Flashback Friday: Jamila's Wedding

This Flashback doesn't go waaaaaaay back haha it actually only goes back to March this year.

 

I always meant to do a post on this beautiful wedding, but I never got around to it, so here it is...

 

 

My gorgeous friend Jamila (aka the stunning bride) got married in the Ivy Ballroom. The Ballroom is such a pretty venue and they really have taken care of all the little touches.

 

 

Both the reception and ceremony was in this room, as they had already had a South African wedding a few months prior and didn't want to do a huge thing all over again. 

 

 

I wore this Bluejuice backless lace dress, I posted about wearing it here, but I actually bought it for this wedding and this was the first time I wore it. I teamed it with some red heels I bought in the Philippines with crystals in the heel.

 

I loved her centrepieces, probably because I want something tall, slim and flowery. When you looked over the whole room it just looked sensational and really created drama.

 

I remember that the day before this wedding, we had just moved into our new apartment and in together. With the wedding and a bunch of other things on, there was no time for unpacking on this day and when we got home slightly intoxicated, we were faced with our newly delivered mattress (and not much else) on the floor. We started ripping off the plastic and then gave up.

 

We slept the night on the plastic with some sort of blanket over us and our new pillows, surrounded by boxes.

 

 

I love how the skirt of her dress poofs up around her when she sits. When I tried on my dress, the designer told me to sit down in it and I was so so thrilled when I realised it did something very similar,

 

 

These two girls and the bride, we all know each other because our exes were all friends and all in the same group. Obviously, that was years and years ago now... we have all broken up with our then boyfriends, but we are still friends :)

 

 

 

 

And are little bit silly....

 

 

Okay a lot silly...

 

 

It was such a great night, as I flashback I can't help but smile at how beautiful everything was and how much fun we all had.

 

xx

Flashback Friday: Over protective aka annoying boys!

My 20th birthday, a few months after my first trip overseas and apparently when my breasts were anything but small and humble lol.

 

 

 

 

I had bought this dress to wear out from Singapore, it was a white party because of this dress that I looveeedddd.

 

We packed all our bags and headed into the city for a weekend at a hotel. Friday night- close friends with drinks in the room. Saturday night - hitting the club.

 

Saturday night comes, I do my makeup and hair, I'm feeling great, I get changed and people comment on how good I looked.

 

 

Then....

 

 

The boy at the time, pulls me aside and asks if I have anything else to wear. Anything else to wear?! are you serious? This is THE birthday dress. Of course, I hadn't even taken a back up outfit to the hotel... why would I?

 

Cue the dramas!

 

Apparently, my dress was too low cute, and everyone would just be staring at my chest and for that reason I could not go out in that dress. It did not matter that it was my birthday or that friends were waiting for me, it made me look cheap and he did not want other people looking at his girl in that way.

I personally don't think the dress is that bad, but even if my nipples were about to say hello IT SHOULDN'T MATTER! (edited -  it shouldn't matter because you picked me, you know how I am and how I dress... don't date me and THEN try and change me)

 

 

My best friend tried to calm me down with loads of wine on the balcony, until I decided "it's my party and I'll wear what I want to" and I said goodbye to the boy and his friends, because I was going to my party. A few minutes later, they followed, the fight was over and I had an amazing time...

 

 

 

I still can't believe I let someone talk to me like that or boss me around, I think we all do it as younger women, before meeting our soul mates and our equals... but still it makes me so mad! How dare someone try and tell me what to do/say/wear!

 

Have you had a similar experience? Don't you wish you could warn younger females?

 

I often tell my younger friends now that they never have to put up with it. A is so proud of me, he loves when I look my best in whatever, he is proud and he loves saying this is my fiance.

 

This flashback Friday is a lesson learnt - never let anyone try and dull your shine.

 

xx

Flashback Friday: Old School

This is a new thing I'm going to try... bringing back photos from the past - some you may have seen before, some you may have not.

 

 

To start this tradition, i'm gonna start waaaaaaay back, old school stylez..

 

 

 

Me as a bubba with my two older brothers - That's my birthmark on forehead and is the reason I can never do a straight fringe.

 

Happy weekend all...

 

We have our second photo shoot tomorrow! :)