Bringing it closer to home

Hello there,

We hope we find you well. Oh but on the contrary, you've found us! And you being here on this our blog could be for two main reasons; either you're getting married, wedding pretty soon and you want to get as much information as you can on weddings to make that special day glamorous OR someone you know is getting married soon and you just want to put your hand in making their day extra special. Either way, you are at the right place.

Now seeing as this is ZimBridal- For a Great Zimbabwean Wedding, we want to bring this as close to home as possible. Because we realized that when we were planning for our wedding and we'd go to all these sites, there was nothing that really related to Zimbabwe and the life that is lived here, with the inflation and all. Although one can try to adapt some of the ideas (brilliant ones to if we might add) to their wedding. But it just wouldn't be the same as when we have our very own adaptation, so we thought, why not have a local flavour?! So the whole purpose of this blog is to give some ideas, tips and advice concerning wedding in Zimbabwe.

So as the saying goes, "Money answereth all things." Right now in this highly inflationary environment, where the vendors, also known as the service providers for various thing for your wedding e.g caterers, the decor company, etc, refuse to hold down the prices for you (understandably though, put yourself in their shoes) and you have to pay up the difference, how can one plan a wedding and not get overwhelmed with the costs and get stressed? If the money's there, nothing can stop you, you can shop til you drop. We know we all, or maybe most of us, want to have that spectacular wedding but what if the money's not there? We suggest that especially right now in these times, if the money really isn't there then let's try and make do with what we have. For instance, you could just have a small service at church or after church(you still can wear your gown and all that) and afterwards go for lunch or tea or something with the closest relatives at a house you can arrange. Because at the end of the day, what you really want is to spend the rest of your life with the one you're marrying, so that's the most important thing to remember and always have in mind.

Although we know there's the issue of the extended family, frankly speaking, we think everyone should be feeling the pinch of the inflation so surely they should understand. You also don't want to have a sub-standard wedding and invite everybody who will do nothing but complain afterwards, "oh the food was pathetic and little, oh the colour scheme was terrible, etc" and you would have worked so hard just to get that done!

So basically what we're saying is let's make do with what we have, that's the only way we can stay afloat of the whole planning and not getting stressed. This works, trust us! As much as you would want to have the wedding that you've been dreaming of since you were 5yrs, if the situation's not permitting, let's drop it and go for what's more tangible at the moment.

Visit us again and get more tips, advice and ideas.

To Your Special Day

Charlene and Aurther