With greenery and foliage weddings being such a huge trend at the moment, sometimes I forget how much I adore weddings that are awash with blooms. And then something special crosses my desk, like today's gorgeous wedding from photographer Justin Davis. I swear, it took me all of five seconds to fall in love - the bright colours, the hydrangea-filled bouquets, the garden feeling of the wooden planters, the hanging roses, and can we just talk about how much I adore the 'Come Away with Me' box hanging above the main table? It's all just SO romantic. And I'm also crazy for the way that this sense of (slightly vintage) romance translates to the bride's beautiful lace gown, and the gorgeous getaway car. But I think my favourite of all is the couple's how-we-met and proposal stories... I dare you to read them without a huge smile on your face! :)

Wedding Details
The Honeymoon
We went to Mauritius - it was a surprise. Seven days on an island with my husband, cocktails, amazing food, massages, perfect weather, swimming... Utopia! I still daydream and wish we could go back.
Every aspect of our wedding related to our personalities and to us as a couple. First of all we tried to 'keep it in the family' with our bridesmaids and groomsmen, as family is very important to us. Both my sisters and Niel's sister were the bridesmaids, while his brother, my (now our) brother-in-law and his best friend were the groomsmen. My dad walked me down the aisle to Ellie Goulding's "Your Song". I dedicated the words to Niel as every one is relevant to how I feel about him. Even the part about the "most beautiful green eyes". The ceremony was spirit-filled and our friends did the Praise and Worship.
We love music, movies and watching good series, so we used the names of our favourite songs, singers, movies and series as table names, and we made sure that the names had relevance to the group of people sitting at that table as well. We designed the table names with the help from Anel, from 4400 Lasercutting. The Bridal table name was "Come Away With Me". I had it laser cut in gold plexi glass. My dad made a big wooden 2.4m wooden platform on which the sign stood and it was suspended above the bridal table. My dad also made all the wooden "cheese boards" and underplates with our names engraved into them. We love food. I mean really tasty food, and we wanted everybody to enjoy the food. We made sure that every guest was catered for - including the pescetarians and vegetarians. Niel spent hours on our playlist and even created two "music bombs" where 5-6 of the best songs of all time would play directly after each other and everybody would just go nuts. Our opening dance was our own version of the Pulp Fiction dance, "You Never Can Tell". Both of us also made a speech at the wedding.

You can see more from this wedding on Justin Davis' blog.

SERVICE PROVIDERS
Venue & catering: Forest 44 | Photographer: Justin Davis Photography | Video: Lance | Cake: Liande (friend) | Flowers: Adelaine Breedt | Crochet tablecloths: from A Vintage Affair | Candlesticks: Hiring 4 you | Chairs: Events Academy | Ceremony venue: Stellenbosch Moederkerk | Bride's Dress : Alana van Heerden | Hair & make-up: Alicia Buckle | Bridesmaids' dresses: Forever New | Groom's attire: Markhams, Country Road & Woolworths | Floral Ties: Tiara on Kloof | DJ: Darren Wentzel | Lasercuts: 4400 Lasercutting