It was a stunning wedding! So much so that I would not have minded for it to be my own!
I asked Odette to share some insights with me on her big day, here is what she said.
(in afrikaans but I have translated the sentences)
Wat was jou beste
oomblik? What was your favourite moment?
Toe ek in die kapel inloop en al wat ek sien is Ruan! (‘n baie
naby tweede plek vir: Toe ek my sluier opsit en myself in die spieel
sien, my hare, grimering, rok, als was perfek en soos ek dit gedroom
het)
When I entered the chapel and all I could see was Ruan! And a close second was when I had my veil on en I saw myself in the mirror, my hair, my make-up my dress, everything was perfect, the way I always imagined it.
Wat was jou slegste
oomblik? What was your worst moment?
Toe ‘n by my op my boud steek by die onthaal (Ja, regtig!) en
ek nie weer my lipgloss kon kry om my lippe te laat blink nie.
When a bee stung me on my butt during the reception!! (yes that really happened!) And when i couldn't find my lipgloss again to touch up my lips.
Wat is die een ding wat jy wens jy voor die tyd kon geweet het? Whats the one thing you wish you could have known before the time?
Ek
het so baie opgelees oor troues en wat om te verwag, dat ek nie eintlik
iets meer voor die tyd kon in my kop kry nie! Maar ek sou wou hê iemand
moes plastiek sakkies of bakkies byderhand gehad het vir die koek wat
oorgebly het en die blomme, want ons moes al die blomme by die venue los
omdat niemand iets gehad het om dit in te vervoer nie. I read so many things on weddings and what to expect that i wouldn't have been able to fit a single thing more into my head! But I wish we had plastic bags or bowls for the leftover cake and the flowers. We had to leave all the flowers at the venue because we had nothing to transport it in!
All photos from guests on the wedding day.
I spoke to Odette again soon after the wedding and she mentioned that as much fun as it was to plan her own wedding, she would have liked to have a wedding coordinater.
Are there any other brides who had regrets about planning their own wedding?
