En·gage·ment noun /enˈgājmənt/engagements, plural A formal agreement to get married The duration of such an agreement – a good long engagement to give you time to be sure An arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time – a dinner engagement That’s the definition according to Google. However having lived the concept I
A while ago I wrote an article titled; ‘Dear Wedding Co-ordinators and Party Suppliers‘. In this article I brought to light the fact that there are zero to no places to hire Polaroid camera’s in Cape Town. Unfortunately this situation has not yet changed. Originally I had envisioned a camera at every table and a
I have been hiding out, and doing a damn fine job of it. Hide and Seek Level: Master. I have been getting all sorts of queries recently, including but not limited to comments such as, ‘Mutha, are you still alive?’,’ Mutha when will we see your next post?’ etc. Yes, I am very much
Why do brides carry flowers at weddings? During the 15th century people took their annual singular bath in May. As brides and grooms were still considered children they would be last to bath in their family home, after the men and women, who all shared the same bath water. So bouquets were used to
Today, I realised with a bit of a shock, that I have 3 months to get better than bikini body ready! Where the did the year go? In just three months from now, I have to order that wedding dress, or I won’t have one ( they take 4 months to be completed apparently). Now
I have never been one of those girly, girls. When my fiancé proposed and we started thinking about the sort of wedding we wanted, my primary vision didn’t stretch much further than the typical wine estate, red roses, typical dress, cake, food and ceremony. After all the weddings I have been to though, I have
Dear Wedding Co-ordinators and Party Suppliers, It has come to my attention that there is a product missing from our market, one that most brides, in fact every one of them that I have met, including myself, would like. Polaroid camera’s at their wedding. I searched high and low for anyone hiring these out
Recently I did a post on the Top ten, best-value for money wine estate wedding venues in the Western Cape . After all that searching, the fact of the matter is that, we ended up choosing not a single one of them. After visiting all of those estates, I had a few alternative venues left
Getting married is supposed to be one of the most joyous occasions of your entire life ( I do intend to do this only once and to the best of my ability) but honestly it turns out to be a very stressful time, both financially and personally. I never realised the pressure my fiancé was
As a bride you have probably started realising the same thing I did about 8 months ago, getting married is expensive. I started questioning, why this is the case. Weddings appear have become an entire multimillion rand industry, generally aimed at tourists. Perhaps its cheap for a foreigners budget, but for us poor South Africans,
We all know getting married on a wine estate is, usually the most expensive route, but for many the most desirable route to go when it comes to a wedding venue. I specifically searched for outside Cape Town city itself. After checking out about 100 estates online, downloading all of their wedding package offers and
