Adri Andrews Atelier

12/03/2024

12/03/2024

12/03/2024

My journey with Endometriosis started 5 years ago, at age 40 I woke up with severe lower back pain, and could not get out of bed. It was something different from the pain I was used to due to the fact that I am known with PCOS and ovarian cysts was a common denominator .

I would say due to lack of knowledge and misdiagnosis I most probably walked around with the pain for 2 years leading up to my 40th birthday. Every time the pain would be so excruciating but there was never a reason for my pain. It was more a thing if you're known with PCOS and it's a complication of thereof.

A lovely dr saw me at my local hospital , did a scan and referred me back to the Tertiary hospital where I've been a patient for years. The diagnosis was, Endometriosis and a Frozen Pelvis. She explained why the pain was so bad, she said with the Laparoscopic procedure due to be done at the hospital by the specialist, stage of Endometriosis and treatment plan will be worked out.

After the laparoscopic procedure I was told it's stage 4 Endometriosis and the frozen Pelvis is due to adhesions from previous surgical procedures and the endometrial growths outside my uterus . Frozen Pelvis is where the adhesions caused my organs to get stuck together due to the adhesions. Explaining the right flank pain, kissing ovaries and lower back pain to name a few.

My treatment started, which at age 40 caused me to go through Menopause. I felt so old and had memory loss, joint pain and the oh so famous Menapause.

During countless visits to hospital and overhearing conversations amongst ladies I realised that we don't know much about this awful disease. The chronic pain, the brain fog, the joint pain, what is this thing. There is one Yellow poster on the wall. One poster giving us info on Endometriosis.
My gynecologist suggested I join a support Group, this was so amazing. People understanding what you're going through, not saying lame things and making stupid jokes about infertility.

I felt I had to educate myself and my family 1st. We had a fashion show last year where we raised awareness and asked our guests to wear a touch of yellow. Yellow being the colour of Endo awareness

01/03/2024

My favourite time of the year, favourite season, favourite month.
Favourite colour palette to wear, favourite weather .
Love the colour of my eyes during 🍂 Autumn, just my favourite everything.

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Be kind to yourself.

28/02/2024

LBD
Little Black Dress ( Longer Length LBD)
A Classic Look
A classy lady
A massive throwback

08/02/2024

22/01/2024

Diamonds,pearls and some Ostrich Feathers 💖

This chica brought heat and flames in her cocktail dress. Bodice was embellished with diamante, pearls and with a touch of pink crystals . The bottom and sleeve had cluster beading and touches of Ostrich Feathers.

looking absolutely beautiful on her 21st birthday.

19/01/2024

Bride wearing a custom made Cathedral veil with Satin edge .

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19/01/2024

Bridal party
Bridesmaids in copper gowns and flower girls dressed in ivory dresses.

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19/01/2024

The moments before the big moment🤍

19/01/2024

Hallee and John's Marital Shower

For the Marital Shower we made a Pearl adorned veil for our beautiful bride to be .hoffman.796 (now happily married to her guy ), which she wore with her Little white dress, for a shopisticated look we chose a boat neck and low sexy back.

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19/01/2024

Hallee and John's Elopement shoot 🤍hoffman.796 dressed in a Little White Dress with a pearl embellished veil.

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📍Paarl