Brides Essence - Bridal Magazine South Africa

Taste of Cape Town

Justine — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:14:01 +0000

Pick n Pay Taste of Cape Town in association with Orbit Sugarfree hosted an unforgettable and indulgent event. The best of Cape Town’s cuisine can be experienced at the ‘Taste of Cape Town,’ which is held every year in Green Point in the Mother City and tasting these different cuisines is certainly not to be missed.

A tantalizing array of cuisine that showcases the Cape’s exceptional culinary talents from some of the Cape’s top restaurants, is available for tasting alongside the finest wines, beers, bubbly, brandy’s and decadent cocktails. Whilst wandering around the different stalls, you can indulge in a variety of taste experiences from yummy fudge, enormous chocolate meringues, delectable Turkish delights, unusual cheeses, pickles and olives and various fresh fruit juices, to name a few.

Pick n Pay’s Fresh Living Chef’s Theater, offers cooking demonstrations and at the Pick n Pay Wine Canapé you can skill up whilst cooking a delicious meal with the guidance of a top Chef. The Taste ‘Pop-Up’ restaurant has chefs, who pop in to cook their own specialties, which is definitely worth ‘popping’ in for.

‘Taste of Cape Town’ is definitely an event to be booked in to the calendar for 2013. If you missed it then you can still go to the ‘Taste of Durban’ being held on the 27 to 29^th July and the ‘Taste of Joburg’ is from the 27 to 30^th September this year.

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Justine — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:15:32 +0000

Brides Essence Travel Honeymoon & Wedding Guide

Justine — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:39:47 +0000

Brides Essence Travel has become the Brides Essence Travel Honeymoon & Wedding Guide, allowing us to now offer our readers direct access to the very best in Travel & Honeymoon &Weddings, where readers can find destinations & locations, travel operators and travel service providers, wedding venues and wedding vendors & wedding service providers throughout Southern Africa and in future issues incorporating other African, Island & international destinations.

Brides Essence Travel was a bi-annual magazine, from now on it will be a monthly magazine continually growing into a unique guide where Brides and Grooms will have to look no further to find their wedding and honeymoon solutions.The service providers list will grow each month and each issue will have new articles, photographs, promotions, giveaways and competitions offering readers some exciting new options each month. Enjoy! Love Justine J

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1

Brides Essence Indulgence!

Justine — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:05:54 +0000

At the click of a link of the current issue on www.bridesessence.com the Brides Essence Magazines are Free, you can also read them on www.magsoftheworld.com ,http://www.magsoftheworld.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=37&product_id=174 , http://www.magsoftheworld.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=37&product_id=175 ,

and ISSUU, http://issuu.com/brides-essence/docs/issue04 , http://issuu.com/bridesessence/docs/bridesessencetravel where they are downloadable on all the latest Apps!

Brides can link up with Brides Essence http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001013545139 on facebook, Brides Essence Wedding Planning Team http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brides-Essence-Wedding-Planning-Team/132317986778964 and Brides Essence Twitter page OnlineSAMaghttps://twitter.com/#!/OnlineSAMag and enjoy news, updates and notices about latest issues and competitions.

Brides Essence has two exciting competitions every year, the Bride of Essence and the Bride of Essence Photographer. The Prizes are amazing and the Bride of Essence 2012 Shannon Smith won a Honeymoon in South Africa and Namibia, accommodation, flights and prizes to the value of over R50, 000. Keep an eye out for the Bride of Essence Competition for 2013 Brides, in the December issue of Brides Essence Magazine.

Brides and Grooms can also read the exciting and intimate Honeymoon Magazine, Brides Essence Travel; http://www.bridesessence.com/magazine/brides-essence-travel-issue-02-4/ , to find some exciting options for their special time away. This magazine is bi-annual and is filled with popular destinations, venues and honeymoon tips and ideas.

Brides and Grooms can also locate service providers for their special day in the invaluable Brides Essence Wedding Guide (which will be available on line on www.bridesessence.com from 01 May 2012). The Brides Essence Wedding Guide is a list of up-to-date service providers and their contact details, that are willing to assist Brides and Grooms with their special day. http://www.bridesessence.com/wedding-guide/

Brides and Grooms can also enjoy the articles and press releases on the Brides Essence Blog, providing up to date news and trends. http://www.bridesessence.com/browse/blog/

If this is not enough Brides Essence also has a team of carefully selected wedding professionals who form part of the Brides Essence Wedding Planning Team, they can assist Brides with their weddings and Honeymoons in Johannesburg; Cape Town, SA Bushveld, Namibia, Seychelles, Mauritius, Kenya and Mozambique, Maldives & Madagascar. The team can provide, bookings of accommodation and venues, planning of weddings and honeymoons, writing services, wedding coordination, floral design, wedding cakes, photography, make up for your special day, stationery & jewellery and all other services not mentioned. Together they create memories and fulfil dreams.http://www.bridesessence.com/weddingplanning/

Justine Engelbrecht, Editor & Publisher of Brides Essence Magazines says, “ The wedding industry in South Africa, needs to evolve with the times and this means offering a more conclusive online service to brides and grooms, the digital world requires information to be at your fingertips and our magazines are filling this role, with almost 1,6 million unique page reads and readers from well over 150 countries and this is just the beginning. The inbound wedding couple and the local bride and groom want to feel like they can accomplish their dream without breaking the budget and without having to put their business life on hold. Brides Essence offers an online solution, we can communicate with them and coordinate their wedding no matter where they are in the world or we can get together and create dreams face to face. We offer a little something for everyone!

The Brides Essence Wedding Team helps create the tapestry of the perfect wedding day…The Brides Essence Wedding team is made up of a network of women and one man, who are passionate about life, about God, about weddings and about offering the perfect service to ensure that dreams are realised and love is celebrated!”

For more information Contact : Justine: justine@bridesessence.com / www.bridesessence.com

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Issued by Cherry Berry Blue Publishing SA

Are you planning to get married?

Justine — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:50:32 +0000

The proposal, the rings, the engagement party, wedding gowns, custom-made suits, bridal hair & makeup, pampering, bachelor & bachelorette party reception, wedding night accommodation

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THE MONTECASINO WEDDING JOURNEY

Bride of Essence 2012

Justine — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:17:43 +0000

Shannon Smith ( Winning Bride of Essence) and

Justine Engelbrecht ( Editor & Publisher of Brides Essence Magazine)

Shannon Smith with her Prizes!

Shannon has won the following fantastic prizes, special thank you to our sponsors:

A Tanzanite Pendant from Jewel Africa

Voucher from Classique Spa

A discount Voucher from GF Bridal Couture.

Wedding Trial Make up from Becca.

Wedding Day Make up from Becca.

A Honeymoon as follows:

A night at Court Classique Suite Hotel.

2 nights on the Lightleys Houseboats.

2 nights at Phantom View River Resort.

2 nights at Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse

Return Flights with Air Namibia to Namibia return.

2 nights in Swakopmund & 2 nights in Sossusvlei courtesy of Namibia Tourism Board.

Brides Essence Personalised Fashion Shoot in the June issue of Brides Essence Magazine.

Congratulations again Shannon.

Last year many brides stepped back in time for their weddings.

Justine — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:05:06 +0000

There were many outdoor weddings where nature was the backdrop. Also evident were hand tied bouquets complimented with ancestry brooches, vintage cars and, with the help of photo editing programs, vintage photos too!
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Justine — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:05:16 +0000

My Wedding By Kerry Cilliers

Justine — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:39:56 +0000

Once my song came on and the chapel doors opened, it was absolutely breath taking. All my hard work & planning really paid off. All I could see was my fiancé standing there staring at me with shock & amazement. Once I got to the alter my fiancé looked at me and said “Where’s the priest?” I started laughing because I thought he was joking. Suddenly it came to reality we had no priest!

About 5-10 minutes later (which felt like hours) the priest arrived and i was able to do a TAKE 2!

So there we are all again, walking down the isle twice. The second time was probably the best thing i ever did. Everyone was clapping & cheering for us. It felt amazing.

The rest of the day went on perfectly, no more hiccups & the reception was even more stunning. My new husband and I really had a great time.

We are so blessed to have amazing friends & family in our lives that truly made it amazing.

Vendors:

Venue: Casablanca Manor

Photographer: Imaginary Photography

Videographer: Andywayne Photography

Decor: A Wedding in a Box

DJ: Pulse Dj’s

Wedding of Watson and Bridget

Justine — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:23:13 +0000