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Plan the Moment  
For five years, Hannes and Dorette attended the same high school, but there was no connection made. Then, on a moonlit night, in the middle of the Kruger National Park, Cupid struck them simultaneously.
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Enjoy The Moment  
As Craig and Emma’s parents were friends, they knew each other as children until their parents lost touch. Years later their friendship was rekindled until after an on-again, off-again relationship not helped by living in different countries for a time. Much to everyone’s delight, Craig proposed to Emma on a blanket strewn with candles and rose petals around a roaring fire on the third anniversary of their relationship.
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Remember The Moment  
Sean and Isabelle met when she went in search of a job, and he employed her. They became good friends and it took her two years to realise that this was the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. In 2007, after catching her best friend’s bouquet, fate stepped in and she started getting ideas of wedlock.
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Memories or Miserie  
My passion for weddings over the past 20 years lives in a portfolio of photographs. But I was in for a shock. When we began to produce this magazine, bride’s began to send us their full portfolio of the wedding. Suddenly, amongst a few good pictures, I found hundreds of images that were not only of a very poor quality, but also a very poor depiction of the entire wedding.
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The Reality Check  
You have just said “YES!” Your head is in the clouds and you have found the venue of your dreams and hey, it looks affordable. Right now, you need to know that your dream is only half paid for. Your specialists will make as big a difference to your function as it will to your budget.
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Tips From Pulanie Naude  
After five years abroad, Pulanie Naude returned to South Africa, and driven by a fascination for people and an eye for all the interesting angles in life, she decided to study photography at the National College of Photography in Pretoria. Wedding Photography became a special passion where she revels in the atmosphere of these joyous events.
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Planning Your Wedding Online  
Online wedding planning has advanced from an option to a preference and, like so many other Internet-enabled processes, it is destined to become a tradition in its own right.
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Co-ordinating the Big Picture  
At almost all weddings, the couples go to extraordinary lengths to ensure that everything will be perfect. The venue is carefully selected, the invitations are often hand-made, the cake is a masterpiece and the decor simply amazing. The bride is radiant in her wedding dress. Surely the wedding will be perfect.
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Fabulous Venues  
Finding the perfect venue is an exciting journey but not without hurdles. You will drive from venue to venue and will find yourself spoilt for choice. You will soon fill a notepad with cost comparisons, menus, décor options and the like. It will not take you long to discover your heart overruling your mind and, having fallen in love with a venue, you may well find yourself dismayed by the unavailability of dates or the cost of the venue.
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Once Only - All you Need to Know for the Big Day  
I am not sure that anybody reads editorials, but if you happen to have read mine, you may have noticed some cynicism. However, as in C S Lewis’ wonderful book “Surprised by Joy,” I too have been “surprised” that there are many perfect weddings. How can you have a perfect wedding when perfection is an ideal?
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Co-Ordinators - The Bride's Most Essential Accessory  
Deciding whether you need a wedding planner is like being in love – no one can tell you you’re in love, you just know it; likewise, no one can tell you whether you need a coordinator or not, so how will you decide? Will you be getting help from others, or have you been left to your own devices without a clue as to where to start?
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Leave no Stone Unturned  
It is also crucial to obtain wedding insurance when you consider hiring items, whether it be wedding attire, décor or other wedding supplies as you will have to pay the full replacement value should such items be damaged or lost. Also bear in mind that you may be held financially liable for any injuries to guests or staff during your wedding as well as any damage to the venue.
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Planning Your Wedding   
You’re bombarded with questions: “Have you set a date yet?”, “What venue are you going to use?”, “What will your dress look like?” You become overwhelmed as you suddenly realise how many decisions need to be made before you can walk down the aisle to marry the man you love.
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A Matter of Order  
Angela of Arranged by Angels, has delighted brides for many years with her beautiful arrangements, perfectly matched to the brides personal taste. A host of décor options including vases, candles, draping and fairy lights are available. Angela’s work shows that every wedding can be unique.
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First & Only Ante Nuptial Contract  
Although Peter Eggeling spent 18 years at senior level in banking and finance, his preference towards people rather than numbers, has called him back into one-on-one legal and financial consultancy. His passion for photography led him to photograph his niece’s wedding and before long he found himself the official “family and friends wedding photographer.”
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