Weddings are exciting days for family and friends to come together to celebrate love. All this attention can become a bit overwhelming for couples, however.
Couples wanting a little bit of privacy will benefit from a sweetheart table. A sweetheart table is a small table designed to only seat the newly married couple. This setup allows newlyweds to have a special moment away from guests. It offers intimacy and alone time, which is so valuable especially as guests will be swarming with their well wishes.
Extend the decor of the overall wedding day with your sweetheart table, and go big with unique chairs, awnings and floral detail. Remember, the day is all about you so have some fun! Here are a few ideas to inspire you:
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Birthdays are a special day for many people. We get to feel our best, be spoiled, and we’re celebrated just for being born. Adding a proposal to a day as special as this makes it all the more amazing. Metro FM show host Lerato Kganyago had this fairytale experience last week.
Following social distancing rules, Kganyago is currently hosting her Metro FM show from her bedroom. On Wednesday, July 22 she stuck to her routine and got on with her work. But little did she know, a surprise awaited her after.
Once she left her room, she found her home covered in balloons and flowers. As she made her way down the staircase, words describing her covered them. “Hard worker, self-motivated, kind, joyful, strong, lovable, content, generous, intelligent, nurturer, blessed, compassionate, loving, Lerato”, were written on the steps.
With music playing in the background, she eventually found “Will you marry me again?” written in gold on the floor.
Kganyago was completely taken by surprise. “While I was in my bedroom doing my radio show!!! This was happening downstairs and I had NO CLUE!” she wrote on Instagram.
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In May, Kganyago announced that she had split from her partner Thami Ndala, after they had been married for two months. In a statement, she wrote, “It is with sadness that we announce that Thami and I have decided to go our separate ways. We have come to realise that our different priorities and workloads have not afforded us the time to invest in our relationship. We will continue to care deeply for each other, and look forward to growing our friendship. We have nothing more to say on this subject and hope that our privacy will be respected during this difficult time.”
Shortly thereafter, there was speculation that they had gotten back together.
Now, it seems clear that the pair have reunited and are planning another trip down the aisle since the words read “will you marry me again” appeared in the video, indicating they had been married before.
Kganyago prefers to keep her private life to herself and out of the spotlight, and she made it clear in May that she was frustrated with all the speculation about her private life. She has not tagged or mentioned her groom to be in her Instagram posts recently either.
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Princess Beatrice of York shocked the world when she married beau Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in secret this past weekend. The pair were forced to cancel their big day scheduled for May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and instead had an intimate celebration with 20 guests.
For her big day, Princess Beatrice honoured her grandmother, her Majesty the Queen in two ways. She customised her grandmother’s vintage Norman Hartnell dress to use as her wedding gown and she wore her grandmother’s tiara, known as the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara.
This kokoshnik-style tiara is special for the Royal family as its the very one Queen Elizabeth wore on her own wedding day to Prince Philip back in 1947. It was originally made for Queen Mary in 1919 by British jewelers Garrard and Co., and was fashioned from a diamond necklace gifted to Queen Mary on her wedding day by Queen Victoria in 1893.
A then-princess Elizabeth became the next royal to wear the tiara when she chose it as her ‘something borrowed’ for her big day in 1947. As she was getting ready for her ceremony, the diamond tiara snapped. It was rushed to the court jeweler, who was able to repair it an time for the ceremony.
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Princess Anne was the next royal to don the tiara on her big day when she married Mark Phillips in 1973. Princess Beatrice is the latest royal to wear the tiara, honouring her grandmother in the process.
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A wedding day is about celebrating the love between two people. It can also be an incredible opportunity to give back. Here are six ways to utilise your wedding day for the greater good.
1. Swap presents for donations
Rather than ringing up an expensive registry, ask guests to donate to a charity of your choice. This action is two-fold. A wedding registry may contain items that are financially unviable for some guests. Rather than unknowingly putting them under financial pressure, a donation allows them to dictate the amount they are able to spend. Whether it’s a local animal welfare organisation or charity, any bit goes a long way. Asking for donations rather than presents is a selfless way of giving back.
2. Go as green as you can
An eco-friendly wedding is one way to ensure you give back to Mother Nature. You can opt for a full, off-the-grid wedding or you can incorporate eco-friendly elements. Choose a venue that operates on solar power, that way you know you won’t be burning any unnecessary fossil fuels on your special day. Opt for a cruelty-free caterer, one the works in close proximity to the venue would be ideal. This ensures your wedding has a decreased carbon footprint. Serve vegan alcohol. There are a variety of vegan wines available in South Africa, along with other spirits for when the party get started. For other ways to go green, read here.
3. Before your wedding day, take the bridal party on a charitable outing
Yes the pre-wedding build up is always an eventful time. We aren’t suggesting cancelling your boozy bachelorette or bachelors. Rather, get both the parties involved for a day of doing good. Help out at a soup kitchen, work in a community garden or help out at an animal shelter for one day before the wedding. It’s a brilliant way for everyone to bond and spend some quality time together before the big day.
4. Swap favours for plants
Rather than handing out thank-you favours at the end of your wedding, send everyone home with a plant. Succulents make for excellent parting gifts. They are so easy to grow and require very little maintenance. These plants are brilliant for the environment because they don’t need that much water to survive. Succulents such as the desert rose, spekboom, jade plant, jelly bean plant, zebra plant, Echeveria ‘Raindrops’ and Aeonium haworthii ‘Tricolor’ are all examples of hassle-free plants.
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5. Ensure your vendors source locally and ethically
You’re going to be throwing a lot of money into your wedding day, make sure it lines the pockets of those who really need it rather than a massive corporate that doesn’t really need the sale. By selecting vendors who source locally and ethically, you’ll be helping to build a small business. In South Africa there are so many creative entrepreneurs who are overlooked for the larger companies. Choose your vendors wisely and take some extra time to see what else is out there.
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