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Tanya Viljoen

Married on Nov 4, 2017 in Gauteng

 

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Magical Moments

 

We got married in November at Sha-mani Lodge. Our ceremany and reception was in beautiful horse stables. My most precious moment was when the doors open and I sae my future husbands face. He had the most amazing smile. I had a recording made for my future husband with my vows done and my wedding aisle song( ons belofte aanmekaar). When I saw Steven’s face shining up and his eyes glissering from tears I knew that from this day forward I wamt to spend the rest of my life with him.
Our wedding day was the best. Our friends and familiy all had a blast. Steven and I sat at our table looking at our 10 tables. Our guest were laughing and really enjoying themselfe and that was def a presious thing to watch

Magical Moments

 

We got married in November at Sha-mani Lodge. Our ceremany and reception was in beautiful horse stables. My most precious moment was when the doors open and I saw my future husbands face. He had the most amazing smile. I had a recording made for him with my vows done and my wedding aisle song( ons belofte aanmekaar). When I saw Steven’s face shining up and his eyes glissering from tears I knew that from this day forward I want to spend the rest of my life with him.
Our wedding day was the best. Our friends and family all had a blast. Steven and I sat at our table looking at our 10 tables. Our guest were laughing and really enjoying themself and that was def a precious thing to watch.

The Honeymoon

 

Our honeymoon was one of the most precious moment I had with my husband. It was our first time alone away together. We had so much fun. We went to Plettenbergbay and stayed at the Castleton holiday resort.
We spend so much time on the beach. Had a swim with seals and visited the beautiful Heads of Knysna.

Wedding Gallery

 

My Special Day

My wedding look I went for was the perfect farmstyle kook with a touch of elegance. My wedding dress was a boobtube mermaide style wedding dress. My dress was paired with rosegold bling shoes and my belt I used on my dress was also rosegold. I reveived a wonderfull gift from my mom.
She have me the most beautiful rosegold earings and rosegold necklace.
My makeup and hair was done by Karin Roodt(situated in Pretoria) we went for a more natural look on my makeup. The shafes Karin used was natural beiges and gold that was paired with a light pink on my lips.
My hair style was inspired by Lauren. I had a specific look in mind and was def created by Karin

The Venue

We got married in Alberton at Sha-mani Lodge.

Our guest did have the choice to stay the night.
Sha-mani lodge has the most beautiful accomodation. Our guest had the choice to sleep in a stable room or in a more relaxed room with nice greenery.

Wedding Elements

For our decor we went for a more farmstyle elegance look. Our tables were long wooden table that was created for the farmstyle look. We added a touch of colour by using slate blue, navy , gold and a touch of deep red. Our runners were slate blue and all the accessories added was gold( underplates, candle holders and centrepieces). We used navy blue glasses for exstra candles, navy chaircovers and long stem floating candle to create a bit of hight. The flower arrangement was our main focus point on our tables. The colours in our flower arrangement were deep red, white, blue, yellows and greenery.

My Groom And His Groomsmen

For the groom and groomsmen we went for a plain but still stylish look. Steven (groom) was wearing a navy pants with white shirt and a beige waistcoat (stevens aunt made him the waistcoat). The groomsmen was also wearing navy pants with a white shirt. All the accessories was brown(shoes, belt...) most of their clothes were bought at Woolworths

Beautiful Bridesmaids

My bridesmaids were wearing dresses from forever new. We went for something they can wear again. The colour of the dresses was navy blue with red and peach flower pattern

Marriage Officer

Our marraige officer was Past Darell from freedom church in Benoni.

My Captured Moments

Our photographer we met at church 2 years ago and we become such good friends. Tammy Holiday captured all our special moment. My bestfriend/ bridesmaids sister Adel ( Visually Granted photography) also captured our moments as a wedding gift. We were so blessed to have two photographers by our side.

The Wedding Planner

We did not make use of a wedding planner. We created our special day with all the things that we saw on Pinterest.

Wedding Transport

We did not have any wedding transport. Our ceremony and reception was at the same place

Food & Cake

Our food was prepared by Sha-mani Lodge. We had a spitbraai with veggies and salads.
We had the best cook ever. Kalie looked after our needs the whole night amd our food was def a main point in our wedding

Food & Cake

Our food was prepared by the Sha-mani Lodge. We had a spitbraai with veggies and salads.
We had the best cook ever. Kalie looked after our needs the whole night amd our food was def a main point in our wedding

Wedding Stationery

The stationery was designed by Eden Duffy ( Cocktails and Confetti).
Colour were slate blue and navy.

The Reception and Entertainment

Our reception was the best party ever. We used a DJ very close friend. Gordon from Rodway entertainment made our night fantastic. We had uplights on our wall disco lights all over the reception and the best music ever. Steven and I love dancing no dance lessons was needed for our special day

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