For our summer wedding we wanted to get our outside venue in perfect condition, which meant a whole lot of gardening! The garden belongs to Zane's parents and was in need of a little TLC. There was actually a large patch of the garden that was used as a compost/chuck everything here pile. Is was damn ugly.
We decided we wanted to create a seating area as the view from this patch was very pretty, overlooking the next door field. As our theme was loosely based around a secret garden, we wanted the area to appear unkept and not the usual manicured flower bed most people aspire to.
Here is the patch once we had cleared and leveled the ground, removed the weeds, planted the flowers and shrubs and sectioned out a pathway.
The large wooden spool was going to be sunk into the ground and used as a table.
The original planting began in late April as we had a really late spring last year in the UK and frost was still on the ground in mid April! The ground was so increadibly fertile from the compost heap that used to be there, and soon enough the plants began to actually grow!
This is the patch about 3 weeks before the wedding. We had now decided to move the spool out and replace it with a little garden set. The plants were growing well and starting the flower, thank goodness. Some potted Dahlias and a little stepping stone path finished it off.
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I absolutely love the look of some of the high end lodges in Africa. The mix of cultures really blends into a pleasing interior that evokes a strong sense of rustic living and bringing a bit of the stunning surroundings indoors. Something that actually adds to the whole safari experience.
The old colonial look with dark mahogany, old fashioned luggage trunks and wildlife illustrations is featured in many of the 5 star safari lodges in Africa. As much as I love this look, I actually prefer a subtle mix between colonial and native African.
Bed- estorationhardware.com- £1,700
Lamp- kathykuohome.com-
£52
Orange cushion- conranshop.co.uk- £95
Zebra cushion- occa-home.co.uk- £110
Beige cushion- frette.com- £200
Chair- www.onekingslane.com- £500
Fan- Antique
Skull- Antique
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I have been around quite a lot of negative vibes recently with regards to problems in peoples marriage, relationships and friendships. It's always hard to hear when couples you really admire or look up to go through difficulties and even decide to break up.
As a young married couple, I think it's really important to nurture your relationship and never let it become stale. Yes we are all guilty of taking our other half for granted sometimes, it's hard to be conscious of our actions 24 hours a day so it's something I've learnt to take time to really consider.
Am I doing everything I can do to improve my marriage?
Is my husband happy?
Are we communicating?
It's not common to use marriage counseling in the UK and I'm quite glad of that. I think communication is the best tool we have when having issues in our relationships.
I'd also just like to point out that as I am writing this post Vivian and Philip from Fresh Prince Of Bel Air are going 'on a break'! Water that grass guys.
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