Intervju na radiu Ognjišče - Interview for Radio Ognjišče

Zadnje dni se poleg organizacijskih zadev okrog poroke zelo zavestno pogovarjava tudi o tistih stvar, ki so pomembne za zakon. Mislim, da je primerno, da na tem mestu delim intervju, ki sva ga bila po srečanju s papežem Frančiškom (letos na valentinovo) deležna na Radiu Ognjišče. 

Prijetno poslušanje!

How we became celebrities (well, not yet:) )

On 14 February, Kristina and I attended a not so private audience with His Holiness, Pope Francis. On this occasion, we and another 25 or so couples from Slovenia about to get married went to the Vatican, where Pope Francis spoke to over 20,000 fiances, and the couples received a gift from the Pope himself. You'll find out soon enough what it is. :)

Upon our return, Kristina and I, together with another couple who had been to the Vatican, were invited to give an interview for the Ognjišče radio. You can listen to the whole thing in the link posted above.

Aljaž - not wanting to listen to myself speak

Dva prstana, ena ljubezen - Two Rings, One Love

Kot sem že zapisala, mi je Aljaž zaročni prstan naredil kar sam. Narejen je iz strune njegove kitare, ki jo je igral tudi na mojem prvem samostojnem koncertu Nebeški Jeruzalem (Štepanja vas, 5. november 2013) in ob drugih priložnostih v času najinega spoznavanja. Prav zato je ta prstan, čeprav za koga drugega le "en drot", še toliko bolj poseben. Aljaž mi je kasneje pokazal, kako se ga naredi (kaj vse se najde na spletu, ko vtipkaš: "How to ..."!) in tako sva za uradno cerkveno zaroko naredila še enega zanj, ki ga s ponosom nosi. 

Prstana preko svoje oblike simbolizirata večnost oziroma neskončnost ljubezni. Sta popolna, saj nimata začetka ali konca. Prstana, ki si jih izmenja katerikoli par - ženin in nevesta, pričata o njuni zavezi, da bosta vedno drug drugega podpirala, se skupaj veselila (ali žalostila) in ljubila. Če hočete, sta prstana predvsem tudi del stroškov poroke (še zdaleč ne najvišji), od katerih ti nekaj ostane za vse življenje. 

Najina poročna prstana sva izbrala v marcu na sejmu Poroka v Celju. Že prej sva malo pokukala v zlatarne po Ljubljani, vendar so vse cene za poročne prstane kar visoko navite, tako da sva raje izkoristila možnost sejemskih popustov. 

Najini nasveti za potencialne može in žene ob nakupu prstanov :)

Nujno je, da najprej oba preizkusita različne modele (pri različnih ponudnikih), saj niso vsi enako udobni. Šele nato se osredotočiš na sam izgled prstana in nato, kako izgleda na tvoji in njegovi roki. Fino je, da vprašaš vse, kar bi te v zvezi s tako pomembnim predmetom, kot je poročni prstan, lahko kdaj v življenju zanimalo (morda tudi to, ali se da kupiti prstan s sledilno napravo!, če le prodajalci niso preveč resnobni :) ). Okraski in izgled prstanov so seveda stvar okusa, zelo lepo pa je, da se naredi tudi gravura, ki je v konkretnem primeru seveda čisto najina, čeprav pravzaprav ni nič posebnega (ime ženina na nevestinem prstanu in obratno, datum poroke).

Želela sva si, da s ceno ne bi pretiravala, prav tako je želeni izgled prstanov tak, da ni preveč nakičen. Pri široki ponudbi je verjetno vsakemu težko izbrati, tako da sem bila sama na sejmu kar zmedena. Izbirala sva namreč nekaj, kar bo za vedno. Kar naprej ti gre po glavi: "Zdaj gre pa zares, čisto zares, ne morem verjeti, da se mi uresničujejo sanje ..." Poleg tega veš, da je treba urediti še 100 drugih stvari ... K sreči mi je Aljaž znal zares prisluhniti in sam ni pokazal niti trohice nestrpnosti (čeprav se je počutil podobno kot jaz).

Prstane sva nato izbrala pri prijetnem gospodu iz Portoroža (Zlatarstvo Toni, Anton Toma s.p.), ki se celo uči ruščine (ja, Aljaž je kar obstal tam pri pultu :) ). Izbrala sva model, ki je obema ustrezal, dala svoje mere in izmenjala kontakte. Prstani so bili nato kar hitro narejeni, vse skupaj pa sva konec maja izkoristila za (delovni) skok na našo Primorsko.

Tako, zdaj pa čakajo na najin 30. avgust!

Round and round ...

Well, my darling wife-to-be can certainly write up a storm late in the day, and I've decided to stop watching football (the World Cup semi-final between Argentina and the Netherlands; the game is a snore, by the way) and do my part for our blog.

I won't get too much into what wedding rings symbolise, because I'm sure, dear readers, that you've worked that out already at some point in your life. What I would like to mention is the bewildering range of choices of designs, colours, gems, and yes, even shapes, when it comes to wedding rings. The amount of choices ment that it was really difficult for us to pick out a set of rings which would suit us most. My new friend Anton Toma (the gentleman who made our wedding rings) pointed out that the choice of designs has gone through the roof in recent years. So if you're looking to get married, fear not: your perfect ring has probably already been made. :)

To be honest, I'm more proud of our engagement rings. As Kristina has already mentioned, they are fashioned from a guitar string. The idea to make Kristina's ring out of string (rhyme much?:)) was born more out of a belief that it would be more personal to make a ring myself, rather that buy a ring that has been made a thousand times over. But given the fact that arts and crafts isn't really "my thing", the video attached to this post came in very handy. These rings probably wouldn't last a lifetime, but really, they don't need to. :)

Aljaž - going back to watching football, despite his better judgement

Še osem sobot - It's the Final Countdown!

Odštevanje ... včasih sem nam zdi, da je nekaj, kar z veseljem pričakujemo, tako daleč. Nato pa te kar naenkrat prešine: "Samo še toliko dni, prav zares?"

Ko sem v februarju ob cerkvici sv. Petra na Vrhu nad Želimljami dobila prstan, ki ga je Aljaž naredil kar sam, je bilo res vse še tako daleč. Za valentinovo sva šla po "uradni" cerkveni zaroki na srečanje s papežem Frančiškom v Rim. Bilo je nepozabno lepo, še najbolj to, da sva si lahko vzela čas drug za drugega. Začela sva s pripravami na poroko - tako prihično kot organizacijsko, sedaj delava predvsem na zagotavljanju financ ... ni poceni, to je res. Vseeno pa komaj čakam, da zazveni najina poročna koračnica! :)

Komaj čakam, da tudi Aljaž pride domov, da dorečeva podrobnosti glede glasbenega dogodka ali dogodkov, ki jih bova še organizirala. Tale blog je namenjen tudi predstavitvi, vsega kar počneva in kdor še ne ve, ustvarjava tudi glasbo za poročne obrede. Prav v pripravah na najino poroko ima to še poseben čar, saj zares lahko deliva veselje z mladoporočenci, ki se odločijo za najin nastop na svoji poroki.

Oglejte si letak (spodaj) in prve YouTube posnetke in morda še koga "zagrabi" želja po uradnem življenju v dvoje.

Srečno!

Kristina Angelika

Lasciatemi Cantare!

Finally, I have the time to give my contribution to the latest happenings on this blog. I came home from Perugia yesterday, and after getting enough sleep, I'm finally ready to carry with business as usual.

Perugia was my last tour and Saturday saw my last official concert with the choir APZ Tone Tomšič Univerze v Ljubljani. As if that wasn't enough, Saturday was also the last official concert of the choir's conductor, Sebastjan Vrhovnik. It was an emotional experience for all involved, but Saturday marked the ending of a unforgettable 3-year period for me (more on that elsewhere at another time). Thank you, APZ Tone Tomšič! :)

But now that I'm back I can start working towards financing my wedding, Way back in February, it all seemed so far away, and when I "proposed" to Kristina, neither of us really imagined what organising a wedding really means.

But really, organising the wedding isn't such a big deal, people just seem to make such a fuss about it. What really gets you is the financial aspect of it all. A thousand little odds and ends that all cost something amount to a substantial bill at the end of it. To make the bill seem a bit less frightening, Kristina and I have started our own business by combining Kristina's stunning voice and my ability to make a more or less sensible noise with a guitar. The results can be heard in the videos attached to this post, I hope you like them. :)

We now offer our services of performing at weddings, so if anyone feels inspired to tie the knot, contact us, we can make your day all the more special.

Aljaž