Dresses, dresses, dresses

My wedding dress has finally arrived in the country *jumps up and down with joy* and I went to try it on yesterday. I'm so in love with it and I think I look gorgeous, if I do say so myself. I definitely feel like a princess in it. It took 7 months to find just the right dress, but the search was worth it. To any brides to be out there, do go check out the dresses at The Wedding Box and Lady Marmalaide. The dresses are a bit pricey, but they are so beautifully made and with such great fabrics. You only get married once, so I think you really need to find the perfect dress, even if it is a little above your budget. Rudi and I are lucky enough to be able to pay for our own wedding, but my wonderful mom bought me my dress so it is extra special.

Talking about dresses, I just love Chucks wardrobe in Pushing Daisies! I would dye to have the dresses she wares. Unfortunately I haven't really seen anywhere in SA were you can get similar styles, or if I have, they are way out of my price range. Anyone got any suggestions for me?

But, I've still decided that this year I'm going to only buy dresses. I love how I feel in them; fun, feminine and comfortable. I've added 4 new dresses to my closet this summer so far. My favourite are an adorable little brown strapless number and  a divine bright yellow dress with a wide black belt (yellow is my colour right now). I can't wait to find some more great buys :)

Dinner at Fiesta, Cape Quarter

Rudi and I had a wonderful dinner last night with one of my varsity friends at the Cape Quarter. What a great place, we'll definitely go back. There is such a nice vibe and the area is so beautiful and interesting. I desperately want to grab my camera, head over there and take some photos of the buildings. There's also a sushi bar that I'm dying to try.

We also spotted this beauty in the parking lot.



I adore vintage cars and would give anything to own one, even if I probably couldn't afford to fill it up with all the gas they guzzle. But one can dream...

We've actually been very busy so far this week. Sunday we went out with friends for cocktails to celebrate 3 months to the wedding. Tuesday we went out for super and a movie (Sherlock Holmes - good, but nothings going to impress me for a while after seeing Avatar). Super at Fiesta last night. And tonight we're having friends over for super. Busy, busy.

White & Red Christmas

This is so pretty. I think we'll have a red and white christmas this year.

5 things that make me happy

1. My wonderful fiance  - yes I know...could I get anymore soppy :)




2. Our two cute doggies - without them we'd be very sad






3. Sushi - anytime, anywhere it's great!




4. Anything with cinnamon in it - yum yum yum




5. Living so close to the beach - still can't believe it

Archer Hairline: Emotional, Understated, Progressive & Disciplined

I just took this very cool test that I found on How About Orange's blog. It says that my personality is matched to the font Archer Hairline. I've never seen this typeface before, but I am absolutely in love with it now and I'm searching for it everywhere. It is exactly my kind of font: thin, simple, with something just a little different.

I'm sure it's only designers that can go so gaga over things like fonts and paper, but they make me so happy:)

Three months to go!

I can't believe the time has flown by so fast. In 3 months time I will be walking down the aisle, in my beautiful wedding dress, towards the most amazing guy in the world, to become Mrs van der Walt *jumps around with excitement*. When Rudi and I got engaged last December (22 December 2008), it felt as if the time couldn't go by fast enough... and now the wedding is just around the corner.

There is still quite a bit to do, but I've got most of the important stuff done.

The Venue: The Royal Hotel in Riebeek Kasteel



This is such a quirky and unusual venue and it suites Rudi and my personalities down to the ground. We want a relaxed, informal and fun wedding and the Royal is exactly the place to have it. We looked at a lot of wine farms in the Stellenbosch/Paarl/Franschoek area and we saw some stunning places (Rickety Bridge in Franschoek was amazing), but we loved the feel of Riebeek Kasteel, and because my mom and dad will shortly be moving there, it felt a little bit more personal to us.

Our Photographer: The wonderful Lizelle Lotter
She took the photo at the beginning of this post and she is just so good. You really need to check out her website www.lizellelotter.co.za

My Dress: A spectacular creation from The Wedding Box
I'd love to post a pic of it here, but that would be giving away the surprise. I can't wait to try it on again. I ordered it last October and it should be arriving this month. Then all that has to happen is the final fitting and I'm sorted.

The Shoes: Gorgeous fuchsia pink numbers
Anyone who knows me will know what a shoe fanatic I am, so the shoes where a very important part for me. I'm loving how wedding shoes don't need to be white anymore and a splash of colour can really bring something extra to your look. I actually found 2 pairs of shoes that I loved, but the first pair where stilettos and made me about half a head taller than Rudi and they weren't practical at all. So I hunted for a lower pair and found the most gorgeous wedges. And aren't these stunning...



The Honeymoon: Thailand



Our honeymoon is booked and paid for and Rudi and I are both so excited. I've been dying to go travel and this was the perfect opportunity. We'll be in Phuket for 2 days and then at for 8. We're planning to do as much as possible and go see all the islands that we can. I'm also looking really forward to snorkelling in that warm water.

I don't want to give too much else away, so I'll have to restrain myself from posting anything else now. The only other major things we need to sort out are the decor and flowers. I'm working with two wonderful coordinators from We Do Weddings and they will be handling the rest of the logistics. I can't wait to see what they come up with and I'm looking so forward to going for my hair and make-up trial run. Ooh, it's all so exciting.

But all the fun and excitement of planning the wedding isn't the most important aspect of our big day. What makes me grin from ear to ear and want to bust into tears of happiness is the fact that I will be standing up in front of all the people who mean so much in my life and declaring my eternal love and devotion to this wonderful man, who has made the last 3 years of my life so special and has filled them with such joy, love and laughter. I can't wait to say "I do" and start the rest of my life with him.

Rudi, you are the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. I adore you.

Just something I wanted to post

I've been going through my photos in Lightroom and I came across this one. I took it last April while my parents, Rudi and I were in Riebeek Kasteel looking for our wedding venue. I have obviously lightroomed the hell out of this pic, but I really love how it came out. I might have it printed on canvas to hang up somewhere in our house.

Cute Crafty Stuff

I bought some of these great buttons today for a craft project that I'm busy with and I think they are just adorable (if a bit pricey). I got them at the Cape Arts & Crafts shop in Canal Walk and if you are looking for anything like these, or any scrap booking stuff, I think this is definitely the place to go. I could spend hours looking at all the heavenly products. The ones from American Crafts and Love, Elsie and KI Memories are my fav. Pity they are so expensive otherwise I would go crazy.

Sooo cute!

Just had to post a pic of these adorable sweets. Bought them at Pick 'n Pay yesterday, just for the packaging and the cute idea. Inside you get different tops and bottoms of little animals in different colours and you can put them together however you want. Just so sweet.

And another thing...

I'm listening to Staind's So Far Away... I love this song, it always makes me feel so uplifted

Avatar, Cape Town and super cool logos

Well, Rudi and I went to see Avatar last night in 3D. It was spectacular! We saw it about 2 weeks ago at the normal cinemas, but we could only get tickets to the 3D show last night as it was so fully booked. I must admit that it wasn't really a movie that I was looking forward to seeing and just thought, well, seeing as I'm a very big sci-fi and fantasy fan I might as well make the effort. And I'm glad I did because it absolutely blew me away. If you haven't seen it yet do yourself a favour and go.

I think my favourite thing is that most of the time you completely forget you're watching special effects, especially with the characters, they are so well done. And Sam Worthington is just yummy :)

Today I went to meet one of the girls, that I do a lot of graphic design, for who lives in Australia and just happens to be in SA for the holidays. It was so nice to put finally meet her as we've only chatted on skype. What a honey! We chatted for 2 hours and I think we had enough to speak about to carry on for another two. It's great to know that there are such nice people to work for out there.

While out and about I drove through Cape Town. I realized again what an amazing city it is with the most wonderful vibe. I feel very lucky to live here and I think Rudi and I will be saying "Can't believe we live here" for the next couple of years. Moving down from Pretoria was the best idea.

Then just some random pics of some cool logos. These were on the side of the Daddy Longlegs Airstream at the Old Biscuit Mill. Just love them. Check out the link here http://www.granddaddy.co.za/hotel_airstream.php.






I really want to go stay over in one of these. I'll have to add it to my list of things to do in Cape Town.

Ejoy the weekend.