Bring the island vibe to your accessories with a tropical-inspired bridal bouquet. This theme exudes laid-back vibes, perfect for the chilled bride.
If you’re having a destination wedding, including flowers endemic to that region is a super sweet idea. If you’re not but just love the look, flowers like Birds of Paradise, Phalaenopsis Orchids, and Pin Cushion Proteas are popular choices. Opt for doses of colour to liven the lookup and stay on-trend.
Of course, you can’t forget to add in some leaves of greenery. Fleshy, large leaves like the Monstera, the Banana leaf and the Fiddleleaf are great additions.
Here are some beautiful bouquets to inspire you:
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Going down on one knee to propose is a special moment, one you’ll (hopefully) want to remember for a lifetime. Finding the perfect spot is the first step…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some wedding plans have been put on hold and others happened sooner than expected. If you tied the knot before your planned wedding date, this means you likely missed out on some of the traditional pre-wedding celebrations.
Typically, a bachelorette party is a celebration of the bride’s last night of singledom. But what if you’re already married?
In comes the wifelorette. A wifelorette is a party given in honour of a woman who is already married. Generally, this kind of party happens if the bride could not have a bachelorette party before her wedding.
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Wifelorettes are no different than the usual bachelorette, so let your creative juices flow and plan something that is perfect for you and your best friends. From a night out on the town to a weekend away, or even a fun scavenger hunt, anything goes.
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We know that a honeymoon is not about where you are, but who you are with. That being said, spending it in a beautiful location wouldn’t hurt. There…
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi suspended a number of services, including the solemnisation and registration of marriages until further notice. This comes as South Africa continues its second round of lockdown Level 3, as well as a second wave of COVID-19 infections worse than the first.
In a statement on Tuesday [January 12], the Minister explained that Home Affairs will now only offer priority services, as the crowds that gather daily outside the offices are a massive concern.
“At the beginning of the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, certain Home Affairs services were suspended in order to reduce the number of people who visited our offices. This was to limit the risk of their infecting each other and the staff because social distancing is difficult when you have a large crowd,” he said.
“As the lockdown levels were relaxed, we incrementally reinstated services until 01 October 2020 when we went into lockdown Alert Level 1. This is when almost all services were reinstated. Unfortunately, the impact of what we did on 01 October had the effect of taking us back to pre-COVID-19 days where huge crowds gathered at our offices while not observing any of the protocols, especially social distancing.”
Out of their 412 offices, 266 had to close at some point since the beginning of the lockdown in March 2020 because of staff members testing positive for COVID-19. Hundreds of employees have tested positive for the virus and in the first 10 days of this year alone, they have already lost seven front office employees.
“These trends and numbers are going upwards, suggesting there’s going to be an even greater demand for death certificates. Taking all these factors into consideration, the Department of Home Affairs has decided to temporarily suspend certain activities and services until further notice. This is unfortunate but we are forced by circumstances,” added the Minister.
The following services have been suspended until further notice:
– Applications of Smart ID Cards, except for matriculants
– Applications for passports, except for people who fall in the categories permitted to travel in the amended Disaster Management Act Regulations
– Marriage services such as solemnisation and registration.
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For over a decade, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have been one of the most prominent and powerful couples in Hollywood. Here’s how the pair fell in love.
DeGeneres and De Rossi met at a party back in 2000, and De Rossi told Oprah she fell in love instantaneously. However, at the time she had not come out as gay, so she could not express her feelings.
Three years later in 2004, they reconnected at VH1’s Big in ’04 Awards. At the time, DeGeneres was in a long-term relationship with photographer Alexandra Hedison and De Rossi was dating director Francesca Gregorini. However, their connection was undeniable and the pair ended their individual relationships to be together.
“She had a girlfriend and I had a girlfriend, but it wasn’t like, ‘Oh, we’re going to have an affair,’” DeGeneres explained to People Magazine. “We were just supposed to be together. It was a tough decision. I was physically getting sick because I was trying not to say anything. So I told Alex and she told Francesca. It was really hard to uproot everything.”
They went public as a couple in 2005 at the HBO Golden Globe Awards After Party. They soon moved in together.
Speaking to People Magazine, De Rossi said: “It’s the first time that I’ve known in every cell of my being that I’m with somebody for the rest of my life.”
DeGeneres and De Rossi married on August 16, 2008, soon after same-sex marriage was legalised in California. They said ‘I do’ at their Los Angeles home with only 19 guests present. Both brides wore Zac Posen outfits for the big day. Late philosopher and self-help guru Wayne Dyer officiated the ceremony.
“Today we have taken a giant step forward toward the ideal that all of us, with no exceptions, are not only created equal, but we each have the unalienable right to pursue our own happiness,” he said during the ceremony.
“I have often said that true nobility is not about being better than anyone else, it’s about being better than you used to be. With your exchange of vows today, you symbolize for many who have gone before you, who were forced to live their lives in quiet desperation, lurking in the shadows, that we as a people, are truly becoming better than we used to be.”
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