Petra, my husband and Margaux used to go to the same dance academy (many, many years ago…) She since moved to the USA, where she met Reagan. When she got engaged and called us up, we jumped at the opportunity to be a part of their celebration in South Africa. They wanted to showcase the beauty of Africa to the guests who would travel in and celebrate with Petra’s family on local soil. The day before the wedding, at around 15:00, load shedding struck and one of the electricity boxes in Hermanus caught fire and burnt out. The domino effect was quite something! There was no power, water or...
Karoo to Stellenbosch, a warm Winter wedding
Bianca and Bennett are farmers from the Karoo who lost their hearts on the beauty of the Stellenbosch vineyards. They are a warm couple with lots of heart and wanted their wedding to reflect that in the most elegant way. It being a Winter wedding, Bianca chose rich colours like rust, soft salmon, marsala and gold to underpin the theme and we played with light in various shapes and sizes to create the ambience they were after. While Cavalli’s views are majestic, the venue itself is very modern. We used it as a blank canvas and by suspending massive floral installations incorporating the...
African Safari through Nooitgedacht Estate, Stellenbosch
Our beautiful African landscapes and wild animals were part of the motivation for John and Jenny to bring all their guests from the Philippines, America and many other countries all the way to Cape Town for their wedding. Jenny wanted soft elegance, showcasing the protea and incorporating African animals in a stylish way. Her chosen colour scheme was blush, gold, off-white and grey and they wanted to tie in with the African Safari theme by moving guests from one location to the next for every part of the wedding day. Nooitgedacht luckily provided us with space and scope to do just that...
Roodeberg wine celebration and launch, KWV, Paarl
The Roodeberg wine range celebrated their 70th birthday this year. One of their well-known wines, the '1949' got a whole new look and was revealed and launched at the event. The brief for this function immediately resonated with us. We were to focus on the fact that the range has deep roots in age old South African tradition. That they were wines that we grew up with and still enjoy in our homes today. These wines were dinner table companions, whether in celebration of a special occasion or just a braai with friends. The event took place in different sections and we wanted to take the...
Beauty from Ashes: Betty’s Bay, Cape Town
This wonderful couple took the phrase “beauty from ashes” quite literally and did not let the devastating Betty’s Bay fires deter them from their dream to get married there. The ruins of their beloved family holiday home became the canvas upon which we created their most special day and it was truly something magical! Tim (all the way from Australia) and Leanie met years ago in a pub in Cape Town and through lots of perseverance (ironically, also the name of aforementioned pub) kept their relationship alive over distance and time. When they finally had the opportunity to settle in the...