Everything about our Wedding day is Memorable and Precious to us.
For me personally a Big highlight was walking down the aisle.
Knowing that the moment has finally arrived, my husband to be is waiting for me at the end, but also seeing all the faces staring back at me. The expression on our guests faces seeing me for the first time and all the responses i heard. to me that was a magical moment within itself.
There is quite a few others for us as we have put a lot of planning and time into the day.
The moment we walked into the reception our Bridal party came running up to us with his parent sward and a bottle of Bubbly to chop as a symbol of celebration.
First dance and Father daughter dance was something different.
For our guest the Photo booth was a great hit.
At the end of the evening we had the DJ play happy birthday to two of our guest whom had their birthday the following day. The bridal party came in with a cake for each one of them as we dance around in celebration.
Yes we decided to keep our Honeymoon short and local as we also wanted to spend as much time possible with family who traveled all the way to attend our big day.
We are planning on a big trip for our First Anniversary instead.
We spent our first night at Langverwagt in Kuilsriver and had the most amazing breakfast on the patio with quite a view the next morning.
Our second and third evening was spent at Africamps - Kam'Bati in Swellendam where they did the most beautiful Turndown for us.
Night four and five was spent at Botlierskop Private Game Reserve. Wow what an amazing experience!
From there we spent one night at Villa Paradisa Guest House in Knysna and our last evening at Teniqua Treetops outside Sedgefield before heading home.
My Mother told me I always said that i will get married in a Black dress. I do not remember that, however I know I never planned on getting married in white.
The very first thing I bought for our Wedding was a custom made flower crown from Opgedollie and it all evolved from there.
I knew I wanted something different and unique, but as I shopped around I could never find the "right dress" for me. I saw stunning dresses, but never the right one. One evening I was in bed looking at Pinterest and the idea for my dress sparked. I got hold of Bride-ZIlla and with her help and ideas from a few different styles we made the dress I wanted in the colors I wanted.
My Hair and Make-up was done by Suzanne from Skoonlief.
I wanted something casual so we worked with my natural curls that she managed to give so much volume and my make-up was kept neutral but absolutely stunning.
Nails was done by Fabulous 10 in Brackenfell
Lashes was done by Elma Lintz in Brackenfell
My accessories I also kept very simple.
My earrings was my "Something Old" that I have had for many years and the only jewelry i would have worn, but then I received a Pandora bracelet from my Husband as a wedding gift that morning and decided to wear it as my "Something new".
A friend of mine borrowed me her white clutch bag she worn to her wedding and my "something blue" was some lingerie I received as a gift from my mother.
My Garther was the second thing I have bought for our Wedding day.
We got married at Rusticana Hospitality Estate in Klapmuts.
The Groom and Groomsmen all got ready there.
The Girls and I got ready ant the Beautiful La Bella Vita Studios - Blush Room
The ceremony was held in the Olive Grove.
Thereafter our guest enjoyed some Canepes, Pre-drinks and Lawn Games in the garden while we went to take some photos.
Reception was held inside the Hall.
We had some of our guest stay over ah the venue, they have 8 self-catering units.
I decided that a crash diet or suddenly changing who I am and have been for the past 10 years with my partner for one day is not the way I want to do this.
We all know straight after the Wedding we anyway go back to our old habits.
My new sister in law Lindi Low has her own salon - Vanillia Health & Beauty Salon in Bellville
All my Dermalogica facials and waxing was done with her.
The only thing I started doing before the wedding was drinking Sally-Ann Creed Pure Hydrolysed Collagen to give my hair, nails and skin a boost. I fell in love with the product and all its benefits so will continue with this for as long as I possible can.
Decor was done ourselves.
I collected and bought jars for quite a long time as I knew what theme I wanted and after a few trials I eventually had it exactly the way i wanted.
We hired our Tables, Chairs and Underplates from All Things Wedding SA.
The runners was Hired from Function Hiring 4U in Kuilsriver
My flowers and bouquets was done my husband's family.
Water was labeled at Primi Waters in Brackenfell.
With the Groomsmen we also wanted to keep it casual where as the groom decided to look a bit more formal.
Navy was the choice we all settled with as it is such a timeless color and it allowed for the groomsmen to wear Jeans to match the theme without looking too casual.
Their shirts and the Groom's Tie as well as Shoes is David Jones from Woolies
The suit were hired from Mr. Suit Hire in Bellville
For a bit of a fun factor, one of the Groomsmen got their socks from Toe Porn.
I wanted my bridesmaid to be comfortable yet look pretty and wear a dress that can actually be used again.
I saw the look on Pinterest and they also liked it.
The tops and skirts were made by Verlief and their flower crowns was custom made by Opgedollie.
Their Make-up was done by Lucille Ferreira from Light Lounge Studio
The beautiful robes we walked around in all day was just for comfort, but ended up making such great photos too.
I ordered them online @ Vows Bridal
We made use of Johan Botha.
He gave such a wonderful ceremony and would recommend him to anyone!
Our photographer was Dee Walters from Shoots by Design.
Wow what an amazing person she is! Her work is absolutely great and she works with an excellent team.
We made use of Moments2Media for our Photo Booth and Slowmo Booth. It was such great fun and we recieved some amazing footage.
Our entire Wedding was planned and coordinated ourselves.
I received a lot of help with the decorations, Setup and DIY projects from both Mothers, Family, Bridal parties and Friends.
I attended a wedding expo with my Mother in law when we just started with the planning and that was where I met most om my vendors.
So our DJ was Nico from Mr. Music Mobile Disco.
He recommended that I had a song suggestion page on our wedding website (MyWedding Online) for the guest to let us know what they want to hear.
I gave that to him and he incorporated that with some more song. we had our guests on the floor until the very last song was played.
