Thursday, January 13, 2011

Alexa & Rob {Urban black & white wedding} ♥

♥ Hi All! This is one of my more recent weddings, and I have to admit that I'm soooo in love with the brides dress from Cinderella's Closet! Absolutely beautiful hey? (breathless!!!). And wait until you read how the groom proposed. I even got shivers and shed a tear. Alexa shared their story with us. Enjoy x



A little about the Bride & Groom

Alexandra & Rob are both doing their masters in psychology and have a little cat called cinnamon. They love going to movies, rock concerts and reading.
 
 
 
How they met...

We met in a bar - eyes met across the room and love at first sight :) first date was coffee -- for 6 hrs! couldn't stop talking to each other, and rest is like they say history...



The proposal...♥
Rob proposed in a very unique way: he made a treasure hunt for me, with clues that lead first to my dad's house, and my dad was standing there with a big sign that said 'will', then on to the roof of Sandton city where he had written you' across three lanes of traffic in the road below (with the help of the Metro cops), then to the place where we had our first date - Rob had given every customer there a piece of paper that said 'marry' and they all gave me the separate pieces of paper. Finally the clues led to Rob himslef, on one knee and he said 'me' and held out my ring :)



The wedding day...
Our wedding day was everything we could dream of - special for us was our first dance, our vows that we wrote ourselves and when we released 100 balloons and all our guests made wishes for us and our marriage. Advice for other brides - cherish every moment, its over so quickly and you really need to try to take some time out o the day, just you and your groom, to savour everything and just to be together. also, dont stress - you think that you NEED that specific colour, or dress or flower but on the day, you really dont notice anything except your groom :)



We would definitely recommend BlackCoco Designs for stationary (so perfect, would recommend whenever), Sanmarie (Makeup and Hair) and Bernard Bravenboer (Photography)- absolutely fantastic! Anyone is welcome to contact us for our cake supplier.

All photo's taken by Bernard Bravenboer except for the last one (invitation) taken by me in our studio.


Hope you enjoyed reading this as much as what I enjoyed posting it.
Lots of love,
Angelique


  Service Providers:
Accessories: Gloves - Forever New, Veil - Made by a family friend
Coordinator: Danica Kriek at Beloftebos Estate

Venue: Beloftebos Estate
Dress: Cinderella's Closet (Diane)
Flowers: Bridal bouquet - Aspen flowers; bridesmaids bouquets made by my sister
Hair: Sanmarie
Make-up: Sanmarie
Photographer: Bernard Bravenboer
Stationery: BlackCoco Designs