On Thursday the 14^th of March, La Vie en Rose in Illovo, Johannesburg came alive with purple flowers and cocktails, sparkly fairy lights, white and purple lanterns, candles, fantastic music and magic - all in celebration of the re-launch of ZAlebs.

The drinks were flowing and the food was absolutely delicious and well catered for! I may have been responsible for why they ran out of those kebabs so quickly. Kidding.

I loved that it started early in the evening because the weather was just so wonderful. It’s what I like to call “Goldilocks perfect.” Not hot, not cold – just right!

Carol Ralafeta was the gorgeous MC dressed in a red peplum dress, Lauren Atkinson the online editor of ZAlebs, dressed in a beautiful LBD cocktail dress, spoke about how the website has been redesigned. It’s glamourous, fabulous and user friendly. It is all about promoting our local celebrities and talent in the most positive way, whilst keeping us in the loop of what’s happening abroad too on a digital platform.

The stars certainly came out to play last night – Roxy Burger looked gorgeous in a white Zara blazer and DJ Roxxi rocked a neon necklace. Chris Forrest and his lovely wife Tabitha – who have a new addition to the family, a gorgeous little nine week old daughter, were enjoying a night out. Jen Su always looks glam and it was wonderful to catch up with her. The reigning Mr. South Africa, Andrew Govender always looks so suave and he was joined by some of the new Mr. South Africa hopefuls.

The entertainment for the night was magical. Excuse the pun. Ilan Smith, the illusionist, absolutely blew me away. He performed tricks right in front of me and I even participated in some of them. I found myself having to pick up my jaw from the floor a few times over. Bravo!

I’d really like to wish ZAlebs all the success it deserves. May it grow from strength to strength.

Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Love,
Bailey

To see all the pictures from the evening, click here!