What do you get when an interior and textile designer falls in love with a landscape/urban designer? Well, besides a whole lot of love, joy and happy smiles, you get a gorgeous, natural, modern wedding with geometric-inspired fabric detailing and a soft yellow and grey palette that blows my little wedding loving mind. Christél and Warno's wedding was a labour of love where almost everything was DIY, and the result is loads of sweet, clever, whimsical details, from a windmill-adorned dancefloor to little triangle Tillandsia 'houses' as favours. Add to that a bride in glittering Maggie Sottero, a Franschhoek mountain backdrop and fantastic pictures by Danieka Erasmus (aka the Picturist), and this is one for the loveliness record books.

We met on a blind date, arranged by both our sisters that work for the same company. We had a casual dinner at Tashas Restaurant in Brooklyn Design Square. We had an immediate connection and attraction to each other. A bottle of Shiraz and hours of non-stop conversation later, the waiter told us to please order now, since the kitchen would be closing in a minute or so... From there on the relationship and our love for each other grew exponentially. DIY Elements
Only hair and make-up, photos, food and bouquet were not DIY. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to start a wedding design service to brides. I did all the flowers myself, to give a personal touch. The fabrics are all textile designs by steli, a small business that I started in 2013, and I wanted to incorporate these designs into our wedding decorations to once again add a personal touch. We just couldn't get enough of each other! After two weeks we already knew that we were going to get married one day and didn't want a day to go by without seeing each other.

You can see more from this wedding on The Picturist blog.

SERVICE PROVIDERS
Venue & Catering: The Kitchen at Maison Estate, Franschhoek |Photography: The Picturist | Flowers & decor: DIY & Franschhoek Flowers | Hair & makeup: The Refinery | Bride's dress: Eve's Bridal Wear | Photographer's Assistant: Lizette Frank