Where Your Wedding Story Begins

We spent months on the ground visiting 15+ Winelands venues and sitting down with the coordinators, operations managers and planning teams who run these weddings every weekend. Here is what they told us about who each region is really for.

Getting engaged is exciting. What comes after is a lot of admin. This comprehensive guide covers the legal, financial and logistical stuff you need to sort out before your wedding day in South Africa.

Earlier this year, we did something a little unusual. We spoke to the people who actually run weddings on the ground: coordinators, operations managers, accommodation hosts, and planning teams. What came back was consistent…

You just got invited to a wedding in South Africa. After the initial excitement (and the quick scan of flight prices), the next thought is usually the same: “We should make a trip of it.” This is the list we would send to a friend visiting Cape Town for the first time around a wedding. It covers the things you have to do, the things you probably have not heard of, and a few that will change how you think about this city entirely.

We spent weeks visiting many wedding venues across Stellenbosch and the Cape Winelands, sitting down with coordinators, operations managers, and planners. The same issues kept coming up. Read more to find out what they are so you (and your guests) don’t need to experience them.

Africa is home to a wide and vibrant spectrum of cultures, and nowhere is this more beautifully expressed than in our wedding ceremonies. Here are our favourites.