Bringing a taste of the tropics to East London

Source: Repeating Islands

I’m not one of those girls who lives by tradition or abides by all of the so called ‘rules’, so when it came down to choosing a theme and colour scheme for the wedding I knew I didn’t want to go down the usual wedding route of muted colours, golds, silvers and creams. I knew that I wanted to do something a little bit different, something that will stand out, be memorable and also have a reflection on us as a couple. 

The first thought that came to mind was our personalities, lifestyles and things that are important to us. My train of thought kept going back to the word family. As I have mentioned in previous posts family plays a big part in both mine and my fiancés lives. A lot of things we do revolves around family. As you know I come from a Jamaican background and him from a large Nigerian family, both enriched with culture and traditions. I think it would be a nice idea to somehow reflect both of our lively, tropical, colourful cultures in our wedding day because after all we wouldn’t be who we are as people without our family and culture.
 

Wedding update: 10 months to go

Time waits for no man (or woman) and the countdown to the big day is getting closer and closer, with only 10 months to go. However, I am proud to say that I haven’t been resting on my laurels. Despite my notable blog absence (apologies for that), I have been working my butt off trying to get as much done as I can before the year end and a number of key wedding tasks  have been crossed off the list. Every spare minute I have when my little Bambini is asleep or playing contently alone, I have been emailing and calling suppliers, researching costs, price comparing, making mood boards, planning DIY projects and designing my own wedding stationery. Yep, I have been a very busy bee!

I have so much to fill you in on, it’s easier if I break it all down into individual posts. So I am aiming to give you the complete lowdown over the next week or so to bring you all up to speed with my colour scheme, theme, dress hunt….. amongst other things. I’ll also try and update you all on the little madam, who is now 4 ½ months old. 

Time certainly does fly by!