Category: Wedding DIY

DIY Wedding Flowers
16 Apr 2013

DIY Corner: Grow Your Own Wedding Flowers

Why go to the trouble when your local flower stall will have all you need and more? I thought along these lines, until I mistakenly grew a bed of sunflowers. Amongst what we feed our chickens, I sprinkle the type of ...

Paper Flower Bouquet
12 Apr 2013

The Alternate Bouquet

If you’re feeling a little whimsical and would like to break a couple of typical wedding traditions, then why not consider ditching that hefty bunch of flowers for something a little more fun to walk down the aisle ...

Save the date cards
22 Mar 2013

Save The Date Cards – What Are They Actually For?

Save the date cards are the more recent rendition of the endless phone calls your mother would have made to the likes of Aunt Dot to allow ample warning that their usual bowls or bingo meet on the particular Saturday on ...

Glitter Confetti
26 Feb 2013

Quirky Confetti

The throwing of confetti is one of the more traditional wedding practices that we perform today but it is certainly a practice that that can be jazzed up with a little bit of creative imagination. If you aren’t one ...

Rose Petal Confetti
13 Feb 2013

Choosing Confetti

Ah confetti! Throwing things at the bride and groom as they walk out of the wedding ceremony and into their new life together is a strange but lovely tradition, and it is one that no wedding would be complete without. ...

Bride to Be using iPad
6 Feb 2013

Great Apps To Gear You Up For Your Wedding

Brides Wedding Genius 2.0 Great if you want something visual to get you into the mood and give you inspiration for wedding dresses, rings, and honeymoon destinations. Over 1 100 different wedding gowns let you search ...

Protea Bouquet
4 Feb 2013

Simply Beautiful Bouquets

Ah the bouquet! Traditionally flowers weren’t used for the bouquet at all, but instead strong smelling herbs like garlic and thyme were used to ward off evil spirits. Another story tells us that flowers were once used ...

Peonies
25 Jan 2013

Five Simple Yet Elegant DIY Table Pieces

While elaborate centrepieces constructed out of intricately woven flowers and ribbons certainly have their place in the wedding industry, these time-heavy decorations can prove to be a little much for those brides who ...

deciding-on-flowers
7 Jan 2013

Plan Your Own Wedding Reception – The Basics

Not all of us are going to hire wedding planners. Some of us don't want them, others of us can't afford them and don't want the fuss. At the start, faced with a RECEPTION to plan, things can feel more than a little ...

Wedding Boutonniere
16 Nov 2012

You’ll Love These 5 DIY Wedding Ideas

Whilst there are brides who just don't do DIY, there are others for whom the very idea of being able to craft every little bit of their wedding gives them a thrill. Judging from the pictures of these weddings all over ...

wedding-invites
17 May 2012

Making Your Own Wedding Invitations

Wedding invites have come full circle. From the formal embossed affairs that made it to your front door via the postal service, to a simple sms or email without any of the squiggles, bows and sequinned stars, and back ...

az-wedding-guide
8 May 2012

The Irreverent A-Z Wedding Guide: South Africa

If you're a bride with a sense of humour you need to get yourself a copy of The Irreverent A-Z Wedding Guide: South Africa written by Francesca Bourke and Martin Heller. Who is this book for? It's for those brides ...

Wedding Photo Booth
25 Nov 2011

The wedding photo booth

This is a great idea for a wedding. Yes, you must still have your formal wedding photographer, but think how much fun it is for you and your guests to have a booth at your disposal for those fun moments that don't seem ...

Non floral bouquets
30 Aug 2011

Non-floral bouquets

Never thought of that, did you? Bouquets without flowers. Now there will be those amongst you who won't even bother reading further. The very thought of a march down the aisle without a bouquet an assault on your very ...

Non-traditional weddings
12 Aug 2011

Dare to be different – Non-traditional weddings

Not everyone wants the Big White Wedding. There are various reasons why you might want to break with tradition and remain away from church and a reception hall - this is your second wedding, or you want to keep it ...

heart-shaped-cookies
10 Aug 2011

Heart-shaped Biscuits

What about heart-shaped biscuits with a message of love and happiness on them? Homemade biscuits cut into heart shapes with a gorgeous glazed icing on top and powder like icing with the basic effect of a zoo-biscuit in ...

Beach Wedding
9 Aug 2011

How to make outdoor weddings picture perfect

Outdoor weddings and a venue in South Africa virtually go hand-in-hand. Only in winter with a wedding in Cape Town are you taking a bit of a risk, and even then you will probably strike it lucky. But when it is ...

The After Party
3 Aug 2011

The After Party – the party after the party

Everyone is still humming about the latest Royal Wedding's After Party - the party after the reception - and the fact that Buckingham Palace was transported into a night club by Prince Harry that had the new Duke of ...

Design your own Wedding Dress
29 Jul 2011

Design your own Wedding Dress

The day I went wedding dress hunting was the day I realized that it was not going to be as easy as I thought. There are so many things to consider - Price, Style, Size, Can I keep IT? Most of all, do I feel GORGEOUS in ...

weddings-101
25 Jul 2011

Weddings 101 – Tips & secrets from an award-winning Wedding Planner

This might be the best R350.00 you will spend on your entire wedding! Find out directly from an award-winning, professional Wedding Planner how to plan your wedding in a cost effective way. Avoid costly mistakes, find ...

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