There's a reason why season in, season out, blush pink weddings are always so popular. They're just so romantic - and let's be honest, nothing shows off wedding white like the soft glow of a rosy palette. Nadja and Adriaan's wedding is every bit as lovely as a blush wedding gets, pairing peonies (my favourites!) with lovely little lacy details and mixing up the vintage texture with a sleek modern setting and of course the gorgeous natural bush-style backdrop of the Cradle, perfectly captured by photographers picture me&u. The look is classic with thoughtful personal touches, including Pimm's cocktails, framed quotes and map table numbers to reflect the couple's philosophy that their lives together are a journey and an adventure. Here's to many more exciting stops along the way!

The Proposal
Wedding Style We wanted the wedding to be classic, but not boring, thus bringing in a few unexpected and quirky elements whilst sticking to a very classical feel. The colour scheme was white and pale pink. A lot of glass vases and candles were used as well as white and soft pink blooms with pink lace details. The look was elegant, but was kept very personal at the same time. After seven years of dating it had to be something special, so Adriaan basically had us do a bit of everything in one day, It was at the end of a long holiday touring the west coast when we went to Cape Town, our favourite city, for a few days. On the second last morning he went down from the hotel to fetch the rental car but phoned up and told me something was wrong with it and he was quickly going to try and exchange it at the agency. This of course being a lie, he made his entrance into the hotel parking lot with a vintage Vespa and told me that this was our new ride. Being very excited and having a suspicion that something was up, I jumped on the back, even in a dress! We embarked on our coastal journey through Camps Bay and over Chapman's Peak to eventually take a break at Cape Point. We had a picnic there and continued through to Kalk Bay and Simonstown from where we headed back over the hills to Noordhoek Beach. With me confused and him managing a few strange turns and a gravel road we ended up at Horse Stables which could only lead to one thing... horse riding on the beach! After the horse ride it was early sunset and we had to start making our way back to Cape Town, but as we went up Chapman's Peak with the beautiful Noordhoek beach on view, he pulled over and said we should just enjoy the sunset for a minute. After a day filled with activities and sentiment, he asked me if I would like to share days like these forever and pulled out a ring, which I did not expect, but of course replied with a big YES. It was perfect.

You can see more from this wedding on the picture me&u blog.

SERVICE PROVIDERS
Venue & catering: The Cradle Restaurant | Photographer: picture me&u | Co-ordinator: Jennifer from The Cradle & Eve from Splendid Affairs | Cake: Divine Delights | Flowers & décor: Evegenia Poplett from Splendid Affairs | Stationery: M Studio | Bride's dress: Custom-made La Sposa Silvana | Bride's accessories: Lulu Belle | Hair: Lizelle at Headfirst (012 662 1545) | Make-up: Antonia Gregoriou | Bridesmaids' dresses: Chichwish and Truworths | Groom's attire: Well tailored three piece Markhams suite | DJ: Multimusic