Don't give up,

           xoxo, Talia

1) Okay, so most people may like to think that this has nothing at all to do with weddings or planning a wedding but its actually the most crucial part. Please make sure this is YOUR WEDDING and not anyone elses. Have exactly what you want on your wedding day because you and your partner both want to and agree to, not because your parents or in-laws want you to. This may sound selfish and not understanding at all but don't ever let your parents have it their way on your wedding day. It is your wedding day after all. They may influence and convince you with their opinions but its vital at the end of the day to ask yourself  'Do I really want it this way?' 'Am I doing it to jaga my parents/in-laws hati?' Your wedding is ultimately about WHAT YOU WANT. You are allowed to have it whatever way you want, and please by all means go all out. But if you really really have to listen to your parents or choose to leave the arrangements to your parents/in laws for your own personal reasons, my advise is as long as they have a mutual understanding of your needs and wants for the Wedding. 

2) Don't stress, don't stress, don't stress. I know that's easier said then done. But hey that's the whole point of my existence as a Wedding Planner right? Make sure you have someone or sometwo or three helping you throughout your wedding arrangements process, trust me its a lot and you can't do it on your own. Get a Wedding Planner who has wide contacts for the necessary vendors, one with patience, honesty and most importantly one that understands exactly what you need and want for your dream wedding. Why honesty? Because that's vital! They have to be your advisors and tell you like it is if something may or may not work out and offer suggestions. 

3) Plan ahead of time. Yes, never ever leave things to the last resort, it will be hectic as hell and that's when you start to stress and be a little bitch. Try to get the venue sorted at least 6-12 months ahead of your wedding day. Venue being booking the church/temple, restaurants, hotels, halls or whatever dream venue you want. If its a hotel/hall you're planning to book, bare in mind that you'll have to pay a certain deposit amount as 'booking fee' so please have your credit cards/cash/cheque books on standby.

4) Set a budget.  Please for the love of God and yourselves set a budget. Once you have a budget, you'll know roughly how much you have to work your ass for to fund for the Wedding. The $ comes from: Clothes (Bride & Groom Gowns/Suit, Bridesmaid & Groomsmen Gowns & Suits) Bare in mind how many Groomsmen & Bridesmaid you plan to have, you may get excited and end up having like 10 each, but people once you have to start paying for them you wish you never had 10. Photo Album/Photography/Videography, Bridal Car, Venue, Entertainment (Dancers, Band, DJ) Beauty (Hair & Make-up Artist, Manicure/Pedicure, Spa/Massage/Facial) Alcohol, Invitation (Thank You Gifts, Invitation Cards) Rooms (Applicable if you're having it at a hotel), External Vendors (Florist, Dessert Bars, Sound & Light Team, Decorators)

That should be about it and all I can think of atm. Please comment and let me know in any way if you need guidance in planning your wedding or someone elses wedding, I'm always here to help and listen. 

                                                               Good Luck <3 XO

This post is a personal one for me. I've been thinking about how I was going to write this and if I was ever going to get this on here. There are only two people in my life that I've spoken to about this and they're two of my close girlfriends. Why I'm choosing to share this with all of you is because I love helping people and I believe that this will help you in one way or another. Ever since I was younger (10) I was always 'bigger' then my sisters. Nicknames like 'Fat-ass' and 'fatty' stuck on until I was mid way through uni. Family members talked about our size difference and that made me feel insecure about my body. I was an insecure, self- conscious girl who lacked confidence growing up and I hated the fact that people used to compare our body sizes. haha in fact bloody hell that was how some of them differentiated me from my twin. Growing up, I always listened to what people said about my body and I began to accept the fact that I was 'fat' when I was far from that. I used to look at myself in the mirror saying 'I'm so fat'. I never realized however, that I only felt that way because I was doing to myself what people did to me. I was COMPARING myself to my sisters. And listen here guys, it made me feel horrible. I was constantly unhappy and dissatisfied with my body. Yes, I starved myself, yes I shoved a toothbrush down my throat getting everything that I ate out. Is that healthy? Nope it certainly wasn't. I mean what was I doing to my body and my health? It was not at all good. I'm only 21 and I'm still learning to love myself and be happy with ME and my body. In this process of self learning I've come to learn and accept that those comments that people made and still make about me looking like a 'LAYS' bag of chips is not going to affect me anymore. I'm honestly fed-up and its tiresome when you listen and believe what people say about you. Those comments used to validate what I thought about the size of my body. I never realized how shitty and unhealthy it was to accept and believe what people think and say about you. Well news flash guys, no one knows you better than you do! You know yourself best and don't you ever let those comments that people say about you validate who you are and the way you look. Ask yourself this: Do those comments make me feel good? Do I like feeling this way? If the answer is no, then don't make yourself feel the way I did. It's a learning process and it takes time for you to accept who you are and your body and to love and embrace every inch of it. But when you do, when you feel that happiness and when you find that happiness within yourself not a single one of that negative horseshit comment can break you or make you feel insecure. Like for God's sake, to be honest with you, this is a first for me but I love my body. Like I freaking love it! I love my 34-inch arse and the fact that I don't have and need and want a thigh gap. I feel good about the way I look now and it's absolutely ridiculous that people think I'm fat. Just the thought of people calling me that makes me laugh. I still work out and try to eat healthy when I can, I still indulge in junk food because I let myself have a little treat. I used to put so much pressure on myself to look good, to be as skinny as my sisters and to have a thigh gap. Well boo-freaking-hoo stop comparing yourselves to others, not every body is designed to have a thigh gap cause nobody, like honestly no body is the same. There are more than a billion people in this world but we're all different and special. Yes even us twins. When you learn to believe that, you will feel so flipping good about yourself. So stop being a follower and start being a leader. Be your leader. Love yourself and love your body shut out those negative comments cause they're not going to make you feel any better. It's all up to you when you make that choice. Love yourself you guys, LOVE yourself. God loves you just the way you are :)

                                                                            <3 X

Anyway, I'm going to finish my bottle of green tea that's gotten cold now and continue reading this amazing book by Judith O'Reilly titled 'A Year of Doing Good'. Feeling a tad bit better now that I've expressed how I feel! I love you guys and I hope y'all love yourselves too :)

This isn't what you think it is! (as per the title) hahah you dirty dirty minds you! Well I'm currently interning at a hotel under the sales and marketing department. Sixth week in, 6 more weeks to go! and my boss wants me to remain here as a permanent staff but I've yet to come to a decision. 

I've had this thought running in my mind for a couple days now and I am still partially clueless as to what I'm deciding to go on with. It's quite stressful and not easy I must say! 

Something I've learnt from this is don't do or settle for something because you don't mind doing it. We all have dreams and accomplishments that we'd love to achieve one day. A gold medal as a sign of our victory and success and accomplishment and reward.  My dream is to own my first ever fragrance ranging from perfumes to body mists then expanding to scented candles cause I LOVE scented candles and then to designing my own cool t-shirts which I already have designs of in fact. That's my ultimate dream. Right now however my second dream is to work for a fashion and beauty magazine or an events management team.

During the course of my internship I've realized that I absolutely love writing; feature lifestyle article writing that is. My body screams with excitement when I see my work being published in the hotels in-house print ads as well their social media accounts and Website. It certainly gives me pleasure and I feel proud and satisfied with my work which is amazing because it drives me and keeps me motivated to performing even better and bringing it up a notch for the next project assigned.

So, as of now, I still have yet to make my decision as to which career path I will essentially sail into once I've completed my internship program but I know prayers will help me with that.

Woohoo its Christmas!!! Merry Christmas loves!! Just thought of sharing with you guys some of the things that I absolutely love during Christmas! I hope everyone's having a good time this Christmas with your friends and family and of course the food! ;) Have fun!

 X <3 

Happy Sunday everybody!! So I'm finally uploading something between the lines
of fashion! :D These are the only two outfits that I managed to take a picture of, unfortunately
but I do love what is on me for this month. I'll be posting my outfits monthly,

beginning from this month on wards. 

Denim Jacket- Primark

White top- I can't seem to remember the name of the boutique 

I got it from. Sorry! I'll inform you guys when I remember

Black Tights

Lipstick- Revlon

Earrings- Forever 21

Bracelet- Got if from a shop in Eindhoven!

White Jacket- Nicchi

Floral Romper- Cotton On

X <3

Hi gum drops! So I finally perfected my scramble eggs after countless fail attempts and just thought I'd share my secret as to how I got it perfected. I used two eggs but if you're trying to eat healthy or are eating healthy then just use the egg whites. Seasoning (pepper & salt), and 2 tablespoons of full cream milk, you can use cream or soy milk, almond milk any milk of your choice. Also feel free to add in any additional ingredients of your choice like tomatoes, avocado, herbs, onions work pretty well too, cheese. Use goats cheese for a healthier alternative. Put a table spoon of olive oil into the pan and once the oil is hot enough add in the eggs first. Then quickly mix it around before it turns brown. Add in your seasoning, additional ingredients like onions, cheese and avocado and lastly pour in the milk. Once the milk is fully absorbed into the eggs take it off the fire. Your eggs have to come out looking slightly wet and soft like the ones you get at the hotels. The secret is firstly, MILK and whilst cooking your eggs, remove it from the fire off and on. The key is to not have your pan sat directly on the fire the whole time you're cooking it. Get it off the fire once you add your eggs in then put it back on when you add in the milk. The eggs will still be cooking when you remove it from the fire as it is still hot. I hope you guys find this secret of mine useful and helpful. Remember to not give up on trying to get your eggs perfected! Perfection takes time. Please feel free to comment below and share this post. You can now also follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Instagram if you'd like as I've just added that into my blog. I was so excited to have finally got that in here! Been wanting to add those social media icons in for a while now hahah so anyway, good luck with your scrambled eggs and I'll speak to you guys next week. Byeeeeeee!