Amish Girl and Worldly Boy

In amidst all the wedding posts (loads more on that to come!) and the moving house etc (Warr and I move into our first husband-and-wife house together today!). I have received such lovely emails, comments and messages from indieBerries readers - thank you all so much! It means so much to me (and i forward some of them to The Warr - he loves to have his inbox flooded), and it means so much to him too. One particular lovely lady wanted me to share her love story as a gift for her boyfriend's birthday - which I agreed to post today - 

So I present to you - 

One day a long long time ago, "Amish girl" decided to join her mother when she went to tea with one of her good friends.

When she arrived at the tea party "Amish Girl" met her mother's friend. 

She also met her mother's friend's neighbour:

After she arrived at the tea party, her mother's friend's neighbour (i know)

suddenly exclaimed - 

  

Amish girl didn't really think too much about this, since we was about to head off to South Korea with another boy she was dating. But a year and a half went by and so did the boyfriend. About one month before she was due to return to South Africa, she received a phone call from her mother's friend:

"Well Amish Girl! Now that you are single - you simply HAVE to meet my neighbour's son! I just LOVE him and you will too! Just trust me!" 

Amish girl tried to act nonchalant. But (like any girl), she weaseled his name out of the match-maker-geriatric and stalked the 

outta the boy they thought was her perfect match.

When she finally arrived back in South Africa, the two geriatric-cupids organised a sneaky tea-party (braai) so the two could finally meet - 

As fate would have it, The Worldly Boy, had his house broken into the previous day and with all the admin which that entails - he missed the cupid-braai.

DANG WORLDLY WORLD.

But after that, and as how all modern relationships begin, Worldly Boy added her on

 

They chatted.
and a conversation began:

  

Soon after this, Worldly boy came to Amish's house to pick her up for dinner. They were both not looking forward to it - she thought he was WAY too Worldly and he thought she was a very boring Amish girl that wore wooden buttons on her clothes.

But, in spite of it - 

But "Amish girl" was still wary of worldly boy and his worldly ways and didn't want to get her heart broken. But she was also intrigued by the boy who she had such a strong connection with.

Then

But while Amish girl was working with the poor in India - 

  

They had never felt the same kind of spark with anyone else.

And Amish girl realised that she needed to be brave and take the leap.

They went on dates, they pranked the neighbours:

they fell in love...

...and the amish girl and the worldly boy, set up by two geriatric cupids, 

the testament to opposites-do-attract - 

lived happily ever after.

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This weekend, Amish Girl and Worldly Boy are heading to Clarens for a belated birthday weekend. I hope you two little lovebirds have a fabulous time! Thanks for reading indieBerries.
smooches! x

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{wedding} TOO MUCH WEDDING?

Are all these wedding-posts getting a bit much for you?

Ha.

I haven't even gotten started.

I just can't help it - (NEED TO POST ALL THE THINGS)

 one day when you get married, you'll understand.

(and when does the wedding high fade off?!
probably never.)

Anyway here - have a squonky love turtle.

it's completely un-wedding related.

You're welcome.

I would also like to use this opportunity to make a list of some other un-wedding related things:

• Nothing to Declare - the show: CAN'T STOP WATCHING.
• The Warr and I are moving into our first little husband-and-wife house together tomorrow - YAY!
• On Tuesday I made spaghetti bolognaise. And nobody died.
• I deleted 53 spam blog comment/emails this morning before breakfast. How obnoxious.
• Have decided am going to win the lotto tonight. (Warren, could you buy a ticket please -I'm very poor.)
• Corollary: it's no joke that FUN and FUNds have the same root word.
• Following Friday's winnings - Warren and I will no longer be moving into our first husband-and-wife house together. We will be flying in our helicopter to our yacht on the Med for a little spring-break. We will move into our new castle on Monday, I guess. We'll play it by ear.
• Have discovered coffitivity.com (via my friend Sarah) - to simulate a coffee shop environment and boost productivity levels. haha win. 
• and.... I know the squonky love turtle is completely un-wedding related. But like, it would look really good in a veil.
  
  
  Just saying.

{Wedding} Our Music

Music is a very big deal to me and Our Wedding Music is something that I had been thinking about for months and months before the big day. So much so, that it got to the point where I had visualized certain songs in certain moments so vividly that even if I went for a run in 30 degree heat and one of our wedding songs popped onto my iPod, I would break out in goosebumps all over me, just picturing that moment and that song on our big day -

So today's wedding list, is a compilation of all the songs we used on our wedding day. With each music video, I have included a few snippets of the song lyrics that are meaningful to Warr and I, except for the last song - because I couldn't decide which part I loved the most - so I just put the whole song in.

Walking Down the Aisle - 

Never Let me Go - Florence and the Machine

Warren took me to watch Florence and the Machine last year in August for my birthday which was amazing and I have such good memories of dancing with him in the rain to this song. I absolutely love her music and it was so incredible and emotional to hear this song fill up the Michaelhouse chapel.

"And it's breaking over me, 

A thousand miles down to the sea bed, 

Found the place to rest my head.

Never let me go, never let me go.

Never let me go, never let me go"

Leaving the Chapel -



Just Say Yes - Snow Patrol

Warren I decided that we wanted the bridal party to leave the church first, followed by the congregation and lastly us. I cannot explain how nice it was to have those first few moments as husband and wife in the church together while we waited for the congregation to exit. It also gave the bridesmaids time to sort the flower girls out with the flowers they were going to throw and it was lovely for us to exit the church into a crowd of smiling people. I knew I wanted something vibey and up-beat for people to exit the church to - so this song it was!

"Just say yesJust say there's nothing holding you backIt's not a testNor a trick of the mind, only love

Just say yes'Cause I'm aching and I know you are tooFor the touchOf your warm skin as I breathe you in

I can feel your heart beat through my shirtThis was all I wanted, all I want"

Entering the Reception - 

Hey Ho - The Lumineers

This song is just awesome and beautiful and it's so upbeat and happy that we wanted to include it. I especially love the lyrics "so show me family" - it reminds me of the whole point of weddings and marriage and that one day The Warr and I will be starting our own family. I can't wait.

" So show me family
 All the blood that I will bleedI don't know where I belongI don't know where I went wrong But I can write a song
I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheartI belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart"

Our First Dance - 

She Sets Me Free - Tim Halperin

We did a lot of research for our first wedding dance song. A LOT. Eventually we settled on this one because of the beautiful lyrics, the easy dancing rhythm and the fact that it hasn't yet been overplayed as a wedding dance song. (The first time I heard it, was actually the first time i heard it - lol that sounds redundant - but i actually hadn't heard of it at all until I stumbled across it). Our actual wedding dance was also something else - (which we learnt in 1. 5 hours). Every time I hear this song - it makes me so happy!

"She wears cherry chapstick, a vintage denim jacket
She likes to shop at Target for everything she needs
She runs without an iPod, she works without her shoes on
And when I'm singing love songs, she's my melody
And she doesn't get embarrassed, I've never seen her cry
She whispers in my ear, she's gonna love me 'till I die

Freer than a raindrop, falling on the sidewalk
Flowing to the river, rushing to the sea
Freer than a black hawk, flying over treetops
My love for her will not stop"

Our Second Dance -

I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons

This was a close contendor for the first dance song - but the rhythm was a bit too fast for us to try and learn a dance in 90 minutes. It is such a meaningful song for Warren and I - so we asked our DJ to play it as our second song. The lyrics for this song are so apt for everything about our relationship -  everything that came before it and everything that came between it. One day maybe I'll blog about all that, Or maybe I won't. I just remember feeling very emotional when this song came on, dancing with my new husband with huge big tears of happiness and love streaming down my face.

What a wussy.

"And I came home

Like a stone

And I fell heavy into your arms

These days of darkness

Which we've known

Will blow away with this new sun

But I'll kneel down

Wait for now

And I'll kneel down

Know my ground

And I will wait, 

I will wait for you

And I will wait, 

I will wait for you

So break my step

And relent

You forgave and I won't forget

Know what we've seen

And him with less

Now in some way

Shake the excess

But I will wait, I will wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you

So I'll be bold

As well as strong

And use my head alongside my heart

So tame my flesh

And fix my eyes

That tethered mind free from the lies

But I'll kneel down

Wait for now

I'll kneel down

Know my ground

Raise my hands

Paint my spirit gold

And bow my head

Keep my heart slow

Cause I will wait, I will wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you

And I will wait, I will wait for you"

Are you also crying round about now?
oh, just me then? 

Oh ok.

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For each of the people making speeches we also had a mini song-intro for them which was played as they walked up to the podium to begin their speech/toast -

My little Brother, Blake - Toasting to the new couple - Scatman's World.

{When we were much younger, Blake and I used to perform dance-shows 

to our parents choreographed to this song.

Our shows were very expensive. We made good cash.

I kept most of it.

It's a long story.}

My Dad - Father of the Bride Speech - Celebrations

My Dad - always happy and full of celebration :)

Bloggs - Best Man Speech - My Life be Like

Bloggs - the chilled out Best Man.

Warren - Grooms Speech and thanks -  Muzik

"My music, my life, my heart, my soul
My music, my everything, I give my all

My wife, my daughter, my love, my dream

* * * *

She stays in line, she's smart, she's funny

She's crafty and cunning, in the game she's running

Her lips, her back, her waist, her thighs

Her face, her skin, her hair, her eyes

Her voice, her shape, her hips, her mind

Her love, her smile, her touch, her time"

Me - Thank you Speech - Strawberry Lips

"Excuse me for staring, your looks have me blinded,

you want to touch me, so don't try and fight it,

and kiss me...

I'd walk your sweet curves for days without water,

my drink is your lips don't you think you outta,

just kiss me...

Blond and ambitious you're dancing with wild boys,

melting the ice round my heart, girl, with your voice

Strawberry lips saying, Baby I want you,

Raising my fever tonight so why don't you

just kiss me, oh woh oh, kiss me..."

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So there you have our wedding music - and guess what?

We are totally going to this concert on 6 July!

gonna TOTES wear white and put Warr in a suit.

WOOP!

{Wedding} The Night Before

The night before the Wedding we had a big drinks and dinner at the Netherwood house for family and friends who had traveled far to celebrate with us. At one point in the evening Warr and I snuck off to have a few moments to ourselves one last time before the big day. Warr also had a wedding gift that he wanted to give me - 

 

Probably the last un-married photos of us together.

Then Warr wanted to watch me open the gift he had collected and sourced (?) for me - 

Before I opened it, he did tell me that part of the gift had come from The UK, part from The USA and part from Mexico. I was well confused - 

 

and now watch the opening of the wedding gift -

You guys!
How excited am I?!

LOOK at all those WASHI TAPES behind me!!

There are literally 100.

I counted them.

Anyone who knows me will know that this is probably like the best gift anyone could ever give me - with all my gift-wrappy-scrap-bookiness.
Thank you Husband, you did SO well!

(and i even got another beautiful gift to open on the wedding morning)

Marry a man who knows you.

That's all I'm saying.

{Wedding} Moodboard: The Vibe

Before I get wrapped up in all the awesome details that made our wedding so special - I thought I would just give you a quick peak of the general vibe we went for -

When we booked Netherwood - (the most exquisite venue) - as our reception venue (above), I immediately knew I wanted something big and bold to fill the space. The reception area of Netherwood is already very warm with rich-glowing tones so we wanted something to complement that vibe. 

We knew from the beginning that we wanted our wedding to be fun for guests. Nothing too crystal-chandelier and up-tight where people felt they had to sit up straight in their chairs and not touch anything, so as not to mess with the 45' degree angle napkin-birds. (It paid off and people really did have so much fun.)

I definitely knew that I didn't want anything too matchy-matchy (no thanks), I didn't want to be stressed about finding this blue to match that blue to tie in with that other blue. So we decided for a celebration of colour: Moroccan-esque, festival of rich colours - warm tones, coppers, bronzes, brights and golds. We wanted textures - raw silks, sequins, metallic bronzes and golds, lights and lanterns, big comfy cushions, mirrors, copper pots, paints.

I started planning this wedding long before the invention of "secret pinterest boards" - (ahem pinterest - where were you in my time of need?) So most of these pics I pulled off the web and stored in a file on my computer for inspiration. These "inspiration pics" aren't my own and I started gathering them so long ago that I have no idea where I originally found them - (if you do know please leave a comment I will credit it!)

  

Above: the Netherwood bathrooms - already had the most gorgeous coppery-bronze basins and wood-finish counters with naked light bulbs - LOVE! And all the coppery tones worked so beautifully with our general vibe.

I gathered all the elements that I loved and made a mini-moodboard which I printed and whacked into my wedding ideas book - (which went absolutely everywhere with me):



So those are a few of the snaps of the general vibe/ moodboard decor inspiration we went for - when I get our professional pics - I will whack a few of them up. I also have a few of my own snaps of the decor process - which I will share too - but will hold out on those until we've got the professional ones to go with it. (eeeeeee!!!) Will also be posting a few posts about how we tied the bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girls etc into this vibe -

Am also hoping to post a few more pics from the wedding scrapbook and a little how-i-kept-all-my-shit-together post.

Because trust me, if you're planning a wedding - 

you'll need it.