We did this oriental suite for a shoot recently and loved how it turned out! The patterns are what make this a really inspiring suite. I love how the invitation folder is beautifully wrapped with twine and a pretty printed belly band. The folder flaps are cut asymmetric and folds in a non-traditional manner, which adds interest and takes to it’s “Origami” naming.

The place cards are laser cut fans that are printed on both sides with different patterns, which can be placed on each guests’ glass.

We get so many inquiries about our parasols, that I had to shine a bit of light on them! They are very popular and so practical for summer weddings or events. These paper parasols are the perfect accessory to an event – whether it’s themed or not!

Click on the link or pics below to shop this invite. Browse our South African E-store here and our International E-store (currency in US dollars) here.

Shop | Origami Invitation

Shop | Origami Tag

Shop | Origami Place Card

Shop | Origami Table Number

Shop | Orient White Paper Parasol

For those of you who dont know…..Pasella is a trendy lifestyle show whereby they feature and interview many different SA business men and women that are making their mark in their industry as well as present viewers with inspirational ideas for day to day life and eventing.

We were lucky enough to be featured on the show as part of an amazing group of service providers in the wedding industry (who we HIGHLY recommend). The following list of people are so amazing and talented in so many ways I could blog about them ALL DAY!

A big Thank you to Jana the amazing and ever so patient producer of the show who helped me brush up on my Afrikaans, as well as the lovely Mienkie for being an absolute pleasure to work with!

Herewith the Pasella dream team:

Jaco van Loggerenberg from Just Jack Wedding and Event coordination is what every bride needs and should have! His co-ordination skills surpassed my greatest expectations and he was able to pull off an amazing shoot in almost no time at all. Brides to be – this is what you want out of a coordinator!

Find Jaco on http://www.just-jack.com

Jo-Lize from Floral Affairs is perfection personified when it comes to flowers and she does it with such ease! Along with Jo-Lize comes a lifelong passion for all things floral and this is apparent in all her work. I was lucky enough to take home some of the flowers that Jo-Lize used for the shoot and my goodness did they bring life to our studio! A great combination of blossoms, tulips and roses. Jo-Lize you are amazing!

Visit Jo-Lize at http://www.floralaffairs.co.za

Anneri from Nelle Cakes makes the cakes from the pages of a Martha Stewart Wedding magazine look like they were done in an easy bake oven! She is going to take the cake industry by storm. If Marie Antoinette had her own personal cake maker it would have been Anneri!

Nelle Cakes:  http://www.nellecakes.co.za

Also a HUGE thanks you to Johan , Joanie, Lana and Inecke from the Aleit Academy – you guys did an AMAZING job and are destined for greatness!

Love the Secret Diary Team

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We recently took our show on the road as they say and spent the weekend at the Tygervalley Bridal Expo!

We had a fabulous response from the public and all in all it was an amazing success! We loved being able to meet so many  brides to be and are almost booked up with consultations following the expo!

We made sure we catered for all markets and tried to have as much of our different ranges on display as possible. From the laser cut invitations and stationery, perspex laser cut decor pieces, invitations , menus, seating charts, parasols to the  paper lanterns and much more.

It was also great fun being able to exhibit next door to our friends from Val De Vie Polo Estate as well as the twins Marinda from IPL Laser Clinic and Marietjie Hurter the oh so lovely makeup artist.

Thank you to Cream Event Library for putting on a great expo and we will without a doubt  be back there next year!

Love

The Secret Diary team

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