We had been friends for a while, not close friends though. David used to send me silly videos to watch, and I used to mostly ignore them :) We are both photographers, and we started hanging out occasionally, taking photos at events. Soon we were hanging out all the time, and now, we're never apart - although the lockdown may have something to do with that! :)
David proposed to me at The Residence boutique hotel. He had been planning it for a while, and I had no idea what was going on. He was sneaking around, planning the entire thing, refused to tell me what he was getting up to. Everyone knew he was going to ask me to marry him.... everyone, except me!
We had planned on a small, intimate wedding in our own garden. We spent months preparing for it, hours and hours went by as we made our own decor. Probably the one thing that everyone will remember about our wedding day was the incessant rain the day before which forced us to abandon our beautifully decorated outdoor wedding which was hurriedly moved to our living room!
I wore a red bridal lehenga which was made of velvet and covered in gold sequins and embroidery. This was a low-budget wedding, so I did my own hair and makeup. From someone who pretty much never wears makeup, this was no mean feat :)
We got married in our living room.
Apart from attempting to lose weight (and failing miserably), I had no beauty regime.
For our original planned wedding, I made all the chair sashes, made chair covers for our wedding chairs, I sewed meters upon meters of organza to decorate the gazebo we planned on using. My husband also lent a hand, sewing a "roof cover" for the gazebo, also made of organza.
We had a traditional Hindu wedding, so there were no groomsmen, but the groom wore a traditional Indian attire.
There were no bridesmaids.
I was over the moon to have booked my favourite wedding photographer - Leanne Knuist of Picturesque Photography. Unfortunately, she was hospitalized, and could not capture the wedding. She did however, send an awesome replacement in the form of her husband Pieter Boshoff. He did an amazing job, especially since I had warned him in advance that I am terribly awkward in front of the camera.
There was no need for any wedding transport since I basically just had to walk from my bedroom to the living room.
After the wedding ceremony, we all went to Thava Indian Restaurant at Montecasino. Everyone ordered whatever they wanted, and there was all round consensus that the food was delicious. There was no wedding cake.
I bought blank wedding cards, and printed them myself.
There was no reception as such - just a good meal, and the new extended family spending some time getting to know each other :)
