August 2006 Newsletter
"Don´t go through life, grow through life."Eric Butterworth
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| Vol 1, Ed 5 | THE PURPLE MOON NEWSLETTER | August 2006 |
VENDOR SPOTLIGHT
Wedding season and vacation season are both in full swing. What perfect timing to talk about honeymoons, a well deserved vacation after all the planning is done. Conservation Corporation Africa (CC Africa), host one of the premier honeymoon destinations. Billed as “Africa's leading African Safari Company and one of the most comprehensive safari operators with exceptional lodges and safaris in Africa's most breathtaking wilderness locations,” CC Africa offers tourists a variety of choices from the African Adventure chores such as specialized safaris that tap into adventure, culture, sporting and culinary delights. CC Africa also boasts luxury lodges in exotic locales of Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
CC Africa now offers a unique alternative for honeymooners. Couples can now enjoy a romantic getaway that offers series of mobile safaris in Botswana, Namibia and Victoria Falls. Guests sleep in roomy domed canvas tents with teak furniture, en suite flushable toilets, hot bucket showers and large comfortable beds. As you change locations throughout the tour, the CC Africa staff disassembles the tent and packs your belongings and has it all set up at the next location well before your arrival. Gourmet dinners are served by campfire in a lavish dining setting. Talk about luxury service! Added amenities include free laundry service, leather-bound journals, well-stocked libraries and board games. For tours in Botswana and Namibia, high season runs July through October, while Victoria Falls usually has amiable weather year round. For further information, check out the site at www.ccafrica.com. [w] http://www.ccafrica.com/
ENGAGING THOUGHTS...
From the editor's desk
If your wedding day is the most important day in your life, then certainly the most exciting aspect in planning is shopping for your wedding dress. Some suggestions when shopping for your wedding dress: first, browse through a few bridal magazines and flag the styles you like. Take those images with you to give your design consultant an idea of your style, but be open to other styles. Speak openly with your bridal and design consultant about your personal style for accessories and shoes. Finally, be fully aware of the type of wedding you are having and whether the dress you want will fit into that wedding. Ball gowns are highly improper for beach weddings.On another note, the CondeNast Bridal Group is holding its annual Wedding March in New York City October 6 & 7 at the world famous Waldorf-Astoria. This weekend planning seminar is one of the most informative and comprehensive wedding salons for brides and planners alike. This well-heeled event boasts design and planning seminars held by such well respected planners as David Tutera, Mindy Weiss and Preston Bailey. For ideas on what to wear down the aisle, come check out designers such as Reem Acra, Vera Wang and Edgardo Bonilla. And there are great giveaways that make the trip well worth it. This is a must for the millennium bride. For further information, view the site at www.weddingmarch.com.
Here's to your future!
LaTasha
If you have any questions you would like to share with other brides, contact us. Please note questions will be edited for length. Due to high volume we are unable to respond to all inquires.
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Purple Moon Events
143 E. Ridgewood Avenue
PO Box 261
Ridgewood, NJ 07451
info@purplemoonevents.net
POPPING THE QUESTION...
Answers to your most perplexing bridal dilemmasQ: I was just recently engaged and plan to get married early 2008. Upon our announcement, my future in-laws offered to foot most of the bill for the wedding. My fiancée and I are ecstatic about the offer, but their ideas are far from what we want including a massive guest list and an extravagant affair. How do we kindly let them know that we want something different without offending them or worse yet, having pull the plug on financing?
A: First communicate effectively with your future in-laws. Let them know what your expectations are and what kind of wedding you want. Given that our wedding is some time away, an alternative to the
massive guest listand
extravagantwedding could be to throw an engagement party of that scale. This would be an opportunity for your in-laws to implement their plans without directly contradicting yours. It also offers you and your fiancée the opportunity to meet the people important to your future in-laws in a more relaxed and comfortable environment than you would at a wedding.
