Pascal - Paper Skies

This is the PERFECT song to start the weekend. Oh... and its South African ;)

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Ready for the Weekend!

We live in a beautiful country and I am not sure if there is anyone out there who is more 'proudly South African' than I am (although... us South Africans are known to be pretty patriotic...) so when I saw this really epic music video I knew I had to share it.

Besides the really cute story, good music, occasional pun (look out for the trunk in a trunk) and great cinematography (is that what they call it... even for a music video?) a lot of the video is shot in SA! Yay for us :D enjoy the weekend!

Hooray for Friday

I am a big fan of Fridays. They mark the end of a usually very long and busy week and the start of a (hopefully) relaxed and fun weekend with all the people I love. I found this short and sweet Ode to Friday here and wanted to share it :)

Oh, Friday, Glorious Friday
If I may
I’d like to say,
Come sooner next time, m’kay?

That is it! Short and sweet - just like the weekend :( unfortunately. But for now we can be happy it is Friday! Woohoo!

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Pretty Hair

Who doesn't love a pretty bun, a plaited/braided do or lots of wispy curls pinned up into a swirl (is that even a word)?

A Cup of Jo has the best DIY hair tutorials. Here are some of my favourites:

Pretzel Braid
Gibson Roll (totally thinking about rocking this style at V's wedding (yes- V is getting married!) on Sunday)
Chestnut Bun
Braided Crown (and add a little something extra with some fabric)
Braided Top Bun
Three Twisted Buns
Side Chignon (she has the best hair colour!)

Gibson Roll

Chestnut Bun

Braided Crown (with fabric)

Three Twisted Buns

Side Chignon

Need more inspiration? Check this out.

Brilliant Idea

Run out of places to put your pretty jewelery? Need space to display a few quirky odds and ends? Or just have on old (and awesome) tennis racquet lying around? Why not hang it up and put it to good use like Maike (of love made me do it and we love pictures).

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Our Wedding Story - Find Me a Venue!

So we're engaged and loving it ... but we are starting to feel very stressed and a tad bit desperate... all I want to do is start planning our wedding (it still feels so weird to say/write that) and enjoy designing our invites, DIY-ing our decor and then get serious about finalising our budget (maybe not quite in that order)... but that is virtually impossible with no venue :(

Is a big venue with lots of space, green grass, loads of trees (a forest even), a big dam and a barn/ shed (how awesome would a reception in an old cowshed be) too much to ask for? Apparently it is :(

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So far no luck, but I am glad to still have a few months of planning ahead of me. I have found that having lots of awesome venue-searching friends and family and a lot of help from blogs (Cap Classique, the Pretty Blog) and other amazing wedding-fundis (Lauren, Nadia and Gaby) can really help ease the stress of trying to find a venue.

I now also have a VERY loooong list of venues in the Western Cape... so if you are planning your wedding and need help finding your dream venue, feel free to give me a shout (leave a comment or send me an email) and I will try and help. 

And if you know of any venues that might fit in with the mood/style I am going for (and they are based in the Western Cape) please let me know.

Mystery Weekend Mix # 1

Some music for the weekend... (I haven't figured out how to install a playlist app just yet, so am just linking to the videos for now. I will tech-up soon ... hopefully).

1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Seven
8 Eight
9 Nine
10 Ten
11 Eleven
12 Twelve
13 Thirteen
14 Fourteen
15 Fifteen

*disclaimer- please excuse some of the cheesy videos included via the links.