Real Life Weddings

On possibly one of Cape Town’s hottest day, Britons Lisa and Steve along with 90 international friends and family, celebrated their wedding on the slopes of the 12 Apostles Mountain Range and over looking the Atlantic – one of the most exquisite settings in the Western Cape.

Real Life Weddings

Tropical beauty St. Lucian beauty, Malika, fell head over heels for the suave South African born, Wamkele. Their love story continued to flourish in the USA until they made the decision to host their destination wedding in Cape Town. Combine guest lists from both countries, and throw in some New Yorkers for good measure, and that’s the perfect recipe for an incredible cross-Atlantic celebration!

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In the peak of summer, 330 Nigerian’s descended on Cape Town from Lagos, Chicago, and Canada to take part in an incredible, larger than life celebration! From the vibrant outfits, to exclusive winelands venue – this was a wedding that still has us talking!

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Taking a leap of faith, Paraguayan Jazmine, and her South African fiancé, Mike, decided to host their destination wedding in Cape Town. Little did they know that many family and friends from all over South America would use their celebration as the perfect reason to make the journey to South Africa for the first time. A summer fiesta in the Franschhoek Winelands is what soon followed!

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Cerkia and Andre dreamed of a stylish yet simple wedding to enjoy with their family and close friends. By keeping the décor strikingly classic in the sophisticated seaside setting, the overall look was romantic, timeless and contemporary.

Real Life Weddings

A noticeable trend on the rise for modern and fun-loving couples is to move away from the traditional seated wedding reception, and towards a more relaxed layout that still presents stylish details in a sophisticated setting.

Real Life Weddings

For Nigerians, Kiki and Sam, it was evident from the very beginning that style comes naturally to this madly in love couple. Their effortless chic and glitzy zest for life was all we needed as inspiration to translate this into a designer destination wedding, suitable for the world’s stage.

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Lwanda and Tiro’s wedding was always going to be extraordinarily special from the very beginning. Old school at heart, this madly in love modern couple wanted their celebration to be seemingly different in subtle ways, oozing with style and plenty of glamour!

Real Life Weddings

Who said that a wedding on a rainy day couldn’t be stunningly stylish and beautiful? After all, rain on your wedding day is meant to be good luck! When a well-known Durban based couple asked the Wedding Concepts team to coordinate their high profile wedding celebration – the brief was simple: an elegant affair filled with spectacular florals, highly personalised details and shades of grey, white & pastels to subtly but surely impress their 400 VIP guests.

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Nombuso had only one specific request for her wedding day: she wanted to feel like Cinderella. That was all our wedding team needed to get started! With the setting in the heart of the affluent Sandton area, our creative teams felt it compulsory to ensure that from the ceremony to reception, the wedding had to be as elegant and glamorous as its host city.

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Ndoni and David’s wedding was a spring time celebration which gave a modern twist to the traditional wedding day timing. Our design team were expertly asked to work with the couples’ favourite colours, red and blue and to create a relaxed and stylish celebration – with a sunset ceremony in the middle!

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The Wedding Concepts Team set their eyes on a new destination recently – the magical 5 star Kurland Hotel! Located near the picturesque beach resorts of Plettenberg Bay and Nature’s Valley, in the heart of the famous Garden Route, this estate became the next location for another flagship designer Wedding Concepts Marquee Wedding!

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In early May, glamorous and in-Vogue Nigerian wedding style arrived in the city of Johannesburg like it had never before. This was the wedding of Kachi Nwaiwu and Agbon Steve Igbinedion, and it was to be a celebration of royal proportions that the city would not soon forget.

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For Kenyan born Ngetha and American-South African Zoe, their love story reached a very significant chapter with a stunning spring wedding hosted at Summer Place in Johannesburg and attended by friends and family from all over the world.

Real Life Weddings

We Present the Most Exclusive Wedding of the Year! Every so often at Wedding Concepts, our team gets to design and execute weddings of such grand scale and magnificence – they need to be seen to be believed! For the glamorous celebration of Philisiwe Buthelezi & Nathi Mthethwa we were asked to create & coordinate a wedding reflective of sophistication and understated chic for their prominent 600 guests.

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With such an enjoyable and easy going nature, coming up with a décor concept from their initial brief was an exciting experience. Manar & Hussein liked the idea of a romantic “safariesque” look to feature throughout, but also wanted the look to make sense in the winelands setting. Our creative team conceptualised a décor concept where we would have the opportunity to work with different materials, textures, natural and earthy elements.

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Anna & David’s real-life wedding shows a distinctive return to a by-gone era of style, sophistication, and elegance all whilst incorporating elements of modern contrasts and opulence. Glitz and Glamour is back!

Real Life Weddings

An intimate wedding is a romantic and unique alternative for those wanting something a little more low-key. But don’t be fooled – these charming weddings do not relinquish any of the personal and pretty details. Which goes to show – no matter the size of the guest list, the designer details really do tie every part of the celebration together beautifully!