I was so excited to see Oakfield Farm latest banner as it features photos styled by Splendid Affairs. It was a wonderful day working with incredible professionals such as Custo Photos, Canvas Boutique, Renata Kuzak, Antonia Gregoriou and obviously shooting in one of the most beautiful wedding venues in South Africa – Oakfield Farm.
Here are a few more photos from this inspirational shoot:
Thank you Kat for sharing these gorgeous images! It was fun playing around and creating a rustic and woodland look for your photo shoot.
Many couples who are getting married consider pre-marital counselling. However, many couples are not religious and do not have an option of attending pre-marital counseling program offered at the religious institutions, whilst a psychologist from a private practice may be financially inaccessible to many couples. PREPARE/ENRICH programme has been used extensively by various religious organizations, Social Workers and Psychologists in private practice and the good news is that is available through trained counsellors at a far more affordable rates.
Building a successful marriage takes time and starts before a couple get married. It then requires constant attention and steadfast commitment. Understanding the expectations of both partners and how behavior affects the relationship is essential to building a firm foundation.
PREPARE/ENRICH is a customised couple assessment completed by the couple that identifies a couple’s strength and growth areas. It is one of the most widely used programs for premarital counseling and premarital education. It is also used for marriage counseling, marriage enrichment, and dating couples considering engagement. Based on a couple’s assessment results, a trained counselor provides 4-8 feedback sessions in which the counselor helps the couple discuss and understand their results as they are taught proven relationship skills.
The goals of the Prepare/Enrich Programme:
The programme usually involves 4-8 counselling/coaching sessions of approximately one hour each.
If you are interested in pre-marital counseling and you live in Johannesburg, email: evegenia@worldonline.co.za
Many wedding publications and trend forecasts tend to give a bride a false impression that having a smaller weddings will drastically reduce the cost of your wedding. This is not necessary the case and here are a two simple reasons:
1. Your venue often charges a flat venue hire fee for the day of the wedding. Many venues have a prescribed minimum amount you need to spend with them in order to have your wedding there – this amount includes venue hire, and catering. Therefore a number of guests becomes irrelevant.
2. Wedding suppliers charge an hourly rate for their services. A photographer charges for 8-10 hour of shooting on the day of your wedding, and your DJ will charge you for the number of hours he/she plays at your wedding.
The way to save money on your intimate wedding:
1. Consider a wedding day during off-season months May-September
2. Consider having your wedding on a weekday (even Friday rates are often better than Saturday rates)
If you want to find out how to plan your budget, read our budget planning tips here.
Toady is first day back at work for majority of South Africans! Welcome back and may 2012 be a prosperous year for all of you!
A creative mind needs stillness to gain clarity, as clarity of mind is vital for new and exciting designs. Over the holidays, I took time to relax and reflect. I feel so refreshed and excited about everything that 2012 has in store for me as a planner and a designer, my company and most importantly for all my amazing clients.
“Business is many things, the least of which is a balance sheet. It is a fluid, ever changing, living space, sometimes falling to crumbled lumps. The soul of a business is a curious alchemy of needs, desires, greed and gratifications mixed together with selflessness, sacrifices and personal contributions far beyond material rewards” (Harold Green, International Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1910)
This quote inspired me. During the ‘down time’ The Splendid Studio went through a metamorphosis and with the above quote in mind I am proud to present my creative space:
We all know that wedding flowers play an important role in setting the scene, the ambiance, and creating beautiful wedding atmosphere. Majority of the couples get a shock when they start shopping around for quotes. In today’s post I would like to discuss the price of flowers and try to make you understand why flowers cost so much as they do.
Read More»I saw this post on Flirty Fleurs Blog and it is just too good not to share! This one is for all the floral designers out there!
You know you are a wedding floral designer when…
- You look forward to Mondays.
- you take off your clothes at the end of a day and leaves fall out of your bra.
- when you know the difference between simple and cheap.
- when you would never take those hands in for manicure.
- you carry a design knife in your pocket, everyday!
- when you know where the back door entrance is to every church and
reception hall in town.
- when you have not slept on a friday night for 7 months straight.
- when you watch to see when there’s a wedding on the soap operas.
- when your vacation revolves around a design class, visits to other wedding florists or AIFD Symposium OR all 3 in 1 trip.
- an engaged friend tells you her wedding date and all you think about is what flowers are in season instead of saying congrats
- your trying to figure what shade of peach this is :~)
- you look at movie weddings and determine which flowers are silk and fresh.
- you pack a pair of clippers into your clutch for an evening out.
- you know when you run every conversation likes it’s a consultation…
- you can’t say what the bride wore but can describe the bouquet perfectly.#floristsmakebadweddingguests
- U know you’re a wedding floral designer when you get stopped @ airport security with a floral knife in your purse!
- when you put your arms in the “making a bridal bouquet” stance…..and part of your back goes numb
- you know you’re a florist when at ancient greek festival your kids” head wreath is awesome!
- your vehicle smells of mold no matter how clean.
- when you bring flowers on every road trip. Even camping. (and you come home with more)
- when you see an arrangement and start figuring out how it was engineered and arranged, whilst calculating how many stems of flowers you need, and how you would improve the design of course
- when you look at wedding magazine and blogs and notice creases on a tablecloth or a finger prints on a glass vase
- when you can stand in front of an arrangement for 15 minutes straight considering every flower and the way it falls, only to adjust a single head because it was not hanging the right way
Have another good one to add? Post it in the comments. We all need a good chuckle!
