What an AMAZING DAY! From beginning to end... I couldn't stop smiling and laughing.
The most memorable moment for me was walking down the isle with my Dad and looking at my husband to be, the happiest moment by far!
Highlight-Definitely the Grooms speech, couldn't stop laughing and crying. What a special moment!
Mr. Byrne arranged a surprise Honeymoon to Mauritius-Beachcomber Victoria for 2.
I went for a basic, comfortable look...Wouldn't have a changed a thing!
*Hair and make-up- Blush Pro Make up : Cindi Laird and Candice Mills Matthee
* Wedding dress- I bought from Bridal Mall Couture in Durban North.
* Shoes- White Zellies (Zellie footwear) The most comfortable wedge shoe ever! Being outdoors...The wedge look was a hit!
* Lingerie- 028 Lingerie in Durban North.
*Jewelry- Lovisa (Bracelet and earrings) A ring, gift from my Mom on behalf of my gran that has passed on.
* Accessories- Hair piece from Lovisa, Perfume- Modern Muse by Estee Lauder.
We got married at The Laughing Forest, Elysium on the South Coast. Debbie and Phil (owners of the venue) are very accommodating and made our day/stay extra special.
Yes, most of our guests stayed over. The venue could sleep 35 of our guests, mainly our family, bridal party and close friends. Other guests managed to find accommodation close by.
Leading up to our special day was absolutely amazing!
My Bridal party really made this time special for me. I received a monthly count down from 4 months to go, their gifts were so thoughtful and really came into 'handy' for prepping for my day. The final 1 month to go, I received a gift everyday from my bridesmaids.. They were and ARE phenomenal!
Health and fitness- I took part in one of my best friends 8 Week Boot camp challenge-SHIFT at Virgin Active in Amanzimtoti. Shelley Higgo. She was one of my bridesmaids and really pushed me and trained with me and got me ready for my special day. We still train together now. She is such an inspiration to many.
Spa treatments- My Bridal party surprised me with a full body massage at Armani Spa in Amanzimtoti, this was part of my 3 month to go countdown gift. They booked the appointment for me, and also surprised me on the day and spoilt me with lunch. What a day to remember!
Getting married to a fisherman, the Bride had no say haha
The Groomsmen went for a really cool, casual comfortable look.
* Navy blue shorts- David Jones range from Woolwoths
* Shirts- Groom: White collared Old Khaki short sleeve Shirt from Cape Union Mart.
- Groomsmen-Checked navy blue and white Old Khaki short sleeve shirts from Cape Union Mart.
*Shoes-Mockersons, navy blue and brown from Kingsmead shoes. Personalized secret socks were worn-Printing on the socks were done by Charlene Naidoo (local lady from Amanzimtoti who does embroidery and printing).
* Groomsmen Boutonnieres- Fishing lure from Kingfisher fishing shop in Durban attached to a white rose and small personalized wooden badges made by Divine Studio.
My Bridesmaids wore navy blue dresses that were made by Madelain Clark in Amanzimtoti (Madelain Clark Exclusive).
See images in the gallery.
I found the idea/look on Pinterest. I wanted the girls to be able to wear their dresses again as it was part of a gift from me to them to thank them.
The style was a high/low effect with some lace.
The girls were very happy with their dresses. Madelain Clark did a surberb job.
* Hair and make up- Blush Pro Make-up (Cindi Laird and Candice Mills Matthee)
*Shoes-Navy blue Zellies (Most comfortable wedge shoe ever). Zellie footwear
*Jewelry- Lovisa (Earrings and bracelet)
Our marriage was officiated by Pastor Wesley Pulvenis from Cedar Hill Church in Amanzimtoti.
Sheldon and I had the privilege to sit with Pastor Wesley for a few weeks to really enjoy this time together and to chat about a few topics with regards to our marriage.
Pastor Wesley was great and always willing to assist us where he could and gave us great advice for our marriage.
We are so grateful for this.
Carmen Roberts Photography captured our special day!
She did an AWESOME job, we absolutely loved our sneak peek pics and can't wait to see the rest.
Carmen made us feel so comfortable and we really enjoyed sharing our special day with her.
Videographer- Byron du Bois
Very cool dude! Looking forward to getting our video clip, he did send us a teaser on Facebook and we loved that! Looking forward to the rest... Byron is very easy going and created a cool vibe on our wedding day.
Photo booth- YES! So much fun!
Thanks to KZN Wedding DJ- Jarryd Sunkel and his fiance Emma. We highly recommend them.
A family friend, Annette Burger Swart from B'Exquisite Events (Hartbeespoort, JHB) helped me with my decor and flower arrangements. She really did a superb job!
Otherwise I did most of the planning myself, really enjoyed putting our special together and just can't believe how fast the actual day went by. Would have not changed a thing!
Our wedding venue prepped the food. The Laughing Forest. Debbie and her amazing team.
We went for a buffet style, it was delicious! Really enjoyed the food.
Wedding cake- Roxanne Wardman from Master Chef SA.
We highly recommend her! WOW, WOW WOW!
We had great reviews from our guests with regards to the cake and cupcakes. Sheldon and I went for a top tier (being a snicker bar flavor (Chocolate with salted peanut ganache, salted caramel filling and a chocolate frosting, absolutely amazing! I am a real peanut butter lover!
We then had a variety of 5 different cupcakes as when Sheldon and I visited Roxi for some cake tasting, we couldn't decide haha Tough decisions!
Our cupcake flavors were red velvet with white chocolate ganache and nutella frosting, hummingbird cake with white chocolate ganache and peanut butter frosting, carrot cake with orange curd and cream cheese frosting, coconut cake with strawberry cheesecake filling and vanilla frosting and lastly coconut cake with salted caramel filling and coffee frosting.
My stationery was printed and designed by Elaine Botha from "I do Creative Concepts" in Johannesburg.
I met up with her once and she did an great job.
Annette Burger Swart from B'Exquisite Events recommended her to me and I didn't look back. What great service.
Elaine was so helpful, friendly and had great ideas.
Our reception was a real party! Didn't want the evening to end...
Sheldon and I didn't go for dancing lessons, being a chilled couple we just winged our dance. We have danced together on many occasions of course to our special song- The Promise by Tracy Chapman.
Jarryd Sunkel from KZN Wedding DJ did our music, sound,lights and photo booth.
We highly recommend Jarryd and his team! What party starters and great service! Definitely value for money!
