The trendsetting wedding planning and design team from The Aleit Group is sharing one of the masterpieces with us. The wedding of Babette & Hans took place at The Conservatory near Franschoek and The Aleit Group turned it into a wonderland. This is perfect example of a mix and match wedding. The floral design especially is something different and really in season at the moment. The use of different heights, colors, shapes and textures makes for an appealing appearance. See how The Aleit Group put together the wedding day of Babette & Hans. We hope that you will be inspired!

We met as first year music students at the Conserve (Music Department) at the University of Stellenbosch. It was actually Hans' second time around as a first year music student - let's just say he was slightly distracted having digressed to a B.Comm degree and then opted for a gap year in London after that...before returning to SA and enrolling in B.Mus at Stellenbosch once again. Co-incidentally, his father was also the Director of the Music Department at that point, something that I was totally unaware of... so much so that I even asked him why everyone was referring to him as Hans Jnr. Woooops!

He proposed at our Green Point apartment in September 2009. The plan was to head off for a romantic weekend in Namaqualand, but my orchestra schedule changed at the last minute and our plans had to change. Arriving home after a late night rehearsal, exhausted, down trodden, and overworked, I found every corner of our apartment filled with candlelight. Hans welcomed me at the door with champagne...in my state I honestly did not "smell a rat. At that point, this just seemed to be another one of Hans' romantic gestures. And then, he got down on one knee. It was the BIGGEST, and BEST surprise of my life.

The Big Day | Tell us the most memorable moment of your wedding day?

Hans
WE LOVED IT! Everything ran SO smoothly and beautifully, and the weather was GOD SENT (considering that the Saturday before and the one after were both miserable!). All our friends and family went to such lengths to look amazing and they really bought into our celebration - WE LOVE THEM FOR THAT. The food was amazing, the flowers were incredible, the venue a perfect choice, the music outstanding and best of all - the atmosphere! It was electric! WOW! Best wedding I have ever attended! (*not biased*)

Babette
The best moment was my arrival at the ceremony. It was just so special. The music that Hans chose worked out so perfectly considering it was all of 8 minutes. But none of that matters; when you step onto the aisle time literally stands still and all those months of plotting, pondering, debating and planning does not matter anymore. It's just the two of you!

A whirlwind montage of happy moments with family and friends.

Stop over analysing each and every moment you think you need to create. Consider the end result and work backwards. In fact, make "chill out" your wedding mantra. Your wedding planners know what they are doing.