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May 15

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Real Wedding at Dieu Donné {Zoe & Grant}

Good morning! If you guys loved the autumn inspiration on the blog yesterday (and you did), you are going to die when you see what I have for you today. Zoe and Grant have been massively patient with me – I have been waiting to share this wedding at Dieu Donné for months, but I knew it was the one I wanted to kick off the new SouthBound Bride. It’s so unusual, with its autumn theme (a season South African brides are only just starting to discover, I think) and the details are so thoughtful, quirky and personal. Like pretty leaves instead of confetti, or the paper birds and cats hanging in the trees along the aisle. In fact, don’t get me started on that aisle – I LOVE IT. And I especially love how it became a feature with the addition of fairy lights in the evening. So clever. In fact, the whole thing’s clever and beautiful and atmospheric, and the amazing Jules Morgan has captured it perfectly through her lens. Zoe and Grant – thank you SO much, and I hope it was worth the wait! Read more

Nov 28

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Inspiration Board: Ace of Hearts

You all know how much I love creating inspiration boards especially for my lovely readers, as each one presents a different creative challenge to try and incorporate the things that a couple loves into a coherent design concept. Today’s board is no exception. Reader Nicole mailed me for ideas for her 2013 wedding (you have to love a bride that thinks ahead!) and told me how she and her husband to be are the perfect combination of sophisticated city girl and nature-loving farm boy. Nicole loves black lace, peonies and a bit of sparkle, and both she and her fiance enjoy playing poker and a bit of casino fun. She wanted to have red as a colour, but for it not to be a red-themed wedding. Putting her ideas together, I’ve come up with a board that’s sort of Kate Spade meets Coco Chanel with a slight playing card motif going on – a base of monochrome black and white with some pink to soften it up and a bit of gold for glam. I love the way the Parisian-style table setting works on the rustic wood, and the inclusion of succulents – just enough of a rustic farm touch. And how gorgeous are those lace votives? I think on the whole it manages to be a little bit Gothic, but still warm and elegant. Nicole, I hope you like it!

Colours: Red, pink, gold, black & white

 

Top row (l-r): Tablescape(Daughter of Design/Trent Bailey); wedding dress with black lace detail (Modern Trousseau); black and white balloon ceiling; black lace votives
Row 2: Sparkly shoes; poker themed save the date (Wedding Paper Divas); peony bouquet; Kate Spade playing cards; black lace detail stationery (Knots and Kisses/Anneli Marinovich)
Row 3: Bridesmaid (Daughter of Design/Trent Bailey); succulent with bell jar (Mint and Magnolia/Just Judy); bottles with lace detail (Mon Tresor); Love is the New Black frame detail (Sweet Emilia Jane/Captured by Aimee); table with candelabras

Nov 17

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Hen Party Theme: Twilight

You didn’t think I’d let this week go by without something Twilight-related, did you? I have to admit, although a few years ago I never would have thought I’d be a fan, I can’t WAIT to go and see the latest film. A wedding! In a forest! Jacob with his shirt off! All my favourite things. I’m guessing lots of you will be feeling the same way, and although it may sound a bit cheesy, Twilight actually makes a great little theme for a bachelorette or hen party (assuming the bride is a fan, of course!). Here’s everything you need to know to make it Twi-umphant rather than Twi-hard, and turn your bestie into a bitten smitten kitten.

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Sep 19

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Inspiration Board: Tales of the Jazz Age

Good morning lovelies! How was your weekend? I had a crazy busy one, and yesterday I got to hang out with some seriously awesome wedding bloggers. The very fab Naomi of Enchanted Dream Weddings was in London with her husband, so a group of us TWIPS girls joined them for a tradional British afternoon tea in Central London – oh my word, holy cakiness! I could use one of those cupcakes right now. Anyway, I’ll be blogging more about that soon, but today I have a very special inspiration board, created for one of our readers. Kirsten emailed me from Melbourne, where she lives with her Aussie fiance, but is planning a wedding in San Francisco. She has the most incredible venue, the City Club of San Francisco, an art deco gem dominated by a Diego Rivera mural, and she felt that the design of her wedding should be jazz age inspired since the venue has such a strong ‘personality’. I just love her colour palette of black and white, with red and gold touches, and I’ve included lots of grey as well to add depth and keep things contemporary as well as classic since grey is such a signature colour right now. I’ve also included chevron – a big trend that resonates with art deco design. For flowers, calla lilies are popular jazz age motifs, and of course I had to have a dress and headpiece from Aussie designer Johanna Johnson - swoon! I also tried to incorporate San Francisco into the board, and the customised art deco poster from Alexander & Co. is beyond perfect! I love the luggage tag place names (a little reference to how far Kirsten and her husband grew up from one another), and with one placed at each table, these collectors’ editions of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s works would make the most amazing table markers (each table name would be the name of one of the books – you’d be limited to six, though, unless you started using the short stories too). It all adds up to a super sophisticated soiree that’s classic but very much of the moment as well. Hope you like your board, Kirsten!

Colours: Black, white, grey and red, with gold and silver metallic touches

Top row (l-r): Groomsmen in braces and complementary ties (I can’t find my link to this image – if anyone knows where it’s from, please let me know!); San Francisco customised art deco poster; lilies (Sedona Bride);luggage tag place card (Megan Ann Photography)
Row 2: Chevron clutch; sparkly gold shoes; art deco earrings; chevron sequin dress; Penguin collector’s edition series: The F. Scott Fitzgerald’s; art deco stationery (Vintage Designs)
Row 3: Art Deco Woman Receiving Flowers (Lempicka style); art deco cake; deep red calla lilies; Johanna Johnson dress.

Aug 31

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Real Farm Wedding {Marietjie & Andre}

Back to the grindstone this week! But I can’t complain too much since it’s only a couple of months now until I’ve worked out my notice and become my own boss. My new little office is coming along nicely (thanks to a helping hand from my amazing housemates, who painted the base coats while I was away – how nice are they?) and soon Cap Classique will have a brand new command centre. And that’s not the only reason I’m so chirpy this morning – just wait until you have a look at this wedding I have been bursting to share with you! I dare you not to get a big grin on your face as you look at Cari Eksteen’s scrumptious pictures and read Andre and Marietjie’s super cute his ‘n hers commentary! They are so adorable. I love love love their grey and red colour scheme (how amazing are the red pincushion proteas with the brunia?), and the amazing attention to detail they put into the accessories for their pictures – those little pops of red that keep showing up and making me smile. And let’s not forget the shoes! Those little beauties first caught my attention and I still heart them madly. Not to mention the cake… Oh, everything! This is one example of a farm wedding done just right – enjoy! PS Fun fact: Andre’s parents are also called Andre and Marietjie – talk about meant to be! Read more

Aug 16

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Real Wedding at Windmill Beach {Wiehan & Hananje}

You know what, I’m just going to say this (even though I know one day I may totally regret it). I love involved grooms. Yes, I know it’s tempting to be all “You know what honey, I’ll just organise everything because you don’t care about what colour flowers we go for, do you? You just pay.” In fact, I know this works for a lot of grooms, as well as brides, who already feel like they need to please their moms and moms-in-law and a variable army of aunts, uncles, friends and suppliers who have big fat opinions on your big fat wedding that you simply must take on board. I used to think the best system was for the groom to just have the power of veto. But writing this blog, I’ve been surprised and delighted at how keen some of the grooms are. (Keen as sleen, as my friend Abigail would say.) Admittedly, it’s often the most creative grooms who get most involved, and today’s is one of them. He kicked things off with one of the most creative, handmade, and truly South African two-part proposals I’ve ever seen, and then he and his talented bride designed and made everything for their Simon’s Town beach wedding. And you guys, it is beautiful. So heartfelt, and with such attention to detail – my best kind of wedding basically. Plus, Lizelle Lotter has absolutely triumphed with these photos, so light and airy and romantic that I could look at them all day. So grabba cuppa, and prepare to swoon. Read more

Jul 18

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Inspiration Board: Bonnie & Clyde

“True love should have the thrills that a healthy crime has…” sang Ella and Louis, and if that’s the case, then today’s inspiration has plenty. Bonnie & Clyde captured the public imagination in the 1930s before their gun totin’ crime spree across America ended in a hail of bullets, and again in the ’60s when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway portrayed them in an iconic film (a remake is set for release later this year). While I’m not one to glorify murder and armed robbery, they also came to represent reckless young love, as well as passion and rebellion in the midst of the Depression. With the ’20s and ’30s being firmly back in vogue for weddings right now, I just love the concept of a prohibition picnic – a backyard or country alternative to a glitzy flapper soiree. A vintage motor for the bride and groom, old suitcases filled with picnic food for the guests, and of course bridesmaids in Faye-style berets. Create a speakeasy vibe outdoors with a jazz band, wine bottles in wicker covers and a fun twist on ‘bathtub gin‘ – serving ice cold Cokes and beers from an old bath. Use found objects as decor – vintage cameras, bottles and tins, gramophones, etc. and include touches of Americana like the Coca-Cola tray used here for notes from guests or mini cherry pies for dessert. And I just love the idea of announcing your engagement with a telegram invitation or save the date! What other ways would you bring this theme to life?

Colours: Red and green and beige with touches of pale blue

Top row (l-r): Bride & groom with car (Nastassja Harvey); suitcase (Lizelle Lotter); bridesmaid (Ian Mitchinson/Wedding Concepts); centrepiece (Angelica Glass)
Row 2: Marriage telegram invitation; Coca-Cola tray; wicker bottle; bathtub bar (Powerhouse Studio)
Row 3: Camera (Angelica Glass); gramophone; mini cherry pies; jazz band (Our Labour of Love).

May 10

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Real Wedding at Molenvliet {Jackie & Japie}

Ok, something you don’t know about me – I am a HUGE big band fan. Which may not seem that strange, but when I was in high school, it made me a little unusual. I was, for example, the only kid I knew who begged my father to bring Harry Connick Jnr CDs back from a business trip in America instead of, I don’t know, MC Hammer or Boyz II Men (don’t get me started about my love for Harry). The only person I know who puts Ella, Dean and Frankie on my iPod when I’m feeling the mean reds and can sing along to pretty much any Gershwin lyric. So you can imagine that when I saw Jackie and Japie had pulled off a 1940s Glamour-themed wedding at Molenvliet, I was super excited to feature it! As we all know, love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage, and the two of them wanted to celebrate theirs in style – getting a kick out of champagne with their besties, facing the music and dancing all night and promising to love each other come rain or come shine. (Ya, I know. I couldn’t stop myself. Throw your tomato if you must.) They had a shindig old Frank himself would have been proud to have thrown, co-ordinated by Jaco van Loggerenberg of Just Jack and photographed by the fab Andre from Zara Zoo. And now I get to share it with you. Ain’t THAT a kick in the head? Read more

Apr 4

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Inspiration Board: Library Love

Oh, I do love me a good book. (Which is not really surprising, since I’ve spent most of my professional life making them.) There’s something super special about cracking open a new spine, or better yet thumbing through an old favourite on a library or antique shop bookshelf. Don’t even get me started about my fantasy library (think minstrel’s gallery, ladders, the works.) Along with other nostalgic objects, books have been riding the crest of the vintage trend. They do make pretty centrepieces stacked and tied with lace, but I love when couples take it to the next level, getting married in an actual library or having other book-themed items like library card escort cards or save the dates. I know they’re out of fashion, but I think letterpress bookplates would make an amazing favour. Or you could choose a book specially for every guest and on the bookplate write a personal note explaining why (you can download a template for this sweet idea here). Even better if all the books are design legends like the Penguin Classics – place a set on each table using bookends marked with table numbers, or fill up a bookshelf and tuck escort card bookmarks into each book. There are so many ways to have fun with this theme (check out this post from our archive for more, or adapt these ideas using discarded books instead of sheet music). But back to the board. I love the old English feel of this one, and the way that rich blues, greens and reds work so well together. And don’t you just love the cake and flowers? All in all, the perfect way to start a new chapter!

Colours: Dark red, green and blue with a touch of pink

Top row (l-r): Bride & groom (Wedding by Two); bookplate; cake (Josh McCullock); library card escort card (You Look Nice Today Photography); table setting (Josh McCullock)
Row 2: Bride (Todd Pellowe); stationery; bunting; bookplate; bookshelf  (Emma Case)
Row 3: Bride holding book (McGowan Images); library catalogue card holder (Josh McCullock Fine Art Weddings and Films); centrepiece (Melissa Oholendt); book bundle (Wesley Vorster)

Mar 24

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Real Wedding at Kelvin Grove {Annerie & Murray}

It’s no secret how much I love the Cape countryside, with its breathtaking winelands and lush farms, and all the incredible wedding venues that take advantage of the rural settings and spectacular scenery. But I also get really excited when a wedding comes across my desk that taps into the vibrant heart of Cape Town instead. Anyone who’s spent any time there will know what an amazing city it is, and there’s so much largely untapped potential for vibey, modern weddings that your guests will really remember (and not have to shell out for accommodation either, bonus!). Case in point: Annerie & Murray’s GORGEOUS red and black number at Kelvin Grove. It’s clear from the first glance that this is a couple who are alive with vibrancy and passion and who brought that energy to their Big Day. My best bits: playing card ’boutonnieres’, streamers instead of confetti as they shared their first kiss, the clever vinyl and apple place settings, the groom’s suit and tie (and of course the bride’s lovely dress) and their couple shoot, which might be one of my favourites ever. It’s modern wedding perfection, and is brought to you through the fabulous photos of Wesley Vorster, who I’m thrilled to have on Cap Classique for the first time! Get ready to be wowed! Read more

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