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Sunday, October 2, 2011

The Wedding of Warren and Jess~♥

You are invited to sit back with a glass of champagne and join me in.......a fairytale of America meets Africa.......

The setting.....Evergreen in the countryside of my beautiful city, Port Elizabeth.....

The date....30 September 2011 @ 3.00pm......


8 weeks of planning
9 hours of the beginning of a lifetime of  memories of two beautiful people.....


Thank you Warren and  Jess together with Lyndsay and Greg for allowing me to share in the planning of your wedding!  ~♥


The setting~
 8 weeks of planning~    Lyndsay and Jess, you were stars ~♥~♥


Mock table on Solomon..... 




The table names were of significant milestones in their journey together.....






The preparation~  28 ~ 30 September 2011!











The day before......... in my bath keeping cool!!
Corsages, buttonholes, posies, confetti buckets....








Boxed and ready to be delivered to 46 Healy....... 






And the bridal teardrop......






Setting up the venue.....

understated elegance....so serene...


























The team and a huge thank you to Greg and Kitty too!!





    A big "high 5" !  With the mother of the groom and my partner.....

                                  
The ceremony......











Awaiting the special moment..........

Quiet contemplation........



















"What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate." .....

The union of an African and American family............





Finally, in their words....

Once in a while...right in the middle of an ordinary lifetime,
Love gives us a fairytale.....Anonymous.....

For Jess......Roll Tide...:)


                     

It's been a fairytale for me...thank you!
I serve a great God!
Shel

 Linking to Rose Chintz Cottage for tea! and Tablescape Thursday
Come join me

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Food for my soul~


For where your treasure  is, there will your heart  be also.
Luke 12: 34

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Health Muffin Recipe~

Health Muffins....from the Pasella Cookbook.....


Recipe...makes 12 large muffins.....

1/2 cup oil
2 extra large eggs
11/2 cups soft brown sugar
1tsp vanilla
1 cup milk
1 cup plain yogurt
3ml salt
12ml bicarb of soda
3 cups cake flour
1 cup oats
11/2 cup bran

Preheat the oven to 180deg c
grease 12 muffin pan
Beat tog oil, eggs, sugar, vanilla, milk, yogurt and salt.
Dissolve the bicarb in a little of the mixture and add.
Combine the dry ingreds and add the yogurt mixture and stir lightly 'til just mixed.
Fill the muffin pans 2/3way up. Bake for 20 mins. Leave to cool for 5min and turn out.
Hint...don't overmix the dough...this will keep it light.




Have a happy weekend!
Shel