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Nov 14

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Real Life Bride #3: The Venue

The venue… Aah yes, this has to be one of the hardest parts of the whole wedding planning process! After visiting what felt like all of the hundreds of beautiful venues around the Cape Winelands, and still not finding exactly what we were looking for in our perfect wedding venue, I became quite desperate. After all, we are getting married in March, peak wedding season, and being a wedding photographer I should know better than to be leaving this vital part of the wedding so late! I began to have visions of hopping on a jet plane, just the two of us, and eloping to some far-off island getaway – something like Bora Bora would have been nice… but then our family and friends wouldn’t have been there to share in our special day. So back to the venue hunt we went! Read more

Mar 11

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Inspiration Board {1 Colour 3 Ways}: Hawaiian Honeysuckle

This week we’re featuring three inspiration boards including hot Pantone colour honeysuckle and inspired by Cape venues, to show how a single colour can be interpreted in a number of different ways. Which one is your favourite?

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I just love the concept behind today’s board, the last in this week’s series showing how a colour or theme can be interpreted depending on the venue. When I was a teenager, I fancied myself a bit of a waxie chick. (Although I never actually tried surfing, just wore Billabong and perved over a lot of surfer boys. It’s a PE thing.) But I do have a lot of love for surf culture, and along with my love for all things retro, I am crazy for the whole Beach Boys vintage surf vibe. I think it would make an amazing wedding theme, and today’s colours – beeswax yellow, aqua blue, and the vibrant but feminine honeysuckle – would be just perfect for it. The venue I’ve chosen is laid back Boesmanland Farm Kitchen, where you can get married on the beach and then enjoy some down home West Coast cooking. Think bare feet, sandcastles, an old Volkswagen minibus and a special surfboard ‘guest book’. I can guarantee it’s one that your guests won’t forget in a hurry!

Colours: Honeysuckle, aqua and beeswax

Top row (l-r): Place setting ( Tinywater Photography); signpost – Boesmanland Farm Kitchen; couple ( Tinywater Photography); bride with fabric heart (Our Labor of Love); lantern
Row 2: Volkswagen bus; bridesmaid dresses (Joy Thigpen); airline ticket invitation; Hawaiian air freshener (Brandon Scott Photography); lollipops (Lisa Lefkowitz)
Row 3: Retro surf Save the Date; surfboard guest book; sandcastle table information (Cari Eksteen); Boesmanland Farm Kitchen (Picasaweb)

Note: None of the posts in this series have been sponsored by the featured venues, including Boesmanland Farm Kitchen.

Mar 9

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Inspiration Board {1 Colour 3 Ways}: Honeysuckle Garden

This week we’re featuring three inspiration board including hot Pantone colour honeysuckle and inspired by Cape venues, to show how a single colour can be interpreted in a number of different ways. Which one is your favourite?

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Today’s board moves away from the clean coastal preppiness of yesterday’s inspiration to a sweet garden tea party. Honeysuckle pairs beautifully with peapod green, soft pink and just a touch of earthy brown. Pick whimsical details like handkerchief save the dates, ruffled bridesmaid dresses and tea caddy vases, and emphasise the theme using bees, hummingbirds, butterflies and other garden creatures. Everything is soft and lush and lovely. No question, the spot I had to pick to show off this theme was Natte Valleij (showcased in this recent wedding) – that little round hole in the wall really gives that secret garden feeling (emphasised of course with the key motif - my current style crush, in case you hadn’t noticed!). It’s the perfect place to get lost with your guests on a perfect summer’s afternoon.

Colours: Honeysuckle, pale pink, peapod green, brown

Top row (l-r): Peony bouquet (Ashley Garmon); hydrangeas (Steve Steinhardt); chair with number (Lisa Lefkowitz); argyle socks (Green Apple Photo); flower girl with key bubble blower (Lisa Lefkowitz)
Row 2: Hummingbird escort cards (Lisa Lefkowitz Photography); handkerchief invitation; note with key (Larissa Cleveland); flowers in tea caddy (Yvette Inufio); bee necklace;  Natte Valleij (Abigail K)
Row 3:  Natte Valleij (Abigail K); downloadable invitation (Blush Printables); place card with leaf (Studio 28 Photography); bridesmaids (Heather Cherie Photography).

Note: None of the posts in this series have been sponsored by the featured venues, including Natte Valleij.

Mar 7

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Inspiration Board {1 Colour 3 Ways}: Henley Honeysuckle

Every so often I like to show how you can take a particular theme or colour and interpret it in a number of different ways, depending on your style or venue. Last year we looked at an oranges and lemons theme (see the boards here, here and here), and this time I’m taking another look at Pantone’s colour of the year, honeysuckle (which also featured in this vintagey board). Honeysuckle really is a great colour – it’s so versatile and has such a different feel when combined with other colours. I’ve chosen just three possible looks for this week inspired by Cape venues – let me know which one is your favourite!

Kicking off today is a bit of preppy shoreline chic. I LOVE preppy weddings, and I love the whole yachting and boating vibe. Inspired by another Pantone colour, Regatta Blue, I’ve created a fun but still super classy palette for your very own ship shape wedding. Harbour House in Kalk Bay is the perfect venue with its whitewashed walls and big windows looking out over the water, and lots of photo (even ceremony) options on the pier below. Think seersucker suits, fresh nautical stripes and soft flowers like peonies or ranunculus. And how adorable are the boat centrepieces? As long as you don’t go overboard (sorry!), you can have a lot of fun with this decor and it’s ideal if you love the beach and the sea, but don’t want to do the whole barefoot on the sand thing.

Colours: Honeysuckle, Regatta and grey

Top row (l-r): Bride and groom in seersucker suit (Eric Kelley); honeysuckle invitation (& Kath­leen Design);  Harbour House
Row 2: Blue shoes (Clary Pfeiffer’s); cake (Amy Cakes/Heather Cherie Photography); boat centrepiece (Verdi Photography); watermelon gazpacho shooters; menu/place setting (Verdi Photography)
Row 3:  Harbour House; stripey straws (Scobey Photography for Carla Ten Eyck); seersucker bridesmaids’ dresses ( Studio This Is); Just Married life buoy (Studio 28 Photo); bride and groom (Verdi Photography).

Note: None of the posts in this series have been sponsored by the featured venues, including Harbour House.

Aug 23

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Swan Wedding #3: The Venue

The search for the perfect venue is tricky. Especially if you are still based in Pretoria and looking to get married in the Boland right in the middle of wedding season… within five months of getting engaged! Eek! AND, with Dirk and myself knowing exactly what we like visually and what we don’t like, my poor mom and dad had quite a hard time finding the perfect fit. Oh dear, and then we still have our long list of conditions: Read more