Extravaganza Weddings

Name: Extravaganza Weddings
Address: Johannesburg, 1685, ZA
Telephone: +27728224723
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Extravaganza offers a premium wedding planning service and we have now added bridal makeup as a speciality to offer our clients!

29/05/2020

Sometimes you have to make those hard decisions, and that requires being honest with yourself first before you can plan and communicate your decision to others.

Regarding decisions, I would recommend just make a decision and act on it. We waste too much time overthinking or a decision or hoping it will just disappear. In fact for me, it makes prolongs the stress and increases the anxiety.Rather just decide and act accordingly, even if the decision is ugly or uncomfortable, it’s easier to plan around a decision that has been made than to live in the uncertainty of it - COVID has proved this.

Regarding building your business, the best advice I ever got, is to build your business like you would bring up a child. Build it to be independent and productive without you having to supervise it. Once your business reaches that stage, it free’s you up to further develop and diversify your business. Entrepreneurs love to be helicopter parents, we want to be a part of everything, approve everything, roll out everything, and the truth is we cannot do it all. So when your businesses can do certain things without you, it’s a good thing, use that as a sign that you are ready to grow your business more.

Yes, that is a pic of my best friend and I on our wedding day!
Here’s that plug: Owned and Run by the Brilliant Siphokazi!

24/05/2020

My client fired me and that’s how I learnt that not all business is good business.It happens to the best of us. Some times it just doesn’t work, but never the less I always want the client to have an incredible wedding, and wedding planning is a part of that experience. So if it isn’t working, let it go.

Big lessons from this episode, was that I need to assess my clients as much as they assess me. I wanted to be producing weddings and events at a certain level, and in order to do that; clients also have to meet a certain criteria to be able to buy into my vision for their wedding day. Learning to qualify my clients really helped me produce some of my best work and avoid getting fired ever again!

You have to learn to let it go, take the L, and keep it moving.

22/05/2020

My biggest lessons, were managing expectations, processes and communication. Those three things really helped me build great relationships with my teams, suppliers and clients.

Let me know what lessons you learnt while running your business.

21/05/2020

There’s so much to learn when running a business. A lot of it is learnt on the job. I only realised while running my business, that there’s a MASSIVE difference between running the business and doing what the business does.

Doing what the business does, is straight forward. If you said you make cakes, its making cakes. If you said you did flowers, you did flowers. For me, I said I planned weddings and that’s exactly what I did.

Running the business however is something else entirely. It’s marketing, accounting, operations, quality control, Human Resources as well as customer service, and so many other things I probably haven’t mentioned.

A growing business is also another aspect of business management that is painful but should be done with precaution and care, many businesses have failed because they haven’t been ready for the growth.

Growing your business is another challenge.

It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed and defeated by the running of the business that we often just end up doing what we do, and hope the business will sort itself out, but deep down we know it won’t.

My advice, do both. You cannot have one without the other. You must do what you do and run the business. This is where you need to start figuring our if you need help, and if so WHERE you need help.

Just writing this caption gave me content for like 4 other videos that I’ll record for , keep an eye out for those.

20/05/2020

It’s so difficult to make the decision to leave your full time, secure, guaranteed salary for a business. A business that you know in your heart will work, but it’s just a big risk for your real life.

Things to consider before leaving your full time job:
-Have saving to cover all your expenses for at least 6 months
-Have some business secured that will bring in income for 6 months
-If you need credit, apply for it while you still have a job, Its much harder to get credit for a business in the beginning as there’s not enough history or consistency. If you can,avoid credit all together.
-Try jot down a business plan, even if it’s super basic
-Research as much as you can for different sources, to make sure you can be as prepared as possible.

For more tips for new businesses or small businesses follow my business page .

19/05/2020

Trying times!

Phew with no weddings anytime soon, I’ve decided to use this platform to share my business knowledge, tips and skills with you.

It’s a business I have already had running for a while called business basics. Of course I’ll sprinkle in a wedding here and there just to keep the fire going.

The big thing here is to share share share. Even though things are tough, this time can be used to reconstruct your business. Plan. Put in measures and processes. Grow. Create a digital footprint. Get registered. Get your books together. There so much you can do for your business now, the stuff you always claimed not to have time for. So let’s do it akere, yes!

I am a serial entrepreneur so there are a lot of places you can catch me on social media:
My Wedding company
My Business Coaching firm
My Er’day Life

15/11/2019

Xolile and Vusi
A wedding story we absolutely loved working on challenges and all! Go watch the story in our IGTV!

Concept, design, planning and Ex*****on:
Marquee & decking:
Venue:
Photo and Video:
Decor and flowers:
Lighting: - Tony; and - Charles
Floor :
Gold chairs:
Couches and furniture: and
Stretch tents and astroturf:
Stationery:
Ballgown dress:
Evening dress, trad and bridesmaids dresses:
Suits and Trad shirts:
Bridesmaids Trad dresses:
Hair:
Makeup:
Nails:
Money, stress, laughter and jokes, renewed faith in love and God: Xolile and Vusi

I think that’s the entire team across both days!! I can’t thank all the suppliers enough, this one was abit of a rough and tough journey but your patience and willing to make it work attitude were such a blessing and pleasure!! THANK YOU!!!

15/11/2019

A wedding story we absolutely loved working on challenges and all!

Concept, design, planning and Ex*****on:
Marquee & decking:
Venue:
Photo and Video:
Decor and flowers:
Lighting: - Tony; and - Charles
Floor :
Gold chairs:
Couches and furniture: and
Stretch tents and astroturf:
Stationery:
Ballgown dress:
Evening dress, trad and bridesmaids dresses:
Suits and Trad shirts:
Bridesmaids Trad dresses:
Hair:
Makeup:
Nails:
Money, stress, laughter and jokes, renewed faith in love and God: Xolile and Vusi

I think that’s the entire team across both days!! I can’t thank all the suppliers enough, this one was abit of a rough and tough journey but your patience and willing to make it work attitude were such a blessing and pleasure!! THANK YOU!!!

Let me know what your favorite part is😍

04/11/2019

26 October 2019

23/07/2019

DETAILS
A few details for our Mr and Mr😍

23/07/2019

ALEX & KOBUS
Still love this wedding thy was designed for their backyard! I mean look at those trees😍😍 one of the most green home gardens we had the pleasure of working in!
Look at all that green😍😍

23/07/2019

The HEART...
www.extravaganza.co.za

09/07/2019

No ORDINARY cake!
Thato, my bride, was a cake baker herself!!like Used to have a store and everything!! So really wanted something different and unique, but also really delicious!!
really came through with this masterpiece! Simple but still made a huge statement! One of my faves to date!!

09/07/2019

The BIGGEST cake!
Yoli wanted all the height and drama of her cake! Still the largest cake we’ve had to date...might change this year I think🧐
Stunning work by !!
I said to Kate if this cake doesn’t fall I’ll use you forever, she stuck to her part, and I stuck to mine🥰

09/07/2019

CAKE DETAILS
Loved this cake by for Lerato and Sello. We wanted to add a tier but not by using cake, so let suggested a sugar flower mini tier! Loved it!!

05/07/2019

GETTING READY
Linda suiting up with his son!
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27/06/2019

My Forever dance partner 😍😍❤️

27/06/2019

Like I said we had fun with it!! Being in the industry I didn’t want the usual “pretty” shoot! And throughout our entire planning process my husband would just ask...ok but will it be fun? He wanted everything to be as informal and as fun as possible.
Ask our friends and family😂😂 we had FUUUNNNN with a capital F!!
Check our little video!! Awesome planning and production by and !!
was on the puff!!

27/06/2019

Super fun Eshoot I did with my hubby for our wedding, almost 2 years ago already!!!
on the lense
on the puff

26/06/2019

HAPPIEST day of your love!!
Grateful to be a party of this journey and day with our couples. .
Snap by of the Nicest human on earth Sedzani and Mandla! (You won’t find nicer humans)

26/06/2019

HAPPIEST day of your love!!
Grateful to be a party of this journey and day with our couples. .
Snap by of the Vibrant Simphiwe and Clae at their awesome traditional wedding!!

26/06/2019

HAPPIEST day of your love!!
Grateful to be a party of this journey and day with our couples.
Snap by of the Stunning (inside and out) Mamfaladi and Loyiso!

20/06/2019

Even if you have a high arrangement,always try to have stuff at the bottom as well, so your table seems balanced overall and thought out.
How much stuff, is the real question to ask😅

10/06/2019

BEFORE AND AFTER
It’s amazing to see the before and after shots of our weddings! So satisfying!

05/06/2019

BIG WEDDINGS
Yoli and Themba was our first BIG wedding with a guest count over 300 guests!!
Loved every moment of working with Yoli, met her about 3 times before she finally signed up with with just under 2 months to get it all together 😅
📸: (this was our first white wedding together!!)

29/05/2019

PHOTOGRAPHER CHOICE
It’s so important that you chose a photographer that resonates with who you are and what you love to capture. The style of photography should speak to who you are.
was the perfect photographer for Alex and Anaz, because he was what I would describe as super modern and urban, creates stunning portraits and his photojournalists style is just enough that no moments go uncaptured. He really was the perfect fit, and it’s so obvious in his work with the couple.❤️
Also he is just a really easy going guy, and really flexible. Trust me not all photographers are easy to work with, some literally become the bride 😂😅
We often get asked, how come we end up using so often for our work. The answer is so simple, his stunning vibrant images are all filled with emotion. I always find myself smiling and tearing up at his work, because he captures emotion and moments so perfectly. His images are bright and full of life. His quality and high service are also a treasure!! He is also the definition of nice guy! A big factor, is something mentioned in a post yesterday about knowing your niche. We cater to a certain clientele, and because our clients mostly share the same characteristics, they usually then love the style and vibe of Andre’s work. We never just decide for clients, we vet, we compare, then set up meetings for them with the prospective photographers, and ultimately the choice is always with the clients, we can only recommend,guide and support. So that’s why Andre does 94% of our events and weddings, and I don’t see this rate dropping anytime soon.

29/05/2019

BRIDAL PORTRAIT
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29/05/2019

BRIDAL PORTRAIT
portrait work is really gorgeous, that and the fact that Alex is beautiful and photographs so well.

28/05/2019

GENTLEMEN
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28/05/2019

MR COOL...I mean MR GROOM😎
Anaz and his mates aren’t even staging this, they are just genuinely this cool. As in they live their lives as cool guys on the daily. **polishes Ray Bans**
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28/05/2019

BEST LADY
Our first ever BEST LADY instead of the normal best man!! Just goes to show, women really can do it all, lol(relax,breathe,it’s not that serious....even though it’s a fact)
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27/05/2019

PROTEA
We loved planning this stunning wedding filled with South African elements throughout the wedding.
The Protea, our national flower, was definitely on show on the 16th of December.
The date wasn’t by chance either, as it’s our day or Reconciliation!
There’s a story in our highlights about their wedding, take a look and let us know your thoughts.

27/05/2019

BOUQUET
We loved planning this stunning wedding filled with South African elements throughout the wedding.
The Protea, our national flower, was definitely on show on the 16th of December.
The date wasn’t by chance either, as it’s our day or Reconciliation!
There’s a story in our highlights about their wedding, take a look and let us know your thoughts.

27/05/2019

SOUTH AFRICAN
We loved planning this stunning wedding filled with South African elements throughout the wedding.
The Protea, our national flower, was definitely on show on the 16th of December.
The date wasn’t by chance either, as it’s our day or Reconciliation!
There’s a story in our highlights about their wedding, take a look and let us know your thoughts.

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Johannesburg
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Telephone

+27728224723

Website

http://www.extravaganza.co.za/

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