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Llewellyn & Sandra’s Kimberley Wedding

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Kimberley Wedding.

Llewellyn & Sandra had a beautiful and unique Kimberley Wedding reception. Read their story below:

How did you meet and what drew you to each other?

We actually met at Scarlet Room, a small intimate lounge bar in Bloemfontein. It was complete serendipity as he was out with a friend for a quick after gig drink and I was out with friends from work. As fate would have it they knew each other❤️
From the get go we were just strangely comfortable with each other, it felt as though we have known each other our whole lives.

Was your wedding affected by Covid-19 and how?

Luckily for us Covid didn’t have an effect on our special day as we wanted a small intimate wedding, and our venue only allowed for a small group of guest.

Who did your hair & make-up and how did you find them?

My hair was done by Ilze van der Walt at Verfraai salon and my make up was done by Micayla.
I was extremely happy with both my hair and makeup, it was perfectly done, Definitely ticked my Pinterest boxes and I felt like a absolute princess!

What made you choose your Kimberley Wedding Venue?

So our friend Wilhelmina had a agreement from forever that she would be the chef for his wedding. Sooo when she moved to Kimberley, the only option was to have a “destination” Kimberley wedding.😉

What was the most memorable moment of your wedding day?

Bride: For me it was definitely seeing my now -husband once I got to the end of the church aisle, he looked so handsome and his smile said everything.

Groom: Definitely the butterfly feeling meeting each other in the church, Landi our Wedding Photographer caught the moment on film and the fact that there were no doubt about the person I am about to spend my life with.

Tell us something funny/unique about your wedding weekend.

Something funny for me was that we were both so “kinderlik opgewonde” that during the church service we were giggling and I just could not stop smiling from ear to ear.

How did you experience your Photographer’s service?

Our Wedding Photographer, Landi from Organictales has a very comfortable feel about her, which meant we were immediately comfortable. She guides you regarding poses and that helps allot especially if you are not a “photo-shoot” couple. Because my husband and I like a little bit of a more silly side , she really captured us as a couple.

If you could change anything from the day, what would it be?

Literally nothing, even though it was a chilly-ish day and was raining like crazy at the end of the night, our day was absolutely perfect. It was everything we wanted and more.

Kimberley wedding

Where did you go on honeymoon and what made it special?

My husband is a adventure photographer ,so on the Sunday we left to shoot Freedom Circuit at Underberg. It was a privilege to be able to spend a week together in a car😬 Later this year we will go on a official Honeymoon.

What advice would you give other couples still in the planning process?

Do what you want to do! It is your wedding. We didn’t ask for allot advice as we wanted our day to reflect us, also we had amazing friends that became our vendors. We also didn’t have allot of input on the food or the decor as we completely trusted our vendors and we were extremely happy with the result. They captured the exact idea we wanted and everyone had a amazing time at our wedding! A Definite perfect day to remember.

 

Service Providers:

Bride
DressLeehra Bridal 

HairVerfraai Salon

Make upMakeup Artistry by Micayla

Brides NailsCreative Nails

Brides GuesthouseOleander Guest House

Bridal gift – Pearl earrings –  Carins Jewellery Design

HankerchiefEmbroidery Unlimited 

Rings Bride and Groom: Allan Robb

 

 

Groom
Suit The Modernist Taylor Made

TieKnotted Ties 

SocksSea Panda Apparel

Grooms GuesthouseAt Athens Guest Rooms

Groom giftMen Leather Toiletry bag Theron Theron Designs

 

CateringWilhelmina

Venue – Jungnickel Guesthouse

Decor – Nigel Londt

BandKaroo Music

Neon LightHelgard Projects

Church – NG Church Newton

Photographer – ORGANICTALES

Onder die Akker Wedding

Wikus & Berné – Onder die Akker Wedding

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Onder die Akker Wedding

This Onder die Akker Wedding was another small and intimate event in the beautiful Free State.

How did you meet and what drew you to each other?

Our story includes blue eyes, a beard and a pipe.  My nose caught a cherry smell and it led me to this bearded life of the party.  My first words to him were: “Can I please have a drag from your pipe?”.  And between the fires, laughter and cherry tobacco, little did we know we will have such a beautiful life together.

How did you experience your Photographer’s service?

Landi lit up our day with her way of making one feel comfortable in front of the lens.  She has a distinctive vision and style, which she sticks to, that is what I like about her.  She makes it look easy to handle a camera in one hand and another on her hip… and a, well, a busy group of groomsmen.  She is a great communicator, and if there is communication, little can go wrong.

What was the most memorable moment of your wedding day?

Just when we entered the ceremony hall and got to sit down, I found myself looking around at this joyous event.  We will never ever have that moment again, that moment where we could have all our loved ones with us.  I sat there and absorbed that moment so well, because that was my biggest wish for our wedding, just to have everyone there who is truly closest to our hearts.

Tell us something funny/unique about your wedding weekend.

This happened just after my hair and make up were done, and the dress was finally on.  We were outside between the beautiful autumn trees just about to start taking pictures.  Suddenly I felt a heavy burn sensation on my calve,  A bee stung me, a bee stungggg me on my wedding day!!  I am semi-allergic to bees, and was on the edge to freak out.  It wasn’t 5 seconds, and Landi had her first-aid kit out, my bridesmaid, Charnè feed me with antihistamine and champagne.  And 2 minutes after that, everyone forgot it even happened.

Where did you go on your honeymoon and what made it special?

We had a 3-day trip to our end destination.  We overnighted at Bloodriver – where Wikus was in his happy place, being a history-freak.  We were spoiled with the best vetkoek and boerbier we have ever had.  We then headed further to Kosi-bay.  Spontaneously chose a lodge to sleep that evening.  We again met the loveliest people and then we found ourselves on tractor tubes in the swimming pool that surrounded the bar – island bar.  Early the next morning, we had about a 40 minutes drive to the border to Mozambique, left.  We were quite anxious, as we had to test on the border for Covid.  Luckily we were negative and we could enjoy 7 days in Mozambique.  Our home was literally on the beach, with the dolphins greeting us as the sun rose every morning.  It was snorkelling, bar hopping, seafood platters, golf hole in one’s and road trips for days.  We shared it with our closest friends.    It’s our happy place – the people and their primitive way of living.  We enjoyed every minute of it.
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Rhodes Wedding – Peet & Patricia

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Rhodes Wedding.

When you travel past Barkley-East on a gravel road of about 120km, you get to a quaint little town called Rhodes.  Definitely a tourist spot to add to your bucket list.  But, when you keep driving through Rhodes that same gravel road will take you over one of the highest passes in South Africa.  From there you will witness the most breathtaking views you can imagine.  And right at the bottom of the Naude’s nek pass, I found myself on a beautiful farm about to shoot a wedding.  Read their story below:

Tell us the story of how you two met?

We met each other when I came to visit his sister who was a school friend of mine, but Peet was very shy so we didn’t really talk much.  We eventually reconnected and started talking to each other during my first year of University and as they say – the rest is history.

How did you decide on your venue:

The farm is an extremely special place for both of us.  To us, there is no place more beautiful on earth and we really wanted to share our love for this unique spot with all our friends and family so they could also share in our fondness of it. It’s the only place we ever want to be.

Were there any funny moments that took place?

On the wedding day, we had quite a bit of rain which created some muddy and slippery driving conditions on the farm roads.  Since we were getting married in a forest, the road up to the ceremony area was also quite slippery.  When the bridesmaids arrived, their vehicle completely slipped and got stuck.  It took an army of men to literally push and pick up the girls Fortuner and turn it the right way around again.  What an adventure!

If you could change anything on the day, what would it be?

We wouldn’t change a thing.  Everything turned out perfectly.  In the morning when it started raining, we just kept praying for it to clear up before the ceremony, and what a beautiful miracle when the rain stopped long enough for us to have our beautiful forest ceremony.

 

What advice do you have for other couples planning their wedding?

It’s really important to try and enjoy every moment of the process.  Try not to stress about everything.  Remember you have friends and family who can help so don’t be afraid to delegate some of the smaller tasks to them to help you.  Don’t take everything on yourself.  And again – just enjoy the entire process.

Service Providers:

Photographer:  ORGANICTALES
Videographer: GO URBAN
Dress: Bridal Emporium
Make-up: The Beauty Room – Cheron Lisher
Hair: Jean-Marie

Video by GO URBAN FILMS: