Most memorable moments was seeing my Husband-to-be with tears standing at the end of the isle. And then also, we had an absolute ball during our first dance...
All and all it was just a spectacular day!
We went to the Maldives for our honeymoon. We stayed at Vilamendhoo Island Restort and Spa.
It was absolutely breathtaking and definitely a bucket list item.
My wedding look consisted of classic bridal look with a bohemian style.
My wedding shoes were small blocked heels in a tan leather purchased from Aldo
My wedding dress & veil was custom made by Lovingly designs (Naomi Fourier) which was made in off white color, with a low back and spectacular Chantilly & other lace detail
My jewelry was Rose gold earrings that was purchased by my mother in New Zealand
Make up was done by Donique from Flawless professional make-up which consisted of a nude lip and smokey eyes
My hair was done by Lizanne van Schalkwyk (a family friend) in a half up style with loose curls and braids
We married at Acorn Guest Farm situated just outside Carolina in Mpumalanga. We chose the venue based on the face that we wanted a weekend wedding where our guests could stay over and for the beautiful woods. The ceremony was held in the woods filled with trees- a true fairy tale wedding.
The venue accommodated about 70 guests to stay the night and furthermore guesthouses in the surrounding area was used for the remained of our guests.
At the beginning of the year I was taking bootcamp classes at Adventure bootcamp for women, and continued with my fitness by running in the afternoons and going to the Planet Fitness.
I made use of a teeth whitening home kit from Brilliant White SA.
The week before our wedding I went for a full spa day that included acrylic set of nails done in faded french style, Hollywood wax, eyebrow wax and tint & had gelish done on my toes in a nude color. All treatments were done at Bien Entre in Centurion by Moira Thompson.
To get a nice glow, I purchased 10 tanning sessions from Solar Scape.
Decor and Flowers were done by Aliberti Events
Decor consisted of Rose gold geometric shapes and accent colors of Navy & Burgundy were incorporated throughout the wedding decor. Custom made underplates were made in Navy with a laser cut out geometric heart.
We used Proteas, Eucalyptus leaves and Gips for all our flower decor &warm copper wired fairy lights lit the venue for a magical and warm atmosphere.
Rose Gold Cutlery was rented form Faded Grace.
Both the groom and groomsmen suites were purchased at Markhams
Groom wore full navy suite, with a dark grey vest and crisp white collar shirt
Groomsmen wore dark grey suite pants, crips white collar shirt and floral tie
All wore "Vellies" from Veldskoen in a choclate brown leather
Groomsmen ties were custom made by Lovingly designs with floral/geometric print
Groom wore a dark brown Hybrid Smartwatch from Fossil
Geometric rose gold Lapel pins were custom made by Aliberti Events
My bridesmaids wore long A-line high waist skirts & navy bodysuits that were custom made by Lovingly Designs.
Material was printed for the skirts that had floral designs on with subtle geometric shapes. Each wore a plain navy bodysuit top that differed for every bridesmaid to accentuate their best features.
All the bridesmaids wore tan leather pumps from Blubetty
Accessories - Burgundy tassel earrings from Mr. Price
The look was put together by me
Tilana Meyer Morkel
We truly had the best people capturing our big day!
Blanche Burger from BlancheB Photography was our photographer and is great at capturing moments rather that staging them. She became a close friend and her works speaks for itself- she is amazing.
At the last minute, we found videographers Jaen and Jan from Volk & Vlieer, that we knew would capture our day in the perfect way.
Our photobooth was made by ourselves, using copper piping to make a frame and flowers to decorate the frame. A couch with empty photo frames and a Rose Gold buck head mounted to the wall finished off our classy yet unique photobooth. Our guests made use of a Polaroid camera to take photos and stick them into our guest book and write a short message.
All planning was done by ourselves.
Our happy feet
Toast Co. was the caterer we used for all the meals prepared for the wedding.
The Friday night before the wedding we had a braai with friends & family. Toast caters made the side dishes.
Toast did the 3 course meal for our wedding as well as the wedding cake
The Sunday Toast made the breakfast for our guest that stayed over.
We used a design purchased from Etsy to make our Menus and had it printed at Gecko Printing in Centurion.
Table numbers & signs were designed by myself and made by Aliberti Events
Our venue supplied us with a DJ that did both the lights and the sound.
We have dancing together for years...so no need for dance lessons (wink-wink)
