How to find your Dream Theme:

Struggling to tie it all together? Read the handy guide and panic no more...

Winter Wonderland

For Narnia magic any time of year...

Think… glitter balls and sprayed willow; white roses and mistletoe; flickering church candles and a crackling fire.

Details… mulled wine and quince pies (the foodie ingredient right now); faux fur wraps and diamante brooches; midnight-blue marquee liners dotted with fairy lights.

Personalise with… a cake covered with white meringue icicles and tables scattered with paper snowflakes (find snowflake hole punches at art shops).

Rustic barn dance

For a folksy farmyard feel...

Think… hay bales in a field; barrels of cider; a hoedown band and caller.

Details… wellies, watering cans and wheelbarrows full of flowers; a festive hog roast; homemade twig hearts; centrepieces of colorful fruits and squash.

Personalise with…heart-shaped blackboards where guests can scrawl messages and doodles and pose with in groups (great for the guest book).

Versailles

For a day of theatrical flourishes

Think… Marie Antoinette and terraced ballrooms; gilt mirrors and chandeliers with table names in ornate frames.

Details… lavender bags and pretty fans; silver flower bowls of lilac and violet; sherpherdess crooks wound with ribbons for flowergirls; bouffant hair with diamante pins, and dresses with big bustles.

Personalise with… antique ivory invitations decorated with a cameo brooch motif, and names written in elegant 18th-century-style calligraphy.


English country garden

For your midsummer night’s dream...

Think… wisteria-clad walls and Pimm’s on the lawn; a string quartet; elderflower wine and strawberries with cream.

Details… roses or peonies in classic vases; flower girls with fairy wings and trees draped with pretty lanterns.

Personalise with… pots of fragrant lavender and herbs for favours, and raffia-tied napkins with sprigs of rosemary.

Around the world

For couples who love to travel...

Think… world music and steel drums; an international menu; colourful flags; vintage-cool passport stamps.

Details… airmail-style invitations; mini suitcases as centrepiece containers; a kaleidoscope of coloured flowers, cake layers decorated like luggage; boarding-card place names.

Personalise with… tables named after cities or countries you both love. Use a giant world map on an easel as a table plan and attach a list of guests’ names to each location with pretty pins.

By the seaside

For chilled-out, sand-between-your-toes romance...

Think… a blessing on the shore; beach huts; his and hers flip-flops; multi-coloured pinwheels and pebbles as decoration.

Details… orders of service printed on fans; piles of rustic daisies; driftwood table names; storm lanterns; jars of seashells; fresh oysters and an ice-cream truck.

Personalise with… a unity sand ceremony. You and your groom each pour sand of a different colour into a single vase to symbolise your coming together as one.

Old Hollywood

For all-out glitz with a hint of nostalgia...

Think… classic starlet style a la Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe; an ornate ballroom; sophisticated up-dos; black-tie and floor-length bridesmaids’ dresses.

Details… smoky eyes; white calla lilies; crystal candelabra; pearl-and-rhinestone hair combs; a lace-patterned cake; laser-cut invites; live music by Big Band-style group; a vintage Rolls Royce.

Personalise with… a chic cocktail bar where a white-jacketed mixologist shakes up classic martinis, Manhattans, Whisky Sours and Sidecars.

Autumn romance

For a harvest vibe with a quirky Halloween twist...

Think… falling leaves; golden light; bowls of apples; burnt orange accents.

Details… Witches Brew cocktails; gingersnap biscuits; carrot wedding cake; masquerade-mask flavours; carved pumpkin table centres; warm candlelight; an outdoor campfire with toasted marshmellows and blankets for guest to wrap up warm in.

Personalise with… a message tree. Instead of a guest book, have guests write well wishes on hand-crafted paper autumn leaves and tie them to the branches with bits of twine.

Fairytale

For the princess inside every bride...

Think… voluminous satin ball gown and elbow-length gloves; a horse and carriage ride to your historic-mansion venue; romantic arrangements of roses.

Details… scroll invitations sealed with wax; a harpist; vintage editions of fairytale classics; tall glass vases filled with gypsophila; glass-slipper favour boxes.

Personalise with… an ice sculpture or wedding cake in the shape of a castle for a dreamy focal point during the reception.

What’s your wedding style...

Up to your ears in bridal magazines but no idea what style to go for? Our quick quiz will help you work out a wedding style all your own!

What's your wedding style?

Planning a wedding can be daunting. Everyone expects you to immediately have an exact idea of how, when and where you want your celebration as soon as that sparkler is slipped on your finger. Figuring out your wedding style might seem a gargantuan task but once you’ve defined your priorities and choices, it will emerge as distinctly. Take this quiz to help you on your way….

Ever since you were a little girl you’ve fantasized about your big day being…
a) A big over-the-top performance with you in the lead role as the princess bride
b) A stylish, intimate gathering attended by your close friends and family
c) A big party with everyone celebrating your nuptials, preferably abroad
d) A fun, laid-back affair with minimum stress
e) It’s too hard to pick just one, you want them all!

You dream dress is…
a) Big, beautiful and white, naturally, with sparkles and bows. Ooh, and a veil!
b) A glamorous figure-slimming gown that flatters your figure and is a timeless style
c) Sexy and feminine, something that wouldn’t look out of place if you got married outdoors
d) A romantic lace vintage number, just like your mum’s.
e) Something versatile that could suit any occasion

You imagine your bouquet to be…
a) A classic posy of cream and pink roses
b) An over-arm bouquet of long-stemmed lilies
c) Bright, bold orchids
d) Lots of wild flowers – probably picked that morning
e) Bright arum lilies because they’re simple and versatile but eye-catching

When it comes to cutting the cake. It’ll be….
a) A three-tier affair complete with white icing – the bigger the better!
b) A mouth-watering tower of profiteroles
c) A colourful concoction decorated with exotic flowers
d) A cascade of fairy cakes made by you the day before…
e) A simple white chocolate delight that will suit any occasion

Your biggest wedding stress will be…
a) Er, all of it. This will be the biggest affair your friends and family have ever seen!
b) Ensuring everything is tastefully and stylishly done to your high standards
c) Convincing your gran to get on a plane
d) Nothing, what’s to worry about?
e) Trying to co ordinate lots of different events.
Photo Oliver Gordon

If you’ve answered mostly a’s: Fairytale fancy
You’ve dreamed of being a princess ever since you were a little girl and nothing is going to stop you from having a right royal day. Part of you is tempted to have trumpeters announcing your arrival and you’re determined that this will be the wedding to end all weddings.
DO Think about hiring a wedding planner. If you want to be a princess, you might as well have staff!
DON’T Forget to focus on what your day is about – marrying your prince. It’s too easy to get caught up in the spectacle rather than the sentiment.

If you’ve answered mostly b’s: Contemporary chic
You want your big day to be a testament to your own style and finesse. This will be a modern affair that will be straight out of the pages of a magazine and while you want a traditional day, you want it to feel contemporary too.
DO choose a colour or theme as soon as possible, as this will help you create the streamlined, stylish wedding you desire
DON’T forget to include your groom when planning. He might not ‘get’ the style you’re going for, but this is his day too!

If you’ve answered mostly c’s: Tropical treat
You want an utterly un-English wedding far away from the grey weather. As long as the sun is beating down and there’s a party atmosphere, you’ll be happy. You’ll be incorporating traditional elements but, as far as you’re concerned, this is to be a fiesta of colour and celebration of love…
DO Contact a tour company to help you arrange all the details for your day.
DON’T Be disappointed if some friends or family can’t attend. An overseas wedding can be costly and even with plenty of notice they may not be able to come

If you’ve answered mostly d’s: A Boho Show
You want your wedding to be unique and to reflect your spirit. You’ve got a million ideas, but won’t be using a wedding planner. This wedding will be an organic event with friends doing flowers and you making favours.
DO Formulate all your ideas in a scrapbook to get a sense of how it will all come together.
DON’T be so relaxed you leave everything to the last minute. Even the most relaxed wedding days need some organisation or things will grind to a halt.

If you’ve answered mostly e’s: Mix and match matrimony
You want a week-long event that can incorporate all your desires for your big day (and allow you to wear your dream dress more than once!). You could have a church ceremony at home in front of close friends and family, a blessing abroad or vice versa. You might even have a party the night before your wedding for even more people. The options are endless.
DO Set a strict budget or costs could spiral out of control very quickly!
DON’T Try and do it all alone. Most brides struggle to organise one big day, let alone three or four. Enlist the help of friends, family and, if you can afford one, a wedding planner.

So your engaged, now what...

Because details matter!
Every element, large or small, contributes to the success of your celebration. A Stylish Affair Wedding Planning, provides you with all the resources and knowledge to make your wedding truly memorable. We take pride in working with you to find your personalized style and taking your vision to new heights.

Following initial contact via telephone, email or word of mouth referral, we believe it is important to meet personally to discuss what ideas you have for your wedding. What are your priorities? We will discuss your vision for your special day. What areas do you feel you would like Smooch Wedding & Event Designers can assist you with?

This initial meeting often serves as a launching pad to an exciting collaboration of ideas and desires that will result in the wedding that you’ve dared to dream aloud.

This initial consultation service is compliments of Smooch Wedding & Event Designers.

Complete Coordination Services
A terrific option for busy professionals, destination weddings or anyone looking for exclusive, personalized service during this emotional and often overwhelming time. From our first meeting and on throughout the planning process you can relax and be at ease knowing that A Stylish Affair has taken care of every detail, working with the bride and groom from conception to completion with unlimited creative and logistical communication to ensure that your personal style, and your vision is brought to life, creating a most memorable event.

"Day Of" Services

Your wedding day, while beautiful, is also a very emotional one and can be quite overwhelming. Unfortunately, many couples believe that their reception will run itself but realistically, like any other significant event, it requires several hours of logistic preparation and coordination.

Let us help you orchestrate your special day to allow you to spend this cherished time with your loved ones. Your personal planner will act as director, troubleshooter and the calming force behind the hectic activities of the day. As industry professionals, we cannot stress enough the importance of this service. All last minute details are taken care of to ensure that you and your family can simply relax and enjoy your celebration.

Personalized Inspiration Sessions

Because every couple needs a different level of support!

Theme Development
Wedding Styling
Budget Management
Timeline Management
Creative Ideas for Décor
Vendor Referrals and Selection
Contract Negotiations or Reviews
Event Design and Décor
Wedding Favors and Welcome Bags
Transportation
Entertainment and Music selection

Special Occasion Events:

Whether toasting a birthday or anniversary, organizing a New Year's Eve gala or Fundraiser, or throwing a celebration or theme party, we help our clients articulate a vision or theme for their event and then make it a reality.

Our planners will coordinate the countless details and manage the various talented and knowledgeable professionals working to help you make your event a success.

Corporate Events:

Our strategy for delivering successful and effective corporate functions is to work with our clients to develop the event goals, budget guidelines and marketing objectives, formulating an integrated event marketing plan. Whether it is a new product launch, staff party, client appreciation event, or seminar or corporate retreat, we have the expertise to produce your next customized corporate event.

Why hire a planner..

Hiring a Planner is the Wedding Gift you Give Yourself!”

“Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning”.
–Thomas Edison

Benefits to the Bride and Groom…..

Your own Personal Assistant
Be a Guest at your own wedding
Defining your vision and style
Peace of Mind
Reduce Stress
Save You Time
Build “Fun” into your planning process
Maximize your spending budget
Solving issues
Unbiased assistance
Connect with quality wedding professionals that fit your style and budget

Kids at a Wedding

Most couples these days prefer if it young children don't attend dependening on the venue aswell, but you get those couples that couldnt picture a wedding without the friends kids maybe even their the dog.

If there are kids attending your wedding, make it fun for them, organise with your wedding planner for some activities for them, like coloring in books, scavenger hunts, sweetie table cos i mean kids would much rather be playing outside and getting dirty than listening to speeches.  You can create a child friendly wedding...Just think like a kid...

Creating keepsakes..

So the Big Day is over, everyone has gone home, your preparing for your honeymoon with your "Husband", sound cool hey??

But what about all the hard work and planning that went into everything, that's just gonna get packed away in a box at the back of your closet and forgotten about..um NO!! 

Create a frame with your garter, veil, tiara and wedding invite.  Frame it...put in on a wall and everytime you walk past it its reminds you of your special day and can later on be passed onto your little princess...can even be her "something ol or borrowed at her wedding one day.

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So your thinking about a outside or destination wedding..

Outside and destination weddings can be loads of fun as well as pretty stressful at times, but again so many cool ideas you can use.  Like this one, if your having a outside wedding or the ceremony is outside, why not place cool sunnies for your guests to wear and they even double up as a keep sake..

Recent Decor & Flowers done @ Weddings & Parties

Hi All, so even though its the cold winter months, that doesn't stop a wedding from happening, i must say i enjoy decorating for a winter wedding.  You can make it so cosy that you hardly realise that's its nippy outside.  Being winter doesn't mean that the colours need to change, i did a wedding with a yellow theme and wow it stood out so much that it felt like spring inside, every one had a skip in their step.

A trend this year is candy buffet tables.  Its more fun and really creates a focal point if you have a sweet table, either have plates where guests can help themselves after you have cut your cake or supply paper packets where they can fill them and take them home.  Makes you feel like a child taking home a whole packet filled with sweeties.

Lighting is very important and the different ways candles can be used these days is amazing, hang them, float them the options are endless and really create a romantic feel to your wedding.

Another popular theme among my brides have been vintage and wow can you get carried away decorating for a vintage wedding, feels like I'm part of the Great Gatsby...old books, old suitcase, pearls, antique cups, pots and saucers all create a romantic feel as if you were in another era.  Plus this is where your granny can step in if she has any antique/vintage goodies, nice way of trying to incorporate everyone.

So to all the brides out there, enjoy the path and journey to becoming a wife and if you need help the Smooch Team is only a call away.

Much Love

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Happy Friday...

Its the weekend Baby...So another week has come and gone and for some of you its your big day this weekend..so all the hard work and planning and late nights is about to pay off as soon you will say "I Do" to the man of your dreams.

For all of you brides out there getting married this weekend, i wish you all the best and hope your day is magical.

Love from the Smooch Team 

Satisfying that sweet tooth..Dig in..

Hi All..

We all have a sweet tooth and whats nicer than a creamy sweet cake or a melt in your mouth cupcake..

@ Smooch Weddings..your dream cake can be a reality, we use only the finest ingredients and that simple loving touch to bring your masterpiece of a cake to life..

So come and satisfy your cravings.....

Sweet Monday...

Happy Monday to all, hope the weekend was wonderful and to all the brides that got marries, congratulations, all the best on your journey as husband and wife.

To all the brides nearing that special day enjoy the build up to it, its an amazing feeling that you want to lock up in a box and never let it go.

For those of you still not sure what you want, where you want to get married etc, please contact Smooch Wedding & Event Designer and make all those choices and decisions easier on you so you can sit back, relax and get a mani or a pedi while we make sure from the small finest detail to that big 10 Tier cake that all is sorted and perfect,.  So all you need to do is show up and look beautiful.

Spreading the news...

The first step toward matrimony is tooting your own glorious horn.. Your engaged, and you probably want the whole world to know it, go ahead and spread the wonderful news, you have so much to be happy about...your dream as a little girl has come true..Embrace It...

So let the planning begin..

Why you need a Wedding Co-ordinator

Having a wedding coordinator is not just a luxury, its an essential part of enjoying the relaxed, memorable wedding that every bride dreams of. Even a wedding co-coordinator needs a planner when they decide to the the knot.

Wedding Coordinators have the ability to relieve a considerable amount of stress.  Not only do they plan every element of a wedding to the finest detail, they also coordinate service providers and entertainers on the day, giving you the peace of mind and freedom to enjoy the proceedings.

A good Coordinator also has the connections with service providers who can be trusted for their quality and competence.  Their recommendations and relationships with florists, photographers, decor and stylists are invaluable. From Sauvignon Blanc and smoked salmon to stationery and stylists, they know a lot more than the average couple could ever expect themselves to know.

So go ahead, take that step...its the best to hire your own Wedding Coordinator for your special day...

What is a wedding...

Your wedding is a life changing even which your guests have come from far and wide to witness and celebrate.  Of course you need to be happy, and by the end of it you would have paid a small fortune to have what you want, so you really should be over the moon, but don't loose sight that, for your guests, its about the experience..

How Smooch Weddings was founded..

Once upon a time in a small town on the West Rand, a young girl woke up and new what her purpose in life was supposed to be..making other girls dreams come true and making them feel like princesses.  She knew that she would shine and be the best Wedding Designer she could be.


So the hard work started...STUDYING!!!

What a breeze actually when you have found exactly what you want to be...

So then came a few parties to plan and a wedding @ the gorgeous Kloofzicht Lodge..WOW..i did it, all that hard work payed off!!

So now i not only do weddings but any party/event that your heart desires and imagination has thought up..

Nothing is too BIG to plan... Reach for the stars and if you fall, you fall on the puffy white clouds..not to shabby...

My dream came true...whats your dream..???

The Big Day..

Remember your "Big Day" does not need to be a "Big Stress"..sit back, be treated like a princess, be pampered and adored..its the day you have dreamed about since you were a young girl..step back take a deep breath...walk through those chapel doors and know that today is your biggest day, forever and always...today is your HAPPILY EVER AFTER...

A little bit more about Smooch...

Our offerings include (but are not limited to):

    Corporate Events / Functions
    Conferences
    Corporate Fun Days
    Year End Functions
    Black Tie / Plated Dinners
    Cocktail Parties
    Private Functions / Parties
    Dinners / Formal Dinners / Cocktail Events
    Weddings / Anniversaries
    Kiddies Parties / Kitchen Tea’s / Baby Showers
    Themed Events
 
We assist with all aspects of the Function / Event conceptualization, décor, design:

    Function Management
    Equipment Hire
    Venue finding
    Rate negotiations
    Décor Styling
    Menu Design
    Decorative Lighting
    Photography....

Call us today..

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Flowers

Flowers make quite an statement at your wedding whether they are small or big in tiny vases or huge candelabra's, go wild when choosing your flowers there are so many different flowers out there nowadays...



Life is the flower for which love is the honey..

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A Cinderella Story

Every girl deserves a happily ever after...with Smooch weddings and event designers, we can make that Cinderella dream come true, we have the glass slippers that are the perfect fit...the flowers that speak a million words, the cakes that melt in your mouth..the lights that light your magical day and your life ahead, the music that lifts you up and the pictures that last a lifetime..all you need is your prince charming and your inner Cinderella...Come and bring your fairytale to life with Smooch..♥♥♥

Welcome

Hi, welcome to my blog..Smooch Weddings. 

Specialising in Weddings, all decor and events, from the smallest wedding to the most extravagant event...taking your ideas and turning them into reality...

Please contact me on 071 891 7328 or 076 119 4129 or alternatively email us on kcsmooch@gmail.com

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