look at some of the photos that were taken by Wesley Poon on my Mehndi Evening, the night before my wedding.

Enjoy!

The Photos You Don't Get to See ;)

The best part about wedding photos have to be those candid shots that the photographer just has to take, whether you want him/her to or not!

Here are some wedding candid shots I thought I would share with you for some laughs this new year! The most famous being "The Bride Carrying Her Dress, Elegantly Of Course!"

Hope you enjoy!

The most elegant - the bride lugging her heavy dress around

Notice anything strange about this shot :)

Walking thought the street a gust of wind caught all of us off guard!

Another one of those elegant "show some leg while carrying my large dress around" shots

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

Flower Girls and Tutus... made with love ;)

Having had the desire from... lets say day one, to become a world famous fashion designer, I thought that my wedding would be the best opportunity to put my sewing and design skills to the test! (I had a trial run for my sister's wedding last year when I took three plain dresses and dolled them up with red rose detail on the skirts and a cute red band around the waist).

Not wanting to "bite off more than I could chew" I decided on ready made white dresses from Woolworths and then I would add cute button details to the flowers, change the plain buttons on the dresses and, oh yes, construct a tutu from scratch!

It took some time and vast amounts of research but I finally managed to put together four cute tutu's that added that touch of "fairy, princess-like glamour" that my flower girls needed. The process, though tiresome, was in the end rewarding! The moral of this post - add a touch of you to your event. For me it was fashion, my family and friends understood that there was no way any member of my bridal party would wear a thing without my say, input and of course, designer touch!

Renelle Rampersad - A Bollywood Romance

These are some of the beautiful photos Renelle got of Shalin and I at Summer Place for our Indian Wedding Ceremony.

This wedding started as you would most wedding do in the middle of summer, prayers, wishes and a bit of superstitious acts in the hopes that it doesn't rain, but because in life we don't get everything we want, despite having already set up the outdoor ceremony area, half an hour before the ceremony was about to begin, the heavens opened up and showered us with its love :)

Even though our wedding was completely rained out :( some how we still managed to have an amazing ceremony, gorgeous sunset photos and of course our reception was as colorful and intriguing as I planned!

Have a look and let me know what you think!

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In the City of Love - Bruno Gila Photography

Having done a ton of research and being inspired by the New York wedding setting, Shalin and I chose to do our photos in Newtown, Johannesburg. These photos displayed the beauty and culture of South Africa's oldest city and gave Shalin and I a new found love for "downtown Johannesburg". We then followed up the downtown shoot with an uptown shoot in the streets of Sandton. Sandton provided the modern edge to the shoot which we loved!

Bruno was a fantastic photographer who worked to the plan we set out ensuring we got exactly what we wanted, my sister's affectionalty refer to him as the "perfect bridesmaid"

Here are just a couple of the awesome photos Bruno Gila took on our wedding day...

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Enjoy :)