Frances & Will were married in December at the Mofam River Lodge in the Elgin Valley just outside Cape Town, South Africa. The venue was very important to the couple and really set the whole theme for the day. Both the ceremony and reception were held under the trees alongside the river.
The Australian bride wore a dress designed by Brad Webb of Darb Bridal Couture with bright red shoes from Wittner. Her bridesmaids wore the same shoes as her, only in black with a grey dress of their choosing “As I’ve been a bridesmaid 7 times I know the pain of wearing a rather unflattering dress for your body type and feeling awkward all day & night,” Frances wrote. “All my bridesmaids chose their own dress the only criteria being that it had to be grey. They all looked amazing and totally matched their personalities!”
The reception was decorated by Nadia from 4 Every Event. “She was great at getting the feel of the wedding we were looking for,” Frances continued. “I’m quite a perfectionist and generally prefer to do these kind of things myself but I felt at ease leaving it in her calm capable hands.”
“I was never a little girl who dreamed of getting married, babies and the whole shebang…” the bride concluded. “I guess that’s why this feels a bit like a fairytale to me, luckily without the evil step mom!”
Thank you so much to Frances & Will and their photographer Mark for sharing these today.
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Supporting Cast:
Photography Credit: Mark Kalkwarf Photography
Venue: Mofam River Lodge, SA
Bride’s Dress: Brad Webb of Darb Bridal Couture
Bride’s Shoes: Wittner
Groom’s Outfit: Italian Bogart suit, with Carducci brogue shoes
Hair & Make Up: Shanti O’Hagan & Shani Grobbelaar
Decor & Flowers: 4 Every Event
Stationery: Essie Letterpress
Beautiful start studded night it seems! With conutries like South Africa you are spoiled for choice for vineyards, bech & sea life so very lucky to be living in such amazingly beautiful country! x
We also like the images of the stars at night. It definitely suggests a connection to the natural world that’s all around us. Congratulations you two!
Most amazing dress in the world ever!!! Beautiful. xxx
What a beautiful wedding, love those dancing shots!
Really fantastic photographs for the bridal couple to remember their wedding day forever.
Stunning wedding photography. South Africa gets a lot of bad press, but these photos reveal the countryside behind the reputation to be utterly breathtaking.
It looks like the most adorable venue and the mood has been captured perfectly. The shots are very personal with a tremendous amount of warmth.
That is one stunning wedding. I guess having a gorgeous natural backdrop help, but that beautiful princess wedding dress don’t hurt either! I’ll add South African to my long list of places to get married.