37 days to go

Well what can I say, everything is running all in the general direction of the wedding. Its exciting to say the least, the venue has turned out to be fantastic, great atmosphere and just what we wanted. Everyone has confirmed so we have the official guest list - now we wait and wait and wait

Troue Uitnodiging (dubbel kliek om te vergroot)

Where we stand, I suppose it depends on where we sit

Well, we have gone from Villa Francesco to Villa di Pinotage to The Tin Roof, sounds odd, we thought so as well. Three different sets of managers was all that we could handle. So where I hear you asking is this wedding going to take place, well you will just have to wait and see. Don't worry all of you who have booked tickets, it will still be in Pretoria or surrounds and the date remains the same.

The planning of these things is bound to have some hiccups, I suppose, how you roll with them is all that matters. All sorts of other interesting things have happened though. We found two fantastic photographers, the dress is finished (Mik's jy is n ster), the shoes are bought and very importantly the champagne is gathering dust in our garage - Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

So for now, thats the update

What do we want from it?

So, we got chatting today about: well everything really, so stop me if I'm talking rubbish, but here goes.

This day, our wedding day, its a journey right and its going to happen so fast. The thought then arises how are we going to remember everthing that happens that day, what is going to jog our memories 50 years down the line so that we can say with certainty that that is what we were feeling at that moment in time.

This then leads to the fact, that one picture says a million words. So, we need a photographic document (a totally to official sounding word) of everything that is going to happen that day. I'm talking about the posed photo's that are inevitably going to happen that day. I'm looking more at those private moments, those deep in thought moments that really show the emotions of the day.

Our wedding day is an epic day in our lives, its the day when two souls are joined in union, its the day when two families, who would probably never have encountered one another, if it was not for us, are joined together. All these factors lead to the conclusion that besides the obvious wedding day events, that this is a day to be remembered, to be singled out amongst all the other glorious days in our lives. The question is how do you capture these moments in a fashion that will forever tell the tale of what is going to occur on the 15th May.

This now leads to the next big appointment that has to happen, the photgrapher.

There we go, we know what we need to do, So do it baby

Where we stand now

Well, a-lot has happened. Firstly the date has moved from the 8th May to the 15th May. Why, so that no one has to make any type of choices about where they want to be and because we do not want to miss out on a party. Secondly the dress has been decided on and the material has been bought - Mariki, baie baie dankie vir al die ondersteuning, wysheid en liefde. We have possibly found a person who will bind us into this union.

Its amazing how once the decision has been made the detail follows, I think the turning point came for me when i saw myself standing there infront of the mirror in full wedding attire (ok a lot of detail still needs to be added, but the vision is there), the full force of the thought sunk in and now I know that this is a reality. For Pierre this became a reality when he proposed, knowing at that moment that everything would fall into place.

So the journey continues......................................

Over the years - Part 4

Swaziland at our favourite pub in the world June 2008























The only time that you will see Cleopatra and a
punk arm in arm (Jacques Bday May 2009)


















Durban July 09

Over the years - Part 3

Jacques B-Day May 2009

Vida 26th, Moonprint mini rockfest (note the sudden change to brunette)

Nutsie Beach, Knysna, December 2008, chill baby chill

Otter Trail (Otter Botter) December 2008, Hut 4, WOW