Thank you very much for your visit! It’s been an incredible few season’s at Adore, and in preparation for our re-brand, we are busy updating our website and blog, woo hoo! Please grant us a few week’s grace as we update our 2015 to 2017 …
Anyone who knows me knows how much I just utterly adore my job. Being a part of someone’s special day, walking alongside them through their wedding planning process, the privilege of getting to know them, very often building a new friendship along the way, celebrating …
The Adore Wedding Christmas Wreath Workshop will take place on Thursday, 21st December 2017, 1 to 4pm. The workshop will be held at the Adore studio in Ballito. Participants may choose from one or more of the below options: Deck the Halls: Hardy textured foliage …
Keryn and Byron’s wedding was a bit of an Adore Family wedding. Keryn has on occasion joined us to create pretty with us as part of the team, and Byron is our very own Jessie’s brother. It is actually because of Ke that Jessie crossed …
The first words Mailin ever said to me were “I love that your website is full of flowers, I love flowers so I want you to do our wedding” … best start of a working relationship ever!!! Flowers are what Mailin loves, and flowers are …
The first time Lana came to visit me she said “I love flowers and I want a lot of them at our wedding”. I knew right then and there that we were going to get along beautifully, and I was right! It was an absolute …
I love the way a love story grows deeper over time, I love the way shared memories and experiences add a richness and depth to a relationship over the years, and I love the beauty of a marriage that encourages and grows these qualities. Alex …
Oh my goodness, talk about high glamour and sheer beauty! I LOVED dreaming, styling and creating with Ang for her and Justin’s gorgeous wedding day. Not only is this special lady incredibly beautiful, she has a beautiful heart and is an amazing ballet teacher too! …
Andrea and Bester celebrated their special wedding at Talloula on a glorious late Autumn day. I loved Andrea’s fresh, quirky take on her wedding look. From Nautical stripes, touches of rose gold, raw wood and clear glass to giant hand made paper flowers – creating …
Tash & Raj’s awesome Day of the Dead wedding has been featured in the UK Rock ‘n Roll Bride Magazine! Congrats beautiful humans! You can see their full wedding by Jacki Bruniquel here. Enjoy friends!
My sister’s wedding! I’ll let the images speak for themselves. With a very special thank you to the community of Eston for being an integral part of being able to put together such a beautiful day. Our family is deeply grateful to all of you …
Stunning sneak peak of Ryan and Laura’s wedding by Jacki Bruniquel!
Cath and Dev celebrated their marriage at Cath’s incredible family home in Salt Rock. I absolutely LOVE a garden wedding overflowing with the love and helping hands of family and friends, and that is exactly the kind of love filled celebration Cath and Dev had! …
This was a wedding after my own heart! Abundantly rich texture, a marsarla colour palette to play with, and a completely bohemian feel – be still my wildly happy heart! Our brief had me excited from day one! Nicks and Coops were married on the …
This wedding … this wedding! I loved every single minute of it! From the first time I met with Ames to discuss her day, to selecting her flowers, to setting it all up … even to packing it all away the next day, I just …
These two beautiful souls were married at Orchards on one of the most perfect Autumn days of this year. These beautiful sneak peaks by Summertown Pictures make my heart happy just looking at them. I hands down loved this wedding. From the very first time …
Jason and Justine celebrated their wedding on one of the most perfect days Early Autumn had to offer in Eston. Golden light, the warmth of love from family and friends, and the joy of committing to one another. The best light for one of the …
Shaun and Fay are two of the most chilled, in love, and beautiful souls you’ll get to meet. Fay’s gentle boho heart and Shaun’s sense of humour and fun were an integral part of their family and friend filled celebration. As a South African heading …
A few absolutely gorgeous sneak peaks from Shaun and Fay’s wedding at the Hatchery this past weekend by Casey Pratt Photography! Hair and make up by the immensely talented Charelle McAllister. Shaun and Fay, sending you and your special families the most beautiful congratulations. Here’s …
The second half of this wonderful African Bohemian Bush Wedding is up! Enjoy friends x Here’s the list of our amazing team: Venue: Nambiti Hills Decor: 2Quirky info@2quirky.co.za and Adore Weddings Flowers: Adore Weddings Hair & Make Up: Make Up by Charelle Dress: Casey Jeanne …
Michelle and Julian have been together for years, have two beautiful girls together, have moved countries, moved continents, changed careers and built a life together … and in April they tied the knot! It was such a delight to get to create, dream, and play …
Beautiful collage of sneak peak images from Julian and Michelle’s wedding by Jacki Bruniquel. Full wedding coming soon! Enjoy friends x
Dale and Natalie got married! How completely beautiful are these sneak peaks by Carmen Roberts Photography? Natalie, you looked incredible! I absolutely LOVE all the happy colour you chose! Wishing you and Dale a lifetime of happiness together. Thank you for letting me play for …
Second look from our Bougainvillea Bohemia styled shoot is up! Always so much fun to get to play with texture and form, and to collaborate with such wonderful creatives! Enjoy friends x Service Providers: Photography: Pickle Photography Florist: Adore Weddings Hair & Make-Up : Make-Up …
Ty & Cam’s gorgeous reception. What an incredible party! Cam and Ty’s magic team: Bridesmaids Makeup: Deanna Roodt Brides Makeup: Camilla Smith- The Durban Make Up Artist Hair: Stacy Shea @ Crop Brides Dress: Designed by Camilla Smith made by dressmaker Jessie Brides Headpiece & …
This wedding!!! I am so completely delighted to share this special day with you! Cam is a beautiful soul and an incredibly talented hair and make up artist. Do yourself a favour and go visit her work here. We first met on a styled shoot …
Only this gorgeous woman and her entourage could pull off a full on editorial style fashion shoot on a wedding day and look this legit! Gorgeous! The hair, the make up, the styling, the flower crowns … I love it all! Enjoy friends x Cam …
Ty & Cam’s beautiful ceremony is up! Enjoy the love friends x Cam and Ty’s magic team: Bridesmaids Makeup: Deanna Roodt Brides Makeup: Camilla Smith- The Durban Make Up Artist Hair: Stacy Shea @ Crop Brides Dress: Designed by Camilla Smith made by dressmaker Jessie …
Cam and Ty got married at Orchards this past weekend and it was a beauty! I am completely smitten with these gorgeous sneak peaks from Vanilla Photography. I’m so excited to see more! This was a particularly special wedding because Cam is a part of …
Gorgeous video of Kendall and Dan’s wedding by James Gibbs. Love this beautiful wedding! Such a special couple … Enjoy friends x
I love the playful boho whimsy from this day. Something bright, fresh, pretty and different for a beach shoot! I personally love foraging and then supplementing what is in season and locally available with my traditionally pretty favorites (roses and the like). You always find …
And that’s a wrap! Just a little bit of behind the scenes, post shoot fun x Service Providers: Photography: Pickle Photography Florist: Adore Weddings Hair & Make-Up : Make-Up by Charelle Model: Sasha Lee Boshoff Head Pieces and Flash Tattoos: It’s a Bling Thing Cake: …
Nicole and Matt got married, and we made the flower crowns! That’s literally all we did. Got see their full, beautiful wedding here. Enjoy friends x
Foraging with Derryn!
Kerry’s wild and whimsical forest bouquet was a personal favorite, and was named “Gaby’s favorite” on Southbound Bride‘s Best Wedding Bouquets of 2014. This cascading beauty was created using the following flowers, with these beautiful meanings: Asparagus Fern – fascination Blushing Bride – bridal blessing …
Blessed to have been snapped at work by Alana while doing flowers at Crabapple Chapel for Jo and Pierre’s wedding this past weekend. Such a pretty shot. Such a gorgeous chapel! And a very, very special couple. Honestly can’t wait to share this day with …
My lovely and talented friend Derryn captured the process of a flower crown being made at a shoot. Thank you for these lovely images! It’s fun to get to see the process x
Derrick and Louwna got married, and I had the joy of making the bouquets and flowers crowns! How completely gorgeous is this bride’s smile? I’m in love with the fun, happy love so evident in this wedding. Christy from Pickle Photography was on hand to …
A few months ago, Bronny, Tia and I hopped into my car and meandered down the South Coast to meet two high school sweet hearts who were recently engaged. Cam and Dina live on Dina’s beautiful family farm, with views over endless ocean and a …
This is an immensely personal wedding for me. Jo has been one of my boho soul sister friends for over 7 years. We met at the beer tent at a music festival in the mountains, and have been adventuring either together or apart ever since. …
I had the joy of creating a little bit of whimsical pretty for the opening of Agility Pilates Studio, based in The Design Factory, Durban. Headed up by Kim McCusker, former dancer and movement guru, this studio looks set to be the place to go …
Second look from Ash & Jom’s wedding anniversary shoot. Love the deep colours against the deepening sky, black rocks and deliciously textured sand! Enjoy friends x Photography: Bron from Vanilla Photography Hair & Make Up: Camilla from The Make Up Artist Flowers: Carolyn Adore Weddings
Ash and Jom have been married for 7 years! To celebrate this beautiful milestone, they decided to have a styled shoot. This is the pretty that Bronny, Cam, Ash, Jom and I pulled together in honour of their love story. This shoot is especially special …
This is how good Bronny is … she sneakily caught both Cam and I unawares mid shoot. One snap is all she needs! Love your talents Bron, bless you for sharing them with us all xxx Photography: Bron from Vanilla Photography Hair & Make Up: …
A splash of hot pink! Two pretty sneak peaks from our Bougainvillea Bohemia styled shoot! I’m so excited to share the full shoot with you! Enjoy friends x The team that made it happen … thank you for your talents! Photography: Pickle Photography Model: Sasha …
Wedding planning can be overwhelming. Not everyone is involved in the industry every weekend, specifically with the planning of a wedding the way I have been, so it can be difficult to figure out exactly how much each aspect of a wedding can cost. Derryn …
“I must have flowers, always and always.” – Claude Monet “The earth laughs in flowers.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Adore is looking for intern florists to work on an ad hoc basis. Applicants must be reliable, articulate, presentable, willing to work hard, and able to interact …
Nicole and Matt were married at beautiful Glengarry last weekend. The week before her wedding, Nicole contacted me and asked for flowers crowns for her bridesmaids and a flower hair piece for her. I love flower crowns! While I had absolutely nothing else to do …
Our very own Ash celebrated her anniversary this weekend. 6 years with her special hubby Jom! A celebratory styled shoot was of course a must! Photography by Bron Fourie of Vanilla Photography, hair and make up by Camilla Smith of The Make Up Artist, flowers …
Last week we headed down the south coast to meet these two special humans for their engagement shoot on Dina’s family farm. We set up camp right at the spot where Cam asked Dina to be his wife – under a tree on the water’s …
The light! The views! The colours! I love this shoot!!! Part two of our city center styled shoot is up today. I think Durban might have been showing off a little for us on this glorious day. I completely adore the light and views this …
Just a little bit of gorgeous celebrating our city and celebrating the people we love in it! I am absolutely smitten with the life, energy and movement of our inner city. Christy you are incredible, thank you for your talents! A heart felt thank you …
Our beautiful city center styled shoot has been featured on B.loved! So proud that good old Durban has been celebrated on an international wedding blog. Go have a look at the full feature here. Enjoy friends x Thank you to our awesome team for all …
One of the joys of working in this industry is that I so often get to work with my incredibly talented and deeply wonderful friend Jacki Bruniquel. Below is a montage of some of the recent weddings and shoots we’ve done together. Jacki, thank you …
Two beautiful sneak peaks from Leon & Sarah’s gorgeous day. Oh my hat, I love these two special humans! I don’t know if I’ve ever seen two people more in love … It’s been an absolute delight to dream and play for your wedding guys, …
I love these two, and I love this wedding! Some special words from the lovely couple: A special thanks to our parents for all the time and effort they put in to making our day perfect. Thank you to all our family and friends for …
Every now and then, a special couple comes into your life, and you kind of fall in love with the beauty of their love story, and the beauty of their souls. Sarah and Leon are just such a couple. I had such a ball doing …
Dead Bride comes to life! Part 2 of our awesome shoot is up! Seriously, how incredible is this make up? Enjoy friends x A big thanks to the rocking team! Models: Gina & Durran Hair: Jamie Make-Up: Blush Makeup By Candice Matthee Photography: Christy from …
Better late than never! I’m finally sharing our rocking Til Death Do Us Part shoot, created for Halloween 2014! I loved the incredible make up by Candice Matthee, both before and after our models went Tim Burton on us! This gorgeous shoot was featured on …
A little bit of behind the scenes – collecting, prepping, arranging and transporting the pretty boho whimsy for Mark and Derryn’s wedding! I absolutely love the textures and layers of green, accentuated with pops of white, peach and yellow colour that Derryn chose for her …
It’s not every day that a sensationally talented wedding photographer gets married … and has no less than FOUR incredibly gifted fellow photographers to shoot her special day! Today I get to share the beauty captured by CC Rossler Photography. Doing Derryn‘s wedding was a …
Derryn and Mark’s beautiful wedding, captured by Pickle Photography is up today! It is with thanks to Christy that Derryn and I got to meet and play together for her wedding. What is also very noteworthy is that Christy had literally just had her beautiful …
Derryn and Mark’s beautiful wedding, captured by Bright Girl Photography is up today! Eileen has such a knack for capturing treasure chest moments, like Derryn’s flower girls playing with Luna the pup! Absolutely one of my favorite shots from this wedding! Enjoy the beauty friends …
I am officially a fan of Micaela de Freitas‘s incredible work. She has perfectly captured Derryn and Mark’s beautiful wedding day, I’m so excited to see more of this talented woman’s work in future! Derryn and Mark, I just love you guys. Enjoy the beauty …
Sigh, this wedding! Just so much beautiful captured by so many special creatives! I cannot WAIT to share this special day with you!
I absolutely loved this shoot, and I’m completely thrilled with how it turned out! Such an enormous and sincere thank you to all the clever creatives involved, and a special thank you to newly weds the Wyatts who were total rock stars and game for …
Experimenting with form and content in these pretty numbers for a styled shoot I did with Vanillla Photography at Freedom Cafe. Images coming soon! Flowers: Vanilla Sky roses Queen Anne’s Lace White iris White alstromeria Wax flower Spray carnations Fig tree branches
Bunches of pretty available for sale at Home Grown today! In the Language of Flowers, delphiniums mean levity, lightedness or infinite possibility, freesias lasting friendship and iris message, honour or courage.
It’s not often that I get to go to a wedding where I don’t have anything to do with the planning or making pretty, and I literally just get to rock up and be a guest. This past weekend I had the honour of doing …
Bunches of pretty and incredible organic produce available from Home Grown. Weekly organic boxes available online, place your order here. If you’d like to pre-order bunches of pretty let Dawn know! Enjoy friends! Available today: Asters, spray roses, wax flower and sea holly.
This happened last week! A beautiful City Centre Styled Shoot with Pickle Photography! Hair: Lorette Roux | Make-Up: Blush Makeup by Candice Matthee | Cake & Go to girl: So Whipped | Decor & Flowers : Carolyn & Ash from Adore Weddings | Buhle’s Tulle …
The second part of our styled shoot with Taz Saunders is up today! Enjoy friends x A heart-felt thank you to all the lovely suppliers involved in this beautiful shoot: Photography: Bron Fourie of Vanilla Photography Hair and Make up: Camilla Smith of The Make_Up …
I loved meeting this special young lady and working with her over the course of a wonderful winter’s day on the East Coast! Bronny summed it up well, “sometimes you need to step outside, get some air. and remind your self of who you are …
Beautiful people full of joy in a beautiful place, amazing families, tables groaning under delicious food, two very special dogs, wild and pretty florals, great music … this way just the most wonderful and magical day! Enjoy this final installation of gorgeous from Kerry and …
Part two of this incredibly beautiful day is up! Friends, family and bohemian feasting in a forest on the farm – I love it! Enjoy the magic and beauty friends x SERVICE PROVIDERS Venue: Glenarif Farm Catering: Hannes from Deli News – 082 651 6881 …
Jem and Kerry’s celebration is one of my all time favorite weddings ever. It always helps when you and the bride are both complete boho hippies with a passion for flowers, yay! It also helps when the couple are dear friends, are creatives, love great …
This has got to be one of my all time favorite weddings! It was made up of special people, a forest glen straight out of A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream, loads of flowers (especially jasmine), tweed jackets, two character-rich dogs, a harvest table groaning under locally …
So thrilled to share these beautiful sneak peaks from Paul and Jenna’s crazy, fun, beautiful, happy, warm winter’s wedding! Mountains of pretty DIY made with love, a gorgeous bride, handsome groom and festive bridal party, the best wedding speech I have ever heard (by the …
Flower prep and delivery for Paul and Jen’s wedding!
I first met the precious soul who is Tash while I was at Netherwood. She was the tiny human with the most gentle and soulful eyes carrying the most enormous amount of equipment I’ve ever seen (she is known for this!) I was blessed to …
Part 2 of Dale and Rae’s beautiful wedding day is up today! Gorgeous winter light, pretty flowers and heart warming love. Such a special day for this special couple! Special mention needs to be made about this bride’s completely chilled grace surrounding her wedding day. …
Dale and Rae were married on a crisp winter’s day at Bellwood in the Midlands. Theirs was a day of warm love, happy laughter, friends, family and joy. Their wedding was such a delight to be a part of! It was beautiful to celebrate a …
Part two of this warm, happy, loving, festive (man this team of peeps could dance) and beautiful wedding is up today! Sam and Marc, so much happy love to you both! Thank you for being so darn lovely. How gorgeous are these pretty pics? I …
Sam and Marc has a vision for their day from day one – they wanted their day to be happy, they wanted their day to be full of love, they wanted their day to reflect the two of them, and they wanted all their favorite …
These speeches were incredible, possibly one of the best weddings for speeches ever. You could simply feel the love and happiness for the couple radiating from every guest in the room. Byron’s Dad had me in tears, and Jadine’s Dad had me in fits of …
By and Jadine’s bridal party shoot is so gorgeous, I simply had to give it a post all of it’s own! Enjoy friends x Cake: Kerry – Lemon Canary Catering: JDS Events Coordination and Flowers: Carolyn – Adore Weddings Décor: Labola, Settings – info@settingsfunctionhire.co.za, DIY …
Ooooh my goodness, what a wedding! Jades and By, the two of you are just so darn lovely. It was a joy to be a very little part of your special day. The love, laughter and care that went into planning and bringing together your …
What a perfect way to start a wedding day … it was a morning of laughter, love and light! The friendship and warmth between everyone involved in this wedding was beautiful. It is one of our great joys to be witness to very special relationships …
A few more sneak peaks from Derryn & Cheree’s wedding. How precious are these two? How GORGEOUS is Cheree’s dress? I just adored every single aspect of this wedding, from our initial meeting at Blueberry Hill, to our numerous emails and phone calls between JHB …
There are three words that can be used to sum this wedding up: this wedding was fun, this weddings was happy, this wedding was COLOUR! This wedding will also be forever be known as the wedding with the all time best dance shot ever! And …
Another gorgeous sneak peak from the pretty styled shoot we did with Pickle Photography and Genevieve Motley Jewellery last week! Cake: So Whipped Cake Toppers & Ring: Genevieve Motley Jewellery Hair & Make-up: Make-up by Charelle Photography: Pickle Photography Set & Styling: Adore Weddings
Part two of this incredibly special day – so much love, joy and playful fun! And over 600 paper cranes hand made by Byron’s Mum and sister. I just love how personal and rich in love this wedding was, with family and friends making up …
This was such a sweet, gentle, kind, loving wedding. Byron and Tammy are two of the gentlest souls you will meet. Their hearts are open, their hearts are generous, and their love for one another is pure and beautiful. I adored this special wedding. Beautiful …
Today I get to share part two of this festive, colourful, happy Mexican Inspired celebration of laughter and love! How gorgeous are these two? Enjoy friends x Catering: Harvey’s Decor: Family and friends Flowers: Bougainvilla from Drietfontein Nursery and Gerberers from Adore Weddings Hair & …
Jacky and Wilhelm’s Mexican inspired DIY wedding was celebrated at The Litchi Orchard in May. It was such a relaxed, bright, happy day full of laughter and love – perfectly suited to these two free spirits! I absolutely love that on their tables, they made …
These two special people are just so much fun! Part 2 of this warm, loving, happy, wonderful wedding is up! Enjoy friends x Catering: Aubergine Cake: Penny Mcloughlin Coordination, Styling & Flowers: Adore Weddings Decor: Planned to Perfection Dress: Biji Couture Photographer: Unprecedented Pictures Venue: …
This wedding had flower crowns, this wedding had kilts, this wedding had loads of pretty flowers, this wedding took place at my favorite venue Netherwood, this wedding was fun, this wedding had laughter, love and light! I still smile with love whenever I think of …
I love the collection of black and white images Bron from Vanilla Photography put together after our Romantic Styled Shoot at Barker Manor. From the first time I saw them I’ve felt that they held the essence, elegance and beauty of a bygone era – …
Part two of our Romantic Styled Shoot at barker Manor is up today! This second look was almost an afterthought, thrown together with whatever I had in my magic box of tricks … and I’m completely thrilled with the outcome! It’s something glamorous, whimsical, fun …
I simply love being inspired by creatives in this industry! It’s always a blessing to get to put together a concept, plan a shoot, pack everything you need … then literally just go with what happens when we arrive on site! There’s something magic involved …
How completely gorgeous is this bride, and how dapper her groom? The light, the people, the dress, the entire day was pure magic, and beautifully captured by CC Rossler. Thank you Kelly and Lyle for choosing me to do your flowers, and to Kel for …
So beautiful! A few sensational sneak peaks of Kelly & Lyle’s beautiful wedding by the talented and lovely CC Rossler Photography! How incredible is this light? And how gorgeous does Kel look? I’m smitten! Enjoy friends xxx Decor: Kelly, family and friends Flowers: Adore Weddings …
This wedding is deeply special to me not only because of the incredible couple I had the delight of working with, but also because of how much creative licence and fun I was able to have! There were certain very special aspects we wove into …
Part 2 of this beautiful, special, happy Greek/Kenyan Wedding! A beautiful ceremony rich in tradition and meaning; the warmth of love and joy from family and friends; and loads of happy fun with the bridal party post ceremony! I just love how much these two …
I have been saving this wedding up to share with you for some time. I adored everything about this special celebration; from the very first time I met Lara to discuss her wedding, to our countless cups of tea and chats, to sharing ideas and …
Mike and Lara get married tomorrow at Netherwood! It is going to be beautiful xxx See their full engagement shoot by Jacki Bruniquel here.
Peach rose sprays, Star of Bethlehem, lace flower and fresh white lizianthus. A sweet summer bunch of pretty x
Another two sneaky snaps from our Romantic Boho Styled Shoot at Barker Manor last week. A big and beautiful thank you the everyone who was involved: Photography: Bron Fourie from Vanilla Photography Hair & Make Up: Laura Halgreen Dresses: Ashleigh Hulley of Jomb & Me …
Alex and Brendan were married at Rain Farm on a glorious summers day in March. When Alex walked down the aisle she totally took my breath away … and Brendan’s face as he saw her was enough to reduce me to tears! I loved how …
An antique summer bunch for Heather – Kofi roses, Star of Bethlehem, antique lace flower
Beautiful people, dreamy light, a gorgeous setting and so much love! Enjoy this beautiful couple’s shoot from Mitch & Mart’s Boho Jewish wedding friends! Sensational images by Fiona Clair Photography. Band: Beat Route DJ: DJ Vivian Hair and Make-up: Laura Halgreen Photography: Fiona Clair Photography …
In honour of her Mother, Martyne chose to celebrate their nuptials following the Jewish tradition. I love the personal, precious touches they included in the ceremony, including all the yammi’s being hand made by Martyne’s special nanny who she has loved since childhood, and the …
Mitch & Mart’s beautiful reception full of warm hearts, kind eyes, joyful love and happy laughter … and masses of flowers and hanging baskets! Enjoy friends x Band: Beat Route DJ: DJ Vivian Hair and Make-up: Laura Halgreen Photography: Fiona Clair Photography Concept, Styling, Coordination, …
Sometimes you meet a bride with whom you are totally in tune, and from day one you share a connection that makes the planning process joy not work. Mart gave me a call one afternoon saying she’d read an article about me and she wanted …
Mike and Lara’s beautiful sunflower field engagement shoot with Jacki Bruniquel! What started out as a rainy afternoon turned into something magical set in fields of gold. Enjoy friends! Photography: Jacki Bruniquel Hair & Make Up: Lindsay Nixon Flowers & styling: Adore Weddings
A few more precious moments from Mitch & Mart’s Bohemian Wedding. Band: Beat Route DJ: DJ Vivian Hair and Make-up: Laura Halgreen Photography: Fiona Clair Photography Concept, Styling, Coordination, Flowers & Decor: Adore Weddings Venue: Eagles Cry
Two sneaky snaps from our Romantic Boho Styled Shoot at Barker Manor last week. A big and beautiful thank you the everyone who was involved: Photography: Bron Fourie from Vanilla Photography Hair & Make Up: Laura Halgreen Dresses: Ashleigh Hulley of Jomb & Me Stationery: …
Here is a lovely little sneak peak from Mike and Lara’s beautiful sunflower field engagement shoot. How gorgeous does Lara look? I cannot wait for this wedding! Beautiful images by Jacki Bruniquel, hair and make up by Lindsay Nixon, styling and flowers by Adore Weddings.
A pretty summer bunch for Ashley – Peach roses, Antique lace flower, Star of Bethlehem and crisp white lizianthus.
Bohemia roses, white stocks and kol kol
What an incredible honour and delight. Jacqui and Matt‘s wedding has been featured on SouthBound Bride! See the full, lovely SouthBound Bride post here. An enormous thank you to everyone involved in making this special wedding a rocking success: Hair & Make Up: By our …
This was one of those serendipitous shoots that just fell together in a perfect union of unintended coincidence. Fiona and I had been toying with the idea of doing a relaxed, fun, creative styled shoot together for ages but had always had weather or conflicting …
Something sweet, simple and home grown. This is a collection of small bunches of pretty from my dear friend Nix’s wedding. We collected flowers from family and friend’s gardens and put together sweet little bunches of home grown love to decorate her special day. I …
Kol Kol, Lambs Ear and Waterfall Roses – so pretty!
An elegant 60th celebration at the Haug residence in Mt Edgecombe. This was such a loving, warm, happy, beautiful event! A sincere thank you to Daniella Haug for allowing me to be a little part of this special day. Enjoy friends! Catering: Food Matters Coordination: …
Gorgeous Nandipha and her handsome groom Mac’s beautiful ceremony. Coordination: Adore Weddings Decor: Hire Standards Flowers: Sue Baxter Photography: ZaraZoo photography Venue: Eagle’s Cry
Some lovely images from Mac and Nandipha’s elegant wedding at Eagle’s Cry by Shanleigh Photography.
Waterfall roses, lambs tail, yellow Star of Bethlehem
Some sneaky peaks of Dave and Clea’s beautiful, Misty Midlands Netherwood wedding by the awesome husband and wife team at Knot Just Pics! Enjoy friends xxx
Antique roses, purple, green kol kol and lambs tail.
Part 2 of this misty, wonderful, warm and loving Greek / Portuguese / Jewish celebration follows below, beautifully captured by Knot Just Pics! I love how the importance of family and friendship was deeply honoured at this wedding. Dave and Clea had photographs of their …
Dave and Clea are warm and kind, with the most beautiful mutual respect and love for one another, for their friends and for their families. It was such a joy to be a part of this special day. It was beautiful! From the outset, Dave …
Waterfall roses, yellow Star of Bethlehem, lambs tail and fresh pink alstromeria. Summer loving colour!
Weekly deliveries: Pale pink rose spray, kol kol, wax flower and leucospermum. Fresh and pretty with lovely texture!
A bunch of pretty! Pretty pink tipped Lisianthus, Wax Flower, soft pink Stocks, miniature white Agepanthus and Kol Kol
A bunch of pretty! White agepanthus, deep pink lizianthus,wax flower and kol kol
Bunches of pretty for The Litchi Orchard market: Pale pink rose sprays, kol kol wax flower and penny gum – a bunch of pretty for your home x
A picture love story about a very special couple and their love affair with their red mini. Superb post-wedding styled shoot inspiration! Enjoy friends! Lovely couple: Zara & Brett (see their full wedding album here) Photography: Jacki Bruniquel Hair & Make Up: Kym & Me …
Bunches of pretty Yellow rose sprays, soft kol kol and chinkerinchee Blue delphinium, yellow rose sprays, soft kol kol and chinkerinchee
Weekly delivery: Soft white stocks, kol kol, bright orange rose sprays and leucospermum foliage
A bunch of pretty! Deep purple tipped Lisianthus, Wax Flower, soft pink Stocks, miniature white Agepanthus and Kol Kol
We have had the lovely honour of being featured on Midlandsmusings, a seriously lovely little blog (one of my all time favorites) by my very talented friend Keri Bainborough, which celebrates all things simply lovely about life in the Midlands. Being a Midlands girl myself, …
Our Very Berry shoot was put together at the end of a long day of creative collaboration and making pretty after our Secret Garden Styled Shoot. The below images are the result! A heart felt thank you to everyone involved: Venue: Benvie Gardens Photography: Kate …
Such a pretty combination of colours and textures. I love flowers! Enjoy friends x Pink rose sprays, kol-kol, wax flower and white heather, lizianthus and white iris. Pink rose sprays, kol-kol, wax flower and white heather. Pink rose sprays, kol-kol and white heather.
Heather and Jason were married at The Litchi Orchard on a crisp Autumn day in April. This couple is kind, soft, gentle, super organized, and completely in love. It was a privilege to get to witness the way they interact with one another, and to …
Weekly delivery: beautiful happy pink stocks, wax flower, chinkerinchee, white iris and mixed alstroemeria
Graeme & Penny celebrated their wedding at Makaranga Lodge in Kloof in November 2013. From the outset Penny knew she wanted something creative and different for her flowers and decor, and chose a botanical theme to reflect her venue’s surroundings. It was such a delight …
A couple of sneaky snaps of some of the behind the scenes prep for Penny Drew’s Botanical Wedding!
A few stunning sneak peaks by the incredibly talented Fiona Clair Photographyfrom Tuesday’s styled shoot at Eagle’s Cry. An enormous thank you to everyone involved in this fun and special day, with a special thank you to Laura for the sensational hair and make up, …
Jared and Maritsa were married at Midlands Forest Lodge on a misty, icy cold Midlands day in September. Kloke and Mrs Kloke are good friends of ours, and it was both an honour and privilege to be a part of their very special day. We …
November weekly deliveries: bunches of Snow-on-the-Mountain, Sweet Sarah rose sprays, kol-kol and white stocks. Sweet, pretty and fresh!
Susan has a smile to light up the darkest room. She is warm, open hearted and just lovely. Ray is her perfect match, and watching the two of them together was nothing but a joy. Theirs is a story of sheer love. Once again we …
One of the things I love most about Litchi Orchard weddings is that friends and family are always an integral part of the entire wedding process, from set up to decor and flowers. There is always a real sense of community and love. Michelle and …
Spring day was the perfect date to celebrate this styled shoot at the beautiful Benvie Gardens in the Karkloof. Crisp spring air, warm sunlight, cool shade, the smell of fresh pine needles and warm grass, and the sound of birds singing above in the trees …
Part 2 of this Beautiful Big Fat Portuguese Wedding, which was a day of love, a day of warmth and a day honouring the beauty and importance of family. Such a beautiful, loving, happy day. Make sure you see all the pictures to the end. …
If I had to try sum this wedding up in three key points they would be: it was a day of love, it was a day about family and in spite of the weather it was a genuinely warm day. Ronny, Nats and I first …
Nats and Ronny, I just love you both! I’m so excited for your wedding tomorrow!!! See their full engagement shoot by Jacki Bruniquel here.
Tomfuti and I hand potting Wild Olive saplings as table gifts for Ronny and Nat’s Wedding this weekend.
Today we get to enjoy Part 2 of Graham and Sarah’s beautiful Provence inspired Netherwood wedding. More beautiful images of the sumptious decor, flowers, food, wine and that gorgeous Pronovias dress follow below. Images by Jacki Bruniquel. Graham and Sarah, wishing a lifetime of love …
Graham and Sarah’s Provence inspired Netherwood wedding was a sensory feast! Sarah put great thought and care into each detail of her wedding, and utilized no less than five decor suppliers to create the perfect look and feel for her special day. Her exquisite flowers …
OK, are you ready for this? I am so excited to share these images by Dean Maber,one half of the awesome Maber team and husband to Samantha Maber – both extraordinary photographers. Dean and I decided to collaborate on a styled shoot over the course …
Nats and Ronny get married next week (hooray), so I feel it is very fitting to post their engagement shoot pics today. It is one of my greatest joys to get to meet special people who are completely in love and who have decided to …
Nix and Josh were married at their home Church in Umhlanga in a ceremony rich in beauty and the Spirit. To this special couple, the most important part of their day was that they celebrated their beautiful commitment to one another with all their most …
How do you put pure, sweet, genuine love into words? I’m not sure that I have the ability, so in stead I will describe some of my creative wedding planning journey with Zara and Brett in the hope that it will paint something of a …
Brent and Beth are South Africans living and working in Mozambique. They decided to come home to get married and celebrated one of the most chilled, relaxed, happy weddings I’ve been involved in at Freedom Cafe. They held their ceremony in the park alongside Freedom …
I absolutely love this couple. I’ve had the joy of knowing Zara since we were kids, she is force of delight and has one of the happiest and most generous hearts I know. Brett is her perfect partner; kind, gentle, compassionate, quiet … with a …
I am completely thrilled with how beautifully this shoot turned out! Jax and I dreamed up this fun, different, mysterious and romantic Enchanted Forest engagement shoot for the loveliest couple, Luis and Nicole’s engagement shoot. The shoot was based at Bishop’s Seat in Eshowe’s Dlinza …
Matt and Jacqui’s rocking Netherwood was, in the bride’s own words, ‘cray cray’! Bright colours, statement decor and bold copper accents abounded, the perfect reflection of this bride with an enormous personality and her dashing groom. I especially loved the copper owls which Jacs and …
Aileen and Graeme are just the most wonderful couple a Planner could hope to work with – kind, organised and so excited to be getting married! They are South Africans who have been living and working in the UK for just short of a decade, …
Paul and Pippa are South Africans living and working in the UK, as such they opted for a post-wedding shoot as opposed to an engagement shoot. Paul and Pippa are two of the most gentle, content and deeply in love people you will ever meet. …
Tim and Jules are two of my favourite people. Seriously, their wedding rocked! It carried the essence their fun-loving zest for life, and their adoration for each other and the people they love most. From our very first viewing together Tim and Jules captured my …
I loved this family, and I use family (singular) deliberately. Em and Muz had been sweet hearts for just short of a decade when Muz proposed and Em said yes, so it really was just a formality joining two families to one – and their …
