Love is in the air this season and why not get married on the birth of our dear Saviour. I've always been a fan of weddings, decorating however, somewhat annoying. Here's why.
Ever experienced the time consuming moment to tie over 50 separate rosettes, ribbons, laced/beaded garlands to each and every centrepiece for the guest tables?
This has been a trade passed on to me by my mother dearest who shares a passion like I do in arts & craft, and in this case; beautifying someone's special event. Now I mean not to exclude the stress & strain to stand on step ladders, hammering thumb tacks because our fingers have gotten numb and all the back & forth trips for every knick knacks to be placed.
This wedding took place on December 25, 2011 (yes, Christmas Day) at the Mandeville Seventh Day Adventist Church, Manchester. The colour schemes were burnt orange and jade green. How often we have used these colours but they compliment each other nicely. The heightened joke, however, because these colours represent our political oppositions and with election around the corner (December 29, 2011) I do commend the bride and groom for such a brave choice. We Jamaicans somehow take the segregations of such colours very seriously but nothing like a wedding to bring both sides of the party (family) together. Kidding. The family in union are very welcoming and most of all helpful. It was pleasing to know that during all the fuss when the groom should be resting he stayed with the team making sure everything was running smooth and we were all comfortable.
As it is in Jamaica, winter isn't closely compared to the intense snow like temperatures but only in the mountainous areas. In Mandeville, every Christmas is cold! -- like freeze-your-butt-off cold and decorating for this wedding especially on Christmas eve, where the festivities of last minute shopping and pre-New Year parties were going on, team and my myself were grabbing for warmth whenever, wherever, whilst putting up the backdrops and intricate centrepieces (see slideshow below).
This wedding took place on December 25, 2011 (yes, Christmas Day) at the Mandeville Seventh Day Adventist Church, Manchester. The colour schemes were burnt orange and jade green. How often we have used these colours but they compliment each other nicely. The heightened joke, however, because these colours represent our political oppositions and with election around the corner (December 29, 2011) I do commend the bride and groom for such a brave choice. We Jamaicans somehow take the segregations of such colours very seriously but nothing like a wedding to bring both sides of the party (family) together. Kidding. The family in union are very welcoming and most of all helpful. It was pleasing to know that during all the fuss when the groom should be resting he stayed with the team making sure everything was running smooth and we were all comfortable.
As it is in Jamaica, winter isn't closely compared to the intense snow like temperatures but only in the mountainous areas. In Mandeville, every Christmas is cold! -- like freeze-your-butt-off cold and decorating for this wedding especially on Christmas eve, where the festivities of last minute shopping and pre-New Year parties were going on, team and my myself were grabbing for warmth whenever, wherever, whilst putting up the backdrops and intricate centrepieces (see slideshow below).
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As always, decorating is fun after all is done and you see the result when everything is in place. For contact info, see details below:
Black Silk Designs
"Designers & Planners for all occasions"
Creative Director/ Event Planner & Designer: Mrs. Sandra A. Peart
Email: black.silk.designs@gmail.com
Phone: 876.815.9381/ 876.624.1297
Designer & Balloon Artist: Mrs. Stacey-Ann N. Davis
Email: sporter88@hotmail.com
Phone: 876.436.1369
1 comment:
Awww, how sweet. I like it! That must have been a beautiful wedding, and it was really nice to see how hard you worked, and all the effort you put into getting it to that point. *Both thumbs up* for the Decorators and all the others who put in all that effort in the blistering cold to get it going great :-)
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