With over 170 of their closest friends, Josh and Tina tied the knot at the Greek Orthodox Church in Port Elizabeth on 29 December 2011. Their reception followed at the then newly built Ukuphupha Venue in Kragga Kamma Road.

ATTIRE

Tina's beautiful fitted grecian style wedding gown, which flaired out at the bottom, with a soft organza single shoulder piece was made by Michelle Dodds. It was finished off with similar brooches on both the front and the back of the dress and also showcased a beautiful long train.

Jeans Hair Dressing Team did an amazing job with both Tina and all her bridesmaids hair and Juanelle from Rare Beauti finished off her look with gorgeous make-up.

The guys hired their suits from Peri's and opted for a simple classic black suit with white shirts and purple ties.

DETAILS

From the beginning Josh and Tina wanted the country feel of hessian paired with purple and lime green and finished off with touches of white. Ukuphupha has beautiful exposed beams, and Tina chose to have her florist, Cathy, hang wreaths made from natural twine with clusters of peach, green and purple flowers from them. Hessian was bought and specially made into round tablecloths which was used for overlays on all the guest tables. Roses, Lisianthus, Succulents and Col Col were all incorporated into the centerpieces and the beautiful favours which was all handmade was placed on the tables for the guests.

Instead of draping the entire hall, sections of drapes were hung from the ceiling and tied with twine, this created a beautiful curtain drop effect. Lots of candelight and fairylights in the roof were used to give artificial lighting, which all added to the romantic feel of the wedding.

Hay Bales partially covered with green and purple fabric were brought in for additional outside seating and complemented the beautiful stoep at the venue which was adorned with wreath hearts and country lanterns.

Duncan Crisp entertained the guest with some great music choices and added some traditional greek music which was loved by all.

THE CAKE

A four tiered carrot cake was baked and decorated by Androula Polemitis. She covered the cake in cream cheese icing and finished it off with purple flowers. The topper, the couples initials made from wire was made by the florist Cathy

DIY BRIDE

Josh and Tina bough droewors in bulk, and wrapped two pieces with brown paper and finished it off with purple twine as a gift for the men. They had personalised labels printed for this as well as the jam jars that they filled with jams and covered with different coloured fabrics for the ladies. The other thing the couple did was they asked the florist Cathy to take an old ladder and cover it with moss. They then tied the seating plan to this. Wooden clipboards, on which they stuck the printed numbers and menu's with wooden pegs were used for the table numbers and to indicate the meals.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Rick Moller took some incredible photo's for the couple and managed to capture some beautiful intimate moments. Craig from my World Creations captured it all on film.

Thanks for sharing your wedding with us!

WEDDING SUPPLIERS

• Catering: Fat Cats
• Cake: Androula Polemitis
• Decor: Cathy De Villiers
• Dress: Michelle Dodds
• Florist: Cathy De Villiers
• Hair: Jeans Hair Studio
• Make-up: Juanelle from Rare Beauti
• Photographer: Rick Moller
• Reception Music: DJ Duncan Crisp
• Reception Venue: Ukuphupha
• Videographer: Craig from my World Creations
• Wedding Planner: Megan Moller from Confetti Events

Would you like us to feature your wedding? E-mail megan@perfectday.co.za for more information.

The colour combination of champagne and dusty pink has become very popular overnight, and with the versatility of these colours brides really are able to customise the palette easily.

For the more daring bride adding touches of the colours to your wedding dress could definitely make a statement. Wear a traditional white wedding gown during the ceremony and add a bow, flower or lace accent in either dusty pink or champagne for the reception.

Combine different shades of pink to give your wedding some interest, adding white to the centerpieces will also lift it a bit.

Lace is the perfect fabric to add as it compliments both colours very well, giving you the vintage feel. Add lace to your wedding invitations, wrap your bouquet stem with it or tie it around the napkins are just some of the ways in which you can use it.

Offset the champagne and dusty pink with either white or cream, add touches of gold accents or even a mocha brown and create your palette to your hearts desire.

Joachim, famously known as one of the 10 men who entered a reality show “Boer soek ‘n vrou” on Kyknet, actually knew his wife, Riza, even before he got involved in the programme.

They tied the knot at the Winkler Hotel in White River on 12 March 2011 while 126 of their closest family and friends watched on.

When asked about her most memorable moment, Riza had the following to say: “I guess this is a very stereotype question and everyone will say the ceremony. And yes so is my answer, when I walked down the aisle with my Farther Hans Swart, it was like I was in a little bubble, I tried looking at everyone and see their faces but I just couldn’t take my eyes off of my hubby-to-be. He had this look in his eyes which I’ll remember and live to tell our kids one day. When my dad handed me over to him, he grabbed me and held me so tight and said “I’ll never let you go, you look amazing”. At that very moment it felt like my heart was beating in my toes, I was flabbergasted by the moment and the emotions running through me like a lightning bolt! That very feeling I had there, standing there with him, him rubbing my hand. That was it… KNOWING, is the right word. Knowing that there cant be anything better than this.”

ATTIRE

Riza designed her own wedding dress while Mitzi Heunis was responsible for making the sketch come to life. She decided on a fitted mermaid style gown made of duchess satin and adorned with beaded detailing on the bodice. Spanish lace was incorporated on the skirt. The shoulders of the dress also had lace with beaded detail. “I wanted to feel comfortable and for the dress to stay up the whole time. I absolutely love my wedding dress and it does really personify who I am too, I have even hung it out to look at it everyday!” says Riza.

Riza bought her shoes from Middestad Fabrics, and her “something borrowed” was a pair of earrings from her best friend.

Her hair was done by Remano from Michael Angelo Hair studio and Mignonne did her make-up.

DETAILS

Joachim’s dog, Ice, was part of the couple’s ceremony. Very dear to him, she has been his “best friend” for almost 10 years.

With Joachim being a banana, macadamia and avo farmer, it was only fitting that they incorporated the relaxed farm feel. They both love earthy colours, such as truffle brown, green and ivory, and settled on this as a colour scheme. Riza added a touch of vintage to make it a little more feminine. To fit their natural theme, their choice for wedding flowers was the Protea, paired with white, and vintage pink roses.

The actual ceremony was held underneath a big tree, which was draped with white material. A large cross was hung inside the tree’s trunk. Metal hearts were wedged into the ground with ivy and white roses to add some detail. Brown tiffany chairs with white seat pads were used for the ceremony and every second chair had a little umbrella to provide the guests with shade.

At the entrance to the reception big wooden hearts adorned with roses were hung. The venue was so beautiful the couple really didn’t have to do too much. The centre pieces featured square wooden boxes with brown lanterns combined with proteas, roses and brown calla lillies. They had a large dance floor with fairy-lights to create a romantic mood.

All their décor was hired from a company called DH online and Mercia Smith did a beautiful job on the exquisite flowers.

The guests were entertained by a DJ from Audio Visual Sound Hire.

DIY BRIDE

Riza made her own confetti cones (with help from friends). “I took my sister in law’s music sheets and made confetti cones from them. It looked stunning, gave a bit of vintage feel to it because the book was old and the paper started going brown,” says Riza. She also printed her own seating cards. Joachim made the metal hearts for them and a friend from MI-HI furniture was responsible for the wooden boxes.

THE CAKE

The couple decided to move away from the traditional wedding cake. Instead, they had a dessert table where they served cheesecake, black forest cake and crème brulee’s as well as little jelly sweets and nuts. It was such a hit that the guests devoured it all.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Ingrid Marais was flown to White River for this special occasion and took the most gorgeous photos of the couple’s special day.

HONEYMOON

After their wedding the couple enjoyed a relaxing weekend in Mauritius.

ADVICE

Riza’s advice to future brides: “I guess it’ll be to HAVE FUN!!! It’s such a memorable day, and goes past in a flash. Dance, laugh, live and dream! That day is yours, so make the best of it. “

Thanks for sharing your wedding with us!

WEDDING SUPPLIERS

• Catering: The Winkler Hotel
• Ceremony and Cocktail Music: Audio Visual Sound Hire
• Ceremony and Reception Venue: The Winkler Hotel
• Decor: DH Online
• Dress Designer: Mitzi Heunis
• Favours: Fortune Cookies
• Florist: Mercia Smith
• Hair: Remano from Michael Angelo Hair studio
• Make-up: Mignonne De Klerk
• Music: Audio Visual Sound Hire
• Photographer: Ingrid Marais

Interested in submitting your wedding to us? E-mail megan@perfectday.co.za for more information.