Wedding Diary 1

So alot has happened as far as the wedding is concerned, to others, i would seem crazy as the wedding is only taking place on the 29th October 2011. But hey i am a perfectionist and even though nothing in life is perfect we can atleast try to get things as close to perfect as possible. That is why i have decided along with my partner on quite a few things already. People might ask why we would want certain things but our MAIN aim's for our wedding is unique and different. So we are, well i am, trying to have our wedding as unique and different as possible.

Right we have visited three venues already, namely Welgelee, Webersburg & Hathersage. I will admit that all three of these venues viewed was absolutely beauty. Welgelee (www.welgelee.com) allows us to bring in our own decor people and caterers which is the idea we have and want. They give a whole bunch of added things with the set venue price. The scenery is beautiful as the venue is set in a place called Klapmuts. we have the view of the mountains behind us as well as other wineyards. They also have horses which runs around in the back of their reception lapa (very nice). The down fall of the place is that its small and gives a sense of squashed feeling. It is suitable, but to us, for small and romantic, close and initimate weddings only. It definitely is ideal for those types of weddings but not for our wedding and the amount of guests we plan on inviting. we dont think that Welgelee would be the place for us however out of the three venues it takes the 2nd spot for obvious reasons that their rates and allowances are exactly what we are looking for.

Webersburg (www.webersburg.co.za) also set in the stellenbosch area is last on our list not only is it over our budget by three times but their additives is not exactly what we want. We are also not allowed to use our own caterer so you can imagine just how much they charge per person for the meals. the views and venue is nice dont get me wrong but we would like our guest driving towards the place and along side it saying before they even get inside "this is gawain and cindy" . Our guests will definitely not be saying that when they see this place instead they will say that we are trying to pretend we are people that we are not and never will be. So that is why unfortunately they have our number three spot.

As they say you save the best for last, saturday the 8th May 2010 we view our third and instantly number 1 venue. Hathersage House (www.hathersage.co.za) set in the lush and quiet tranquil area of Somerset West. Not only is the venue closer to where Gawain lives but most of our guests live near there as well. They also allow us to bring our own catering and do our own decor and the place is just a jaw dropper. We had our viewing at 12h30 and at 10pm the evening i was still dumbstruck over the beauty of the place. As we drove in, we drove along a river and on both sides of us theres vines and trees and oh my hat nothing i can say will make up for the beauty of the venue. The place is amazing, both of us fell inlove with the place and we have been invited to come and view it again when there is an evening function just to see how it looks like at night. However as far as i am concerned we have found our venue and will in the words of my partner " i think we have found our venue". We have a provisional booking with this place and hopefully by the end of the week we will know whether this is going to be the venue for our big day or not. 9 outta 10 times it is going to be the one we are going to get married at.

Once we have decided on a venue, i believe everything else will fall into place and once that happens i know everything will go smoothly and fall into place as it rightfully should. I hope this all works out the way we want it to, so it can be as memorable as possible and as amazing as we want it to be. As we are only getting married once~~

Wedding Plans

Unofficially i am getting married on the 29th October 2011. That date is of course of significance and even though we are a year and a half away. This blog will help me vent and also be a reminder after the wedding of everything that i have been through.

Right i found out December 2009 that my loving boyfriend wants to marry me. However it took us alot to get to that point and for him to actually bring up the so called M word. lol i dont know what it is with men and marriage but maybe some day i will understand. So after much discussion we have entered into a 2yr plan on the 06th December 2009 after a very emotional conversation. Since then we have started with the plan and seem to be 100% on track with what we want to do for this year.

However plans for next year which is the year of the wedding is not going to well. Im currently doing everything alone and its becoming stressful and frustrating. however i am sure that in time things will be great and we will have a wonderful wedding. just the way we both want it to be.

For now i guess we will just have to wait and see what tomorrow brings. will open a new post tomorrow on further developments :)

Update

Hopefully I can keep this short

Just an update on whats been happening thats good this year. Right so everyone said that because 2009 wasnt a good year for most and they feel like 2010 will be a better year. Seems i would have to agree with everyone who has said so. From a personal point i have had a few good things happen to me this year thus far and we are only 5 months into the year. Time flies when you are busy and when you are having fun.

What has happened:

I got a new job

met a bunch of new friends

joined one of the most fun websites ever

planning a wedding (mine finally)

The Johannes and Martin family gets on like a house on fire (my bf family and mine)

like my new boss

like the new area im working in

like the work

starting to enjoy watching rugby (which i never thought i would)

preparing to witness one of the biggest sports events in South African history 2010 fifa world cup

This year is only getting better and better. The more good things happen to us and me the more i will come on here and post them up for all to see

Hope everyone is having a good time like me

2010

2010 what exactly does this new year have in store for us.

Well like every other normal person, each and everyone of us has something we would like to do or a new years resolution. Some of us just have one and some of us has more then one. but who of us really has the time or makes the time to actually go ahead and try to complete or fulfill this resolution?

Do i have any for this year? yes of course i do but i can tell you one thing if you didnt already know. It is not as easy as it seems when you think of it in your mind. its like my boyfriend always says "its useless when you just thinking of it and know what you want in your mind. you need to act on it and if you dont know how or you scared your going to forget well then get a pen and paper and write it down". Chances are me being me i have a tendancy only to listen if it matters to me lol.

But he is right the only way besides motivation for us to complete these resolutions and things to do is to put pen to paper and start following through from there. That way we will know for sure what exactly it is that we want and how we want it and obviously from that point on we can decide on HOW TO GET IT.

Heres to 2010, i hope all of you who has something important that they would like to do and has a whole heap of resolutions or maybe just one. i hope we can all accomplish what we set out to do.

we may not know what 2010 has in store for us but we sure know that we can pave the way towards what we want in this year!!!!!!!

A New Year

Yes i know that we are at the end of the 3rd month for the new year and im only typing something up now. Things has just been hectic the past few months at work that i barely get a chance to do anything this year when it comes to my bloggers etc. Anyways now i am here and i can type a note and i can add it to the rest of my message.

Everyone has new years resolutions, wants, needs, must do's, must have's every single year. Many say that they dont even end up getting to half or most or even all of their resolutions. I however made a few myself and can already see that some of the things that i wanted to do this year and get i cant really go ahead with it.

One thing is for sure that i ask god to keep my safe and help me get through this year with minimal pain and negativity in my life. thus far i havent really experienced anything major. which means to me that he heard my prayer and he is doing what i asked of him, for that i can say THANK YOU.

To everyone out there i hope that 2009 brings you everything that you want and helps you find a purpose in life if you havent done so already!!!!

25 Years Old

On the 21st November 1983 at23h34pm the evening a baby girl was born. That baby girl is now a full grown or maybe i should say still growing adult. 25yrs later she had her up's and downs and has experienced life like not many has before. Yes the 25 year old i speak of is none other then me myself and I. Friday i celebrated my 25th birthday and much to my surprise it was not half as bad as i thought it would be i dont know hey for some reason i thought it was gonna be something really bad or just something really weird but it wasnt.

I was woken up on friday morning with an sms from my boyfriend wishing me (he was the first to wish me) his message sparked a storm of messages from all over the world. got so many messages wishing me and so many phone calls wishing me i lost count by 9am the morning. At the end of the day i can sit here and say i had the most amazing birthday, different but amazing. i had everyone i loved around me celebrating my day and telling stories about when i was a little girl and the things i use to do. some was funny and some were shockers.

The only thing i can say right now is that god has blessed me even though we tend to not see his wonderful work and ways and paths that his opened for us there comes a time when one needs to sit and think about all he has done and say thank you god for all you have done for me. everything we go through in life is what he wants us to go through is what he wants us to learn from is what he wants us to experience and what he wants us to pay attention to. the first thing i did friday morning was go down on my knees with a tear in my eye and i thanked the all mightly for carrying me through 25years of my life. i do not live on my own graces i live on his graces and for that i thanked him for everything he has done for me and most importantly having a hand in bringing me into this world.

To everyone in my life, friends and family! Thank you all for being there when i needed you most thank you for all the wishes and happiness you bring into my life. thank you for putting up with me as i know im not the easiest person to live with. Thank you just for letting me be me and letting me say what is needed to say when the time is there for me to say it. Thank you for being in my life. everyone brings alittle something extra to my life and holds a small part of them in me and that is the way it is going to stay.

Im 25years old here i am ready to take on what ever challenges my age will bring me what ever experiences it will throw my way and most of all im happy that i am still who i am today~~

21 November 2008