Natasha Uys
17 November 2008
opinion
EVEN though I doubted they could do it, the four remaining housemates really managed to pull off this wedding.
The garden was transformed into a magical haven of flowers and flickering candles which would put even the most confirmed love cynic 'in the mood for love'.
They really worked their butts off.
Up early, they worked to get the garden ready all day long.
Hazel - who is a wedding planner by profession oversaw all the arrangements, making sure that the everything got done.
She definitely knows what she is doing.
Although everyone put in a lot of work, without Hazel they would have surely failed this task and given poor Doyin and Yodeji a nightmare of a wedding.
Ricco and Munya were up on the roof, hammering away, putting up pretty, flowing fabrics to disguise the gate and the exercise area.
They also had to cut the grass, get the red carpet in, while the ladies concentrated on setting the mood with pretty flowers, candles - setting out the food and drinks and arranging all the little details.
Traditional Attire The outfits Biggie provided for the housemates to wear were uhmm, quite interesting.
More a matter of taste really, but most of the housemates were not digging the choices.
Apart from Tawana, Ricco, Munya and Hazel didn't really appreciate Biggie's sense of fashion.
Tawana looked nice.
Sexy with a traditional spin, she wore a German print skirt and strapless top which she loved and couldn't stop raving about.
Poor Hazel though, the outfit he was given did absolutely nothing for her.
It made her look dowdy.
One SMS on the strap line said it made her look more like 36 than 23.
Ricco and Munya gave each other a whole bunch of teasing about their traditional dashiki-like outfits.
Munya's was a full-length shirt over loose trousers and curly-toe shoes, while Ricco's was a pair of shorts, which he decided not to wear, and a shirt.
HERE COMES THE BRIDE The bride looked beautiful in a traditional white wedding dress with a long trail and a veil.
The groom wore a black suit with a red tie.
They both seemed very much in love and very happy.
They only had four guests though, a beautiful model - who almost managed to steal the bride's thunder, her partner and another couple.
Munya was the MC for the evening, he wrote the couple a song which he also performed, while Ricco and Hazel recited a poem.
The wedding was so romantic that even Tawana exclaimed at the top of her lungs that she too wants to get married now, much to Ricco's sheepish grinning.
She even caught the bride's bouquet.
Perhaps she will be next to hop down the aisle.
After that, the bride and groom took loads of photos, did their first dance as a married couple and then dashed off to start their journey together.
ANTICLIMAX? It was a bit of an anticlimax after that, the housemates tried to keep the party going by modelling their outfits a bit, but once the champagne ran out Ricco and Munya retired to bed, in different rooms, I might add.
I think they were both hoping to get lucky and for a while there Tawana had me guessing as to whose bed she was going to sleep in.
She went from Munya's room where she gave him an intimate goodnight kiss to Ricco's room, where the kiss went much deeper.
She eventually climbed into bed with Ricco - who proceeded to beg and plead, attempt to coerce and generally nag his way into getting some.
Tawana started crying - all those conflicting emotions overtaking her.
Saying that she wanted both Munya and Ricco, Tawana fooled around with an insistent Ricco for a bit before pleading in a little girl's voice - 'Please, can we just sleep'.
Eish, Tawana is one confused, conflicted and unwell woman.
I feel sorry for her but at the same time I realise that she brought all of this on herself.
I think she must have very low self-esteem and she tries to find her self-worth in the arms of a man.
Any man who shows her just the slightest caring, no matter how phoney it might be.
And Ricco's cheesy chat up lines are about as phoney as they come.
He is a PLAYA, with a capital P! I can't say who is wrong in this situation.
On the one hand, Tawana should have some pride in herself for crying out loud, yet on the other hand, both Munya and Ricco know she is vulnerable, easily swayed and weak, yet they capitalise on that - getting their own lusty desires fulfilled in the process.
The whole situation is just wrong - on so many levels.
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