Vintage West Meets East

Surprise Weddings....what reality shows are made of. 

Yet this surprise wedding was a romantic gesture of note! The bride knew when she would get married and in which country. She chose her own dress. The rest was orchestrated by her groom and Unforgettable Events.

He flew his bride to Cape town, South Africa, where his grandparents were married in the twenties. He wanted to incorporate elements of South Africa and the 20's, to remember them. However, since the couple are living in Taiwan, he also wanted to incorporate elements from the east. And so, Proteas and Orchids found themselves side by side in a small chapel in a Cape Town forest, where an English Groom finally wed his Spanish Bride under the African sky.

Photos by Ross Chuter from Happy Snaps Cape Town

Rustic Romance

"Love... That has to be the focus of the day; Love" 

This is the brief that I was given by beautiful bride Tanya. She wanted to be involved in every aspect of the day and her handiwork was visible everywhere. The venue was filled with bottles and cans that she decorated herself. We basically just added the flowers and finishing touches. This wedding was a true reflection of the bride and groom in their love and commitment to each other with rustic elements combined with soft pastels.

Photos by Marlene de Villiers Photography

A French Affair

France; synonymous with fashion, fine food and romance. An obvious choice for a wedding. But when our French bride and Durban-born groom wanted to celebrate their wedding, the choice was Cape Town.

And so french flair was brought to our sunny African shores as they renewed their vows in a small intimate ceremony in the Tokai forest chapel and had the reception at the beautiful Buitenverwachting wine farm.

Tradition French elements like Jordan almonds as wedding favors, met South-African delicacies, in the form of boxed biltong parcels for the guests to enjoy. French champagne was set beside the flower arrangements where South African fynbos peeked out. A true reflection of the combining of two cultures in the lives of this memorable couple.

Photos by Micheal Hammond

Feestelike Fynbos

Daar is baie dinge wat my laat dink aan die mooie Kaap maar as dit by blomme kom is niks so eg Kaaps soos fynbos en die alombekende Protea nie. En wat is nou meer eg Suid-Afrikaans as 'n hartlike Sondag middagete, saam met geliefdes, om 'n mooi gedekte tafel? 'n Sondagmiddag fees rondom 'n tafel belaai met fynbos!

Hierdie is 'n maklike idee wat enige een hul eie kan maak. Gaan kry net 'n lieflike bos fynbos en speel met dekor elemente wat al klaar in jou huis rondstaan. 'n Ou bottel of twee kan vinnig vervraai word met 'n lint of stukkie kant. Stapel 'n paar ou boeke en krap Ouma se mooi kant tafeldoeke uit. 'n Los kers of wat en 'n mooi servet rond die tafel af. En as jy nie mooi servette het nie, skribbel 'n paar woordjies op 'n stukkie ongebleikte linne en maak jou eie servette!

Hierdie tafel kan net so lekker werk vir 'n informele troue met 'n oudhede tema.