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South Africa

A South African Elopement Planned 24 Hours Before Lockdown

Kat

Kat Grudko

August 18, 2020

Dinka and Renier, who are German but live in South Africa, realised that their marriage license was going to expire during lockdown. Not wanting to start the whole planing process again, they decided to bite the bullet and get married the very next day, before lockdown came into effect. Although it was different to what they had in mind for their wedding, they don't regret the way they did it at all!
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Maximalist Floral South African Wedding with a Blush Wedding Dress

Sophie Cooke

Bitterbessie

April 8, 2020

When it come to planning their May wedding, Adeline didn’t start out with the mindset that she wanted it to be unique of alternative; she just wanted a day that represented herself and her partner, Nelius, and what they love. They didn’t want traditions forced on them just because that’s what people do at weddings, so they nixed traditions like cake cutting and bouquet tossing, and kept some things they loved. “I just wanted to look pretty, marry my man and have loads of fun with the people I love the most!” explained Adeline. “Nelius wanted good food and drink, and that’s what the man got.”
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Budget Friendly, Movie Themed Halloween Wedding with Fancy Dress Galore!

Sophie Cooke

Dagan Bester Photo

November 11, 2019

Josh and Shandre weren’t afraid of being a little kitsch and over-the-top with their wedding theme. They wanted to tie together a movie theme, with Halloween, while keeping a very home-y atmosphere. They asked their family and friends to dress up as their favourite movie or Halloween character so it felt less like a traditional wedding and more like a house party celebration, which is exactly what they achieved!
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Neutral & Natural Forest Wedding in South Africa

Kat

Dearheart Photos

November 4, 2019

Louise and Johan wanted their forest wedding to reflect the surroundings. They chose a neutral and natural colour palette of nudes, greenery and some black. They invested a big portion of their £180k budget on the flowers, decorations and hiring the incredible Blomboy, to bring it all together for them on the day. It was also really important to them to make sure they had the very best food and drink for their guests.
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Winter Stardust: A Botanical Inspired Winter Wedding in South Africa

Kat

Rue Kruger

November 30, 2018

We're sent hundreds real weddings every month to consider for publication so I'm sure you can imagine it's quite hard to narrow them down sometimes... However there was no question in our minds when we clapped eyes on Alexa and Andries' two day celebration in South Africa. They decided to split the wedding in two, with an intimate church ceremony for just close family and a big reception for everybody else three days later.
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Alice in Wonderland Woodland Wedding

Rachel Webb

Kay’E

November 24, 2017

Are you ready for the Alice in Wonderland wedding to end all Alice in Wonderland weddings? Well buckle up baby because you're in for one hell of a psychedelic ride! Tumi and MJ wanted their wedding to be Alice in Wonderland themed, but not the Disney version. They were inspired by Lewis Carroll's original books. Almost all the elements were custom or handmade. They had a bell that rung during their Mad Hatter’s Tea Party reception to make people change seats, had a bridal bouquet treasure hunt and 'drink me' shots for everyone before they walked through the door to the ceremony!
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Magical Wonderland Forest Wedding in South Africa

Rachel Webb

Roxanne Davison

September 5, 2017

Jane and Ben were married in South Africa in April. They wanted their wedding to feel natural, beautiful and 'foresty'. They were inspired by A Midsummer Nights' Dream and wanted something that resembled a wonderland forest meets a magical fairyland! Since the wedding was in South Africa's Autumn, they also wanted it to have an autumnal feel. They used lots of dried leaves and autumn colours.
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Firefighter’s Wedding in South Africa

Kat

Vizion

July 11, 2016

Nicola and Joe were married at Mountain View Farm in Cape Town which is a five minute drive from where the bride's parent's live. The couple now live in Abu Dhabi but wanted to return to the bride's home for their wedding. "Our wedding was loving, full and chilled", the bride explained. "We live in the UAE so this was a destination wedding for us, even though my family still lives in South Africa. Joe is from England and so we had a big crowd of our friends from the UK and Abu Dhabi too. As Joe is a firefighter we had to do some photos in the local fire station!"
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