An Night Of Self Love.
Yesterday, I used to be considering of how time flies. You’re planning a venture and freaking out concerning the large day nevertheless it comes and similar to that, it’s over and filed away in your archives such as you didn’t spend days quieting your anxieties over it. It’s superb, isn’t it?
This time final weekend, myself and Laila Cadne hosted just a few pretty girls on the orchid bistro restaurant for our Galentine’s’ day trip. That is most likely not information. Though, I’ll be the primary to confess that I’ve been a bit quiet concerning the occasion. However after all, you didn’t anticipate me to not have a recap publish right here, did you?
The day began like each different day. Besides that In a few hours, I’d be having one in all my greatest days of the 12 months up to now.
I put ending touches to the tassel earrings and thanks card designs and sorted out the reward baggage for the visitors earlier than heading to orchid bistro restaurant (the venue) with my co-host Laila for a fast arrange.
Sadly, we had a lot enjoyable that we someway solely managed to keep in mind that we hadn’t taken an image collectively (and a bunch image too!) when it was darkish. With my good friend Becky’s assist, I used to be capable of seem in at the very least one of many photos. haha. It may have been worse, so I’m counting my blessings.
The women trickled in slowly and in between the laughs, selfies and full on photoshoot classes (aspect eye), we lastly received round to introducing ourselves and kicking off the occasion.
After all, the largest half and driving pressure for the meet up was to rejoice self-love and care. So whereas we dined, we every talked about our journey to self-love. Some greater than the others. However all equally enlightening. It was a delight to see how everybody bonded so simply and shared with out reservations.
Certainly one of my favourite a part of the day asides from assembly everybody was listening to Kamnelechukwu speak. I’m in awe of this lady, so I used to be thrilled when she agreed to indicate up and share a few of her life giving poetry with us.
In spite of everything, was stated and carried out, we performed some video games and spent the remainder of the time bonding and customarily attending to know one another higher. A lot so, that we prolonged the time that was set to name it a wrap and needed to remind ourselves that it was time to go.
Present baggage had been graciously offered courtesy of some tremendous superb manufacturers. I needed the contents of the reward bag to match the theme of the occasion so I fastidiously chosen objects to go consistent with this. We received
- Konjac sponges from Cici glam –an internet magnificence model
- Affirmation pockets playing cards from heartsandframes for that further dose of inspiration each morning and on gradual days,
- Lipsticks from Revlon courtsey Laila Cadne who’s the Revlon Make-up artist rep in Nigeria
- Skincare goodies (black cleaning soap,toner and face serum) from natural skincare brand- cocoshe organics as a result of taking good care of your pores and skin is an important a part of self-care and love.
- A braids wig from hair model – VivianLucyHair which served as a giveaway prize for the winner of the video games that was performed.
- Tassel earrings handmade by me with love.
In typical Cassie Daves method, I had grand plans for the occasion and had every part thoughtfully put collectively proper all the way down to the thanks notes however every part didn’t work out precisely as I had penned it down.
Though, if I had been to guage from the grins on our visitors’ faces, the invaluable classes I took house with me, the feedback asking when the subsequent one will maintain and the way full my coronary heart felt on the finish of the day, I daresay that it was a hit and turned out simply superb.
I’ll wish to say thanks a lot to everybody that confirmed up, helped, share +RT’d, sponsored and supported us once more for the occasion. We couldn’t have carried out it with out you all, thanks!
As an apart, the Orchid bistro restaurant is actually a fantastic area and undoubtedly a spot price testing. Sluggish service although however the cozy area makes up for it.