The fairy tale Hayward-pillay wedding

ANDREW Hayward, an employee wellness and executive coach from Westville, and Vineshree Pillay, a life insurance consultant from Chatsworth, were married at the Coastlands on the Ridge Hotel in Musgrave on March 18. HOW WE MET

Working together at the same life insurance company four-years ago. Vineshree worked in sales and I ran an in-house life coaching programme. THE PROPOSAL AND WEDDING

I popped the question on our second anniversary of dating (2015) at the Moyo Restaurant on ushaka Pier.

We had an intimate, traditional Tamil wedding ceremony with 150 guests.the registration and reception had more of a Christian flavour. The service and the food at the hotel were outstanding. WEDDING BLACK BOOK Jayshree’s,

Bride’s wedding outfit: Her reception outfit:

Chatsworth. Nisaa Fashion Studio, Chatsworth. NWJ Jewellers. Bachelors,

Bride’s ring: Groom’s wedding outfit:

Westville. Groom’s ring: Mayuri’s Jewellers, Chatsworth. Venue/catering: Coastlands on the Ridge Hotel, Musgrave. Video and photography: Sonneke Kacel of Le Paris. Hair and make-up: Teeno Perumal, Hairspray. Stage decor: Suntide Decor. Nasrin of Sugar & Spice. Denver Naicker. Manning Road temple guru. Selven Thaver.

Cake: MC: Priest: Marriage officer:

BIGGEST CHALLENGE

The biggest challenge was keeping the number of guests to 150. Everyone wanted to attend, but we had to be selective. Luckily we are both good negotiators. VIEWS ON LOVE & MARRIAGE

Love and marriage will not always be what you see in the movies; there will be moments when you disagree, but when you love someone and make a commitment to that person, you know these will be fleeting. It pays to start planning early for a wedding.