I just love when foreign couples decide to spend their big day under our big sky, don't you? I mean, it's no surprise - we already know how gorgeous South Africa is - but we love sharing it with others who have fallen for with our beautiful land and want to have it as the backdrop to their big day. Which by the way, is also an awesome way of ensuring you always have to come back for your anniversaries ;) Nina and Bernd are just such a couple - their love of SA runs deep, and they brought all their favourite people here to celebrate with them. I just love their concept of a chilled out high tea after the ceremony, with a civilised little siesta break, and then an elegant dinner. And the sophisticated design reflected these two parts of the reception, from colourful protea and fruit arrangements in rustic crates, to blush and white peonies and ranunculus on creamy tables over candlelight. Let's just talk about those peonies for a second too, because I can't help being in total love with Nina's bouquet, can you? I'm so glad we're seeing more and more of these very special blooms here in SA now. Two of my favourite wedding ladies were behind the scenes of this lovely wedding - Theresa Lazarevic of Creation Events (one of our long-time friends and sponsors), and the awesome Nikki Meyer, whose photos never fail to delight! And here they certainly do - I'm especially in love with the mountain backdrop, which has me longing for a trip to the Cape.

We knew that it would be complicated for our German friends and families but that would be the same for our SA friends if we had married in Germany.After making a reservation at Holden Manz Wine Estate to save our favourite spot just in case, we wrote an email to all our close friends and our families and involved them in our ideas. The result was overwhelming: most of them encouraged us to choose SA and supported our plans. So we went for it.
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Venue: Holden Manz | Photography: Nikki Meyer | Co-ordination: Theresa Lazarevic from Creation Events | Ceremony venue: St Georges, Solms Delta | Hair & Make-up: Candice Leigh | Flowers: Paradiso Flowers | Singer: Carol Zulu | Band: Me & Mr Brown | Photography assistant: Carla Burger We knew that we would need a professional wedding planner. By chance we ended up on the website of Theresa who was also recommended by Holden Manz. We contaced her and - thank God - she accepted our proposal. At that stage we couldn't know that that was the best decision ever!

You can see more from this wedding on Nikki Meyer's blog.